University Teaching: International Perspectives(RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education)

University and college teaching is an important topic in the study of higher education around the world. This collection of original essays provides a broad perspective on the issue by examining preparation, assessment, and reward from cross-cultural perspectives, and exploring the cultural and social influences that affect these dimensions.

Table of Contents:
Issues of Instruction Improving Teaching by Design: Preferred Policies, Programs and Practices, W. Alan Wright * Cross-Cultural Look at Perceptions of Good Teaching: Asia and the West, David Watkins * University Teachers and Instruction: Themes for Global Discussion, James J.F. Forest * Perspectives of Student Learning and Assessment Improving Teaching Through Research on Student Learning, Noel Entwistle * Learning Conditions and Study Strategies of Distance Learners at the University of the South Pacific, France Mugler and Roger Landbeck * Portfolios as an Alternative Assessment Practice in Higher Education, Kari Smith * Encouraging Collaborative Learning in Higher Education, Theodore Panitz and Patricia Panitz * How Micronesian Students Learn Skills for Personal Adjustment: Issues of Authority, Self-Disclosure, and Cultural Relevance, Kyle D. Smith, Seyda Turk Smith, and Iain K.B. TwaddleTraining and Development of University Teachers Preparation of University Teachers: A Cross-National Perspective, Graham Gibbs * Academic Staff Development in Southern Africa: The Botswana Model, Michael J. Herrick * A University Teaching Practicum, John DwyerImages of Policy, Structure and Organization Benchmarking Teaching Performance in Universities: Control, Policy, Theory, and Best Practice, Margaret Robinson * Work-Based Experience and Higher Professional Learning in British Universities, Terry Hyland * Quality vs. Quantity: Effects of the Danish University 1990 Bachelor Degree Ordinance on Students' Educational Experience, Tronie Rifkin * Distance Teaching at the University of the West Indies, Howard A. Fergus * Integrating Writing Skills into the Curriculum of the Disciplines: A Social Constructionist Approach, Sheila Vance and Glenda Crosling * Student Activism and University Teaching in South Korea, Yung Che Kim * Accountability Without Tenure: Impact of Academic Contests on University Teaching at the University of Buenos Aires, Marcela Mollis and Daniel Feldman Bibliography. Index.