University Teaching International Perspectives RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education Series

University and college teaching is an important topic in the study of higher education around the world. This collection of original essays provides a broad perspective on the issue by examining preparation, assessment, and reward from cross-cultural perspectives, and exploring the cultural and social influences that affect these dimensions.

Issues of Instruction Improving Teaching by Design: Preferred Policies, Programs and Practices, W. Alan Wright * Cross-Cultural Look at Perceptions of Good Teaching: Asia and the West, David Watkins * University Teachers and Instruction: Themes for Global Discussion, James J.F. Forest * Perspectives of Student Learning and Assessment Improving Teaching Through Research on Student Learning, Noel Entwistle * Learning Conditions and Study Strategies of Distance Learners at the University of the South Pacific, France Mugler and Roger Landbeck * Portfolios as an Alternative Assessment Practice in Higher Education, Kari Smith * Encouraging Collaborative Learning in Higher Education, Theodore Panitz and Patricia Panitz * How Micronesian Students Learn Skills for Personal Adjustment: Issues of Authority, Self-Disclosure, and Cultural Relevance, Kyle D. Smith, Seyda Turk Smith, and Iain K.B. TwaddleTraining and Development of University Teachers Preparation of University Teachers: A Cross-National Perspective, Graham Gibbs * Academic Staff Development in Southern Africa: The Botswana Model, Michael J. Herrick * A University Teaching Practicum, John DwyerImages of Policy, Structure and Organization Benchmarking Teaching Performance in Universities: Control, Policy, Theory, and Best Practice, Margaret Robinson * Work-Based Experience and Higher Professional Learning in British Universities, Terry Hyland * Quality vs. Quantity: Effects of the Danish University 1990 Bachelor Degree Ordinance on Students' Educational Experience, Tronie Rifkin * Distance Teaching at the University of the West Indies, Howard A. Fergus * Integrating Writing Skills into the Curriculum of the Disciplines: A Social Constructionist Approach, Sheila Vance and Glenda Crosling * Student Activism and University Teaching in South Korea, Yung Che Kim * Accountability Without Tenure: Impact of Academic Contests on University Teaching at the University of Buenos Aires, Marcela Mollis and Daniel Feldman Bibliography. Index.

James J.F. Forest

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