Understanding Undergraduates - Challenging Our Preconceptions of Student Success

Informationen zum Autor Celia Popovic was Head of Educational Development at Birmingham City University! and is now an educational developer at York University! Toronto! Canada. She is book review editor of Innovations in Education and Teaching International.David A. Green is Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University! USA! having previously been Head of Educational and Staff Development at Birmingham City University in his native UK. He is co-editor of the International Journal for Academic Development. Zusammenfassung In this unique work, the authors explore teachers’ beliefs about university students’ performance and expose which beliefs are well-founded, which are mistaken, which mask other underlying factors, and what they can do about them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The research context 3. Higher Education in the UK and USA 4. Understanding beliefs shared by teachers in the UK and USA 5. Understanding UK teachers' beliefs 6. Understanding US teachers' beliefs 7. Understanding students' beliefs 8. Challenging our preconceptions

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• Authors: David A. Green, Celia Popovic, Celia (York University Popovic, Celia Green Popovic, Popovic Celia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2012
• EAN: 9780415667555
• ISBN: 978-0-415-66755-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: SEDA Series; SEDA Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Educational administration and organization, universities, Higher education, tertiary education, Students & Student Organisations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher