LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION THE REFLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL

'THIS BOOK PROVIDES TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITH WHAT THEY NEED - A COMPELLING FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING. IT COMBINES A COMPREHENSIVE SYNTHESIS OF THE LATEST RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND TEACHING WITH PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING IT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS' - PROFESSOR KEN BAIN, AUTHOR OF "WHAT THE BEST COLLEGE TEACHERS DO", VICE PROVOST FOR INSTRUCTION, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION 'FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE WAITED FOR A BOOK THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE BEST CONTEMPORARY THINKING ABOUT LEARNING AND TEACHING AND THAT CONNECTS WITH ACADEMICS' EVERYDAY TEACHING PRACTICE IN AN ENGAGING WAY. AT LAST, IN THIS BOOK, WE HAVE IT' - RONALD BARNETT, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. WORLDWIDE, HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES ARE CHALLENGED BY INCREASED STUDENT NUMBERS AND DIVERSITY, TOUGHER DEMANDS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, INCREASING CALLS FOR EDUCATIONAL RELEVANCE AND THINNING RESOURCES. THIS NEW EDITION ADDRESSES KEY ISSU