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This book explores best practice approaches to undertaking enquiry into learning and teaching in higher education for staff from all academic disciplines. A general introduction to the methods most commonly used in undertaking enquiry in the field of education is complemented by chapters exploring how research methods from a range of disciplinary areas can be adapted and used for educational enquiry. New to this second edition: · Chapters on interdisciplinary educational enquiry in geography and using ethnographic methods for educational enquiry · New case studies and suggested activities · A reflective final chapter inviting readers and their institutions to develop and promote an organisational culture founded on critical enquiry This is essential reading for anyone undertaking HE qualifications in learning and teaching (including PGCTLHE and PGCAP) and for academics wishing to apply their skills of research and enquiry to their learning and teaching practice.
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL ENQUIRY Chapter 1: What is educational enquiry and why is it important? Chapter 2: What do I need to know before I read educational literature? Chapter 3: How is educational literature evidenced and reviewed? Chapter 4: What about ethics and safety? Chapter 5: What kind of data should I collect and use? Chapter 6: What about dissemination? PART TWO: ENQUIRY IN THE DISCIPLINES Chapter 7: Enquiry into learning and teaching in the physical sciences Chapter 8: Enquiry into learning and teaching in mathematics and engineering Chapter 9: Enquiry into learning and teaching in the life sciences Chapter 10: Enquiry into learning and teaching in arts and creative practice Chapter 11: Enquiry into learning and teaching in the humanities Chapter 12: Enquiry into learning and teaching in the health professions Chapter 13: Enquiry into learning and teaching in the professions: the case of law Chapter 14: Interdisciplinary enquiry into learning and teaching: lessons from geography Chapter 15: Enquiry into learning and teaching in the social sciences: engaging with ethnographic research Chapter 16: Developing and promoting a culture of critical enquiry within higher education
