Understanding Contemporary Issues in Higher Education: Contradictions, Complexities and Challenges

di Brendan Bartram (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

This insightful book offers a wide-ranging collection of lively discussions on contemporary issues, policies and practices in higher education. Bartram integrates contributions from experienced academics, teachers and students in a unique approach and structure, designed to enable students with both specific and wide-ranging interests in higher education to extend their understanding. Including discussion points, research tasks and suggestions on further reading in each chapter, Understanding Contemporary Issues in Higher Education discusses a range of topics, such as: universities and the mental health ‘crisis’; knowledge, the state and the market; the role of technology in teaching and academic celebrification; disability, diversity and inclusive placement learning. Written specifically for Education Studies students, this book constitutes a timely addition to student-focused themed studies looking at aspects of higher education.

• Autore: Brendan Bartram
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: The Routledge Education Studies Series
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 164 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 494 gr.
• EAN: 9780367374136

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