Field Guide to Working in Higher Education - Transitioning From Professional Practice to Academia

Higher education has had a long and growing association with professional practice. Yet the need to unpack and demystify the day-to-day workings has never been greater, especially for new pracademics - academics entering from professional practice.

List of contents

You as an academic
1. The Academic Role
2. Professions in Higher Education
3. Supporting Students
4. Student Learning
5. Designing Learning
6. Learning Activity Compact
7. Effective Assessment, Feedforward Feedback and Evaluation
You as a Researcher
8. The Researcher Role
9. The Supervisor Role
10. Effective ethics
You and your CPD
11. Academic well-being
12. Continuing academic professional development

About the author

Mary Kitchener is Head of Academic Development and Principal Lecturer Education Student Experience at Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Development at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Summary

Higher education has had a long and growing association with professional practice. Yet the need to unpack and demystify the day-to-day workings has never been greater, especially for new pracademics - academics entering from professional practice.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Kitchener
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032482316
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248231-6
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, For higher / tertiary / university education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies