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Buyl, Ernst – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
As an emerging field within higher education, academic development remains fragmented, both as a field of theory and practice. In the vibrant, on-going debate about the theoretical foundations and directions of academic development as a nascent field, some relatively wide-ranging claims which have been made seem to be lacking in supporting…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Epistemology, Educational Development, Semi Structured Interviews
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Cameron, Harriet; Nunkoosing, Karl – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
The aim of this study was to explore lecturers' experiences with and perspectives on dyslexia and dyslexic students to inform the wider debate about the issues of dyslexia support in higher education. Data were collected and analysed using an abbreviated constructivist grounded theory method. Participants were categorised as "positive",…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Grounded Theory
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Edmond, Nadia – Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
Rapid change in higher education (HE) has lead to a reappraisal and debate about the role and "mission" of the university and the university teacher. In the diversification of the HE sector, it is possible to see a shift away from the "advancement of knowledge" as the primary purpose of the HE sector as a whole. This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Role of Education, Professional Development