Building teaching capacities in higher education a comprehensive international model (Stylus Pub., 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
This book is the culmination of three years' work by teams from eight institutions in five different European and North American countries interested in developing and disseminating a more profound understanding of university-level pedagogy. The purpose of the project was, first, to conceptualize what an internationally-appropriate, formal academic program for faculty development in higher education might look like, taking into account differing national contexts in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France and Switzerland. The second purpose was to define a common curriculum, or core course with commo
Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; PROLOGUE; PART ONE: FIVE CASE STUDIES AND A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; 1. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES; 2. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN SWITZERLAND: A Study of French-Speaking Universities; 3. DANISH FACULTY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; 4. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN BELGIAN UNIVERSITIES; 5. A LOOK AT THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; 6. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS EUROPE AND CANADA: Comparisons of Five Case Studies; PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.