Academics in Higher Education and Informal Professional Development
An Authentic Approach
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 5. August 2027
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-350-50485-1 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on international case studies, the book illustrates the experiences and views of academics on the value that informal methods of learning and teaching professional development have offered for their development as higher education teachers. Informal methods are increasingly gaining traction alongside formal opportunities. These informal learning and teaching opportunities allow for authentic engagement from staff who may well feel more comfortable sharing their shortcomings and challenges of learning and teaching in a non-judgmental informal environment. The book makes visible the importance of creating new spaces for unplanned/informal learning and teaching opportunities, not arguing to replace formal provision but to enhance it. This book offers eleven first-hand accounts from academics from across the world, which capture the nature of a range of informal professional development opportunities and the value such opportunities offer.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-50485-1 (9781350504851)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Lin Norton is Professor Emerita of Pedagogical Research, Liverpool Hope University, UK, where she contributed to Postgraduate Certificate programmes and mentored academics in their own professional development.
Namrata Rao is Principal Lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK.