Research and Development in Higher Education Vol. 29: Critical Visions Thinking, learning and researching in higher education

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Research and Development in Higher Education Vol. 29: Critical Visions Thinking, learning and researching in higher education

July, 2006, 392 pages
Editor 
Alison Bunker and Iris Vardi
ISBN 
0 908557 69 8
 
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How can a ‘teaching and research’ academic scientist survive in the current economic climate?

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Frazer, I.

Mind the gap: Universities as employers of choice

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Debowski, S.

Reaching outside of the discipline: Chemistry teachers or organisational developers?

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Adlong, W., Bedgood, D., Bishop, A., Dillon, K., Prenzler, P., Robards, K. & Ryan, D.

I can get by with a little help from my friends: Peer mentoring - critical friends for the reflective practitioner

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Baker, W. & McNicoll, A.

Internationalising the curriculum for students from Singapore: A field study in the Australian bush

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Bell, M.

Critical reflections on international collaborative research

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Billot, J., Goddard, J. & Cranston, N.

Critical perspectives: Students’ expectations of difficulties they may face in undertaking their degree

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Briguglio, C. & Howe, J.

Partners in professional experience: A collaborative model

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Brown, N. & Shipway, K.

The relationships between personality, approaches to learning and academic success in first-year psychology distance education students

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Burton, L. & Nelson, L.

Managing cultural diversity in student teams: A proposed conceptual framework

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Caspersz, D., Skene, J. & Wu, M.

Critical times: An exploration of recent evaluations of researcher development needs

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Debowski, S.

Learning through undergraduate research: Encouraging a holistic approach to the teaching-research nexus

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Debowski, A.

Remaining relevant: Assessment practices in undergraduate education

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Dunworth, K.

Student constructs, alternative pedagogies and assessment dilemmas

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Ferguson, P.

Research and teaching in a new generation university: Emerging dimensions and academics’ attitudes

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Fink, D.

Personal epistemology of Thai university students: Cultural influence on the development of beliefs about knowledge and knowing

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Fujiwara, T. & Phillips, B.

Framing the discourse practices of higher education: Academic literacies, hidden cultures and the transition experience of postgraduate Chinese students.

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Gourlay, L.

Embedding graduate skills into a first year management course: Theory, practice and reflection

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Green, W., Hammer, S. & Stephens, R.

A preliminary study on gender and learning style in Malaysian higher learning institutions: Evidence from a cultural perspective

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Jedin, M. & Saad, N.

Authentic conditions for authentic assessment: Aligning task and assessment

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Herrington, J. & Herrington, A.

Guided by the philosophy of constructive alignment, directed by the realisation of niche construction

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Jones, C.

Modelling new directions with product-based planning

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King, V.

Critical reflections on an academic literacies policy five years on

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Kirkness, A.

Extending the boundaries of learning in management education: An integrative approach for promoting transfer of training into the practice environment

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Ladyshewsky, R.

Facilitating students’ critical transition capabilities in a first year nursing course

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Lawrence, J.

Authentic learning in crime prevention practice

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Layton, C.

'See, these big potatoes they all think this way': International students' experiences in constructing knowledge in higher education

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Tran, L.

Offshore university campuses: Bonus or baggage?

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Macdonald, I.

Talking among ourselves? A personal journey across the silos of educational research

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Macfarlane, B.

Variation in ways of experiencing dissemination: Implications for the adoption and adaptation of teaching and learning innovation projects

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McKenzie, J. & Alexander, S.

Combining academic and workplace learning experiences in the design of a professional masters IT degree

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McLoughlin, C. & Chan, A.

Mark-UP: Design and evaluation of an on-line annotation tool to support metacognitive development of reading comprehension

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McMahon, M. & Oliver, R.

Retaining mature-age students at university: A student services perspective

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Miller, C.

New metaphors for teaching and learning in a university context

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Northcote, M. & Fetherston, T.

Ronline: Mediating artefacts to support technology facilitated learning

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Oliver, R.

Australian higher education reform: A reflexive modernization perspective

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Pick, D.

The lost, the least and the last: A South African higher education case study exploring the possibility of defying the barriers to learning

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Pym, J.

What makes for a good tutorial: Listening to the students

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Ritter, L. & Covic, T.

Aspects of academic work that discriminate between white, black and expatriate South African academics

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Ruth, D. & Peter, R.

Representing the self in education: The tensions of authorship, authenticity and authority

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Ruth, D.

From strategy to implementation in a ‘global university’

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Ryan, Y.

The corporatisation of higher education: A question of balance

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Sanderson, D. & Watters, J.

Positively speaking – actively listening: Interdisciplinary reflections on lecturing as valuable in higher education

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Sandry, E.

Development of integrated learning in business curriculum

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Seethamraju, R., Leonard, J. & Razeed, A.

Learning across communities of practice: How postgraduate students cope with returning to higher education in an international setting

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Smith, L.

Learning with failing students: Putting thoughts into actions

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Sodersten, K. & Rice, S.

A preliminary exploration of the efficacy of self-directed learning in a new PBL medical course

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Tarttelin, M., Miflin, B. & Fyfe, G.

Beyond craft practice: Searching for an evidence-base on effective pedagogy in higher education

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Taylor, P. & Grace, R.

A new day of judgement? Accrediting assessors in South African higher education

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Volbrecht, T.

Leadership practice change: Critical perspectives from the Chinese educational leaders in an Australian offshore program

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Wang, T.

First year students’ perceptions of the importance of good teaching: Not all things are equal

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Zimitat, C.