International Perspectives on Higher Education: Challenging Values and Practice

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Trevor Kerry draws together contributions from leading academics in the field based in Europe, Canada and Australia to examine key themes in higher education, including: academic freedom leadership and management the nature of learning and teaching ethical behaviour curriculum innovation attitudes to globalization and internationalization The contributors explore what might constitute effective higher education provision, drawing on innovative practice from around the world and encouraging higher education practitioners to become more analytical and critical about their institutions, about their own roles, and about the ways in which they and their work serve their client-base. In so doing the book confronts the contextual conflicts that arise from political, social and fiscal agendas for higher education.

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Essential reading for any scholar of education and academic administrators...Congratulations to the editors and authors for taking on some important issues.' Stewart Hase, Independent Scholar and Adjunct Fellow, Southern Cross University, Australia
I found this to be an easy-to-read book, with some interesting examples. In particular I found the chapters on ethics and e-learning most interesting. As a Food Scientist, I have considered ethics as being only of consequence in research and practicals, and even then as having only very limited affects and implications. This book covered wider aspects of ethics which I had not considered, but took for granted.' K. D. Anthony Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Food Science, University of Lincoln, UK
UK and European contributors in education, educational research, and social sciences review issues affecting higher education in the UK, Europe, and around the world. In the final chapter, a recent UK graduate reflects on her higher education experiences. The first part of the book grapples with ethical behavior in higher education, touching on academic freedom and spirituality in student life. Part 2 addresses issues of leadership and management in higher education, with material on internationalization and globalization, curriculum design and assessment, and international experiences for students. Part 3 describes core activities of learning and teaching, with chapters on e-learning and a sustainable model for experiential learning. * Book News Inc *
Both researchers and practitioners seeking strategies for thriving within the current climate of globalization and internationalization of higher education will surely find this text useful. * Teachers College Record *

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Trevor Kerry is Visiting Professor at Bishop Grosseteste University College, UK. Until recently he was Professor of Education Leadership at the Centre for Educational Research and Development at Lincoln University, UK, and is the university's first Emeritus Professor. He has worked in primary, secondary, further and higher education, as well as teacher education. He has been a Senior General Advisor with a Local Authority and an Ofsted Inspector. He was Professor of Education at the College of Teachers (UK), where he was also Senior Vice-President and Journal Editor.