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In today's highly competitive and globalized higher education market, leaders and managers find themselves considering the same issues of quality assurance, increased participation, the potential of new technologies and improving standards of teaching, learning and leadership. Education development has a central role to play in these areas, and should be a core element in the strategic positioning of all higher education institutions.This book is a packed with research and proven case study material on what education development can offer managers in higher education. It draws from worldwide experiences of leading innovative educational developers, and illustrates the numerous ways in which education development strategies, structures and processes can make a difference to an institution's corporate strategy.
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Education Development and Leadership in Higher Education In today’s highly competitive, globalized higher education market, higher education leaders and managers have to address such issues as widening participation, the potential of new technologies, quality assurance and quality enhancement to improve standards of teaching, learning and leadership. Education development has a central role to play in each of these areas and should be a core element in the strategic positioning of all higher education institutions. This book is packed with research and case studies on what education development can offer higher education. It draws from experiences of leading education developers worldwide and illustrates the numerous ways in which education development strategies, structures and processes can make a difference to an institution’s effectiveness and reputation. Education Development and Leadership in Higher Education provides insights to anyone with an interest in and responsibility for determining strategy within their institution – whether education developer, head of department, dean, pro-vice chancellor (teaching) or vice-chancellor. Dr Kym Fraser is the Director of Education for Warwick Diabetes Care in the Medical School at the University of Warwick, UK. The Staff and Educational Development Series Series Editor: James Wisdom Academic and Educational Development edited by Ranald Macdonald and James Wisdom Assessing Competence in Higher Education edited by Anne Edwards and Peter Knight Assessing for Learning in Higher Education edited by Peter Knight Benchmarking and Threshold Standards in Higher Education edited by Helen Smith, Michael Armstrong and Sally Brown Computer-Assisted Assessment in Higher Education edited by Sally Brown, Phil Race and Joanna Bull Educational Development Through Information and Communications Technology edited by Stephen Fallows and Rakesh Bhanot Enabling Student Learning edited by Gina Wisker and Sally Brown Enhancing Staff and Educational Development edited by David Baume and Peter Kahn Facing Up to Radical Change in Universities and Colleges by Steve Armstrong and Gail Thompson Flexible Learning in Action: Case Studies in Higher Education edited by Rachel Hudson, Sian Maslin-Prothero and Lyn Oates A Guide to Staff and Educational Development edited by Peter Kahn and David Baume Inspiring Students edited by Stephen Fallows and Kemal Abmet The Management of Independent Learning edited by Jo Tait and Peter Knight Managing Educational Development Projects: Effective Management for Maximum Impact edited by Carole Baume, Paul Martin and Mantze Yorke Motivating Students edited by Sally Brown, Steve Armstrong and Gail Thompson Research, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education edited by Peter Knight Reshaping Teaching in Higher Edication: Linking Teaching with Research edited by Alan Jenkins, Rosanna Breen and Roger Lindsay Resource-Based Learning edited by Sally Brown and Brenda Smith Education Development and Leadership in Higher Education Developing an ef