Education development and leadership in higher education : developing an effective institutional strategy / edited by Kym Fraser.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-215) and index.

1. From a community of scholars to a company / Peter Ling -- 2. The role of national UK organisations in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning / Brenda Smith -- 3. Assuring and improving teaching quality / Kate Patrick and Robyn Lines -- 4. Education development units and the enhancement of university teaching / Denise Chalmers and Mia O'Brien -- 5. Decentralised approaches to education development : supporting quality teaching and learning from within a faculty / Alex Radloff -- 6. Alignment and synergy : leadership and education development / Margot Pearson and Chris Trevitt -- 7. Integrating teaching and learning principles with IT infrastructure and policy / Carmel McNaught -- 8. Educating university teachers : participation and access issues for students who have a disability / Kym Fraser and Ellen Sanders -- 9. Education development : the role of graduate university teaching programmes / Kym Fraser -- 10. Education development through funded projects / Bob Matthew and Ray Land -- 11. Towards a profession of tertiary teaching : academic attitudes in Australia / Yoni Ryan, Kym Fraser and John Dearn.

"This book is packed with research and case studies on what education development can offer higher education. It draws from experiences of leading education developers worldwide and illustrates the numerous ways in which education development strategies, structures and processes can make a difference to an institution's effectiveness and reputation." "Education Development and Leadership in Higher Education provides insights to anyone with an interest in and responsibility for determining strategy within their institution - whether education developer, head of department, dean, pro-vice chancellor (teaching) or vice-chancellor."--BOOK JACKET.

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