文档介绍：Values in Higher Education
Teaching
Values in Higher Education Teaching explores the way in which teaching, research,
learning and higher education are a values enterprise and that an exploration of
values is necessary to work out the full purpose of a higher education to guide
practices and help academics understand academic work. Values inform thinking
and actions and although this is well recognized, values are seldom brought to the
forefront of inquiries as practices in higher education are developed. This book
argues that by putting values firmly on the agenda of those who teach, work and
learn in higher education, the academic profession can open up new spaces for
value conversations and potentially transform the way in which they practice.
Values in Higher Education Teaching is key reading for university lecturers,
those with responsibility for leadership and management of higher education, and
postgraduates studying for higher degrees in higher education.
There are few books that directly address the broad plex question of
values in teaching in higher education, yet at the same time values are widely rec-
ognised as permeating all our practices. In this sense, an accepted part of academic
life remains in the realm of ‘taken for granted’ rather than being consciously and
explicitly explored and practiced. The book deals with the idea of values in both a
philosophical and practical manner. It is based on original research and uses both
empirical data and theory to address teaching values in higher education and the
current values of the higher education system. It explores what academics have
valued historically in teaching and also addresses the major reforms of the last
20 years. Reforms have essentially changed the nature of western higher educa-
tion but have made little real difference to the es for student learning and
society, whereas teaching with values in all subjects has the potential to radically
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