Culture Change and Community in Higher Education

<p>Addressing the contemporary issues relating to the delivery of education, <i>Culture, Change and Community in Higher Education</i> explores the challenges of creating effective learning communities.</p><p>Focusing on the creation and implementation of strategies which permeate and influence culture and enable staff to innovate, this book:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>considers the balance between a focus on people, places, pedagogy and technology</li> <p> </p> <li>encourages the reader to explore the steps that can be taken to inspire creativity, collaboration and connectivity through the provision of learning environments which are both accessible and engaging </li> <p> </p> <li>employs case studies and examples to consider ways to support the creation of an effective and inclusive learning community</li> <p> </p> <li>offers both strategic and operational perspectives into creating learning spaces and evoking effective change</li> </ul><p>Culture, Change and Community in Higher Education offers insight into a topic that is becoming ever more important with the implementation of the Teaching Excellence Framework. It is a must-read for Higher Education managers looking to implement effective and inclusive learning environments within their university. </p> <ol> <p><strong>About the authors; </strong><strong>Chapter One</strong> Introduction : the context of Higher Education in the UK; <b>Chapter Two </b>Collaborative Education; <b>Chapter Three </b>Creativity, Community and Curriculum; <b>Chapter Four </b>Transformative Learning: Case Studies; <b>Chapter Five </b>Learning in Different Contexts: The Case for Socially Immersive Learning; <b>Chapter Six </b>Continuity and Change; <b>Chapter Seven </b>A Community within a Community; <b>Chapter Eight </b>Communities of practice and continuing professional development for the real world; <b>Chapter Nine </b>Conclusions</p> <b> </b><p> </p> </ol>