Strengthening Teaching and Learning in Research Universities: Strategies and Initiatives for Institutional Change

ISBN-13: 9783319564982 Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication date: 07/14/2017 Edition description: 1st ed. 2017 Pages: 228 Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d) This book offers a range of approaches and specific examples of how a sample of internationally leading research-intensive universities, from a variety of regions around the world, work to improve teaching and learning. It describes and analyzes broad university initiatives and approaches that have the potential of driving institution-wide change processes in teaching and learning, thus providing a link between strategic ambitions and cultural transformation in the universities. Globally, research-intensive universities are increasingly pressured to increase their performance in both research and education. However, while much focus internationally has been devoted to how universities are working to boost their research performance, less is known about how internationally leading universities are worki