Understanding Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
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- ISBN 9780367374136
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 30 Oct 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This insightful book offers a wide-ranging collection of lively discussions on contemporary issues, policies and practices in higher education. Bartram integrates contributions from experienced academics, teachers and students in a unique approach and structure, designed to enable students with both specific and wide-ranging interests in higher education to extend their understanding.
Including discussion points, research tasks and suggestions on further reading in each chapter, Understanding Contemporary Issues in Higher Education discusses a range of topics, such as:
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- universities and the mental health ‘crisis’;
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- knowledge, the state and the market;
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- the role of technology in teaching and academic celebrification;
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- disability, diversity and inclusive placement learning.
Written specifically for Education Studies students, this book constitutes a timely addition to student-focused themed studies looking at aspects of higher education.
Brendan Bartram is Reader in Education at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.
