Learning & Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional

by Greg Light, Roy Cox

This book addresses the practice of learning and teaching within higher education. Higher education is currently a sector challenged worldwide by increased numbers and diversity of students, tougher demands for professional accountability, increasing calls for educational relevance, thinning resources and the exacting demands of a global education market. This book brings together key issues of theory and practice to develop an overall professional ′language′ of teaching situated within communities of academic practice. This ′language′ provides teachers with a conceptual ′vocabulary′ and ′grammar′ for understanding and improving practice, enables them to critically reflect upon their teaching in a range of key ′genres′

Genres: Education

288 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2001

Reviews

[Blanca Hindle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well written, comprehensive textbook on andragogical practices.

[Geoff Garnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful book promoting professionalism in higher education teaching, positioning it as learning for both the student and teacher and part of scholarship. The discussion of different genres of teaching allows reflection on past and future work and promotes concern for multiple dimensions of student learning. The writing was a bit stogy in parts and the generalized coverage made some things abstract but overall a thought provoking read and I will certainly be applying many of the ideas.