The Self-organizing University Designing the Higher Education Organi
This book challenges the orthodoxy of learning and teaching in higher education with an original change approach entitled the Self-Organizing University (SOU). It assists universities build a comprehensive model of learning and teaching at whole-of-organi
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The Self-organizing University Designing the Higher Education Organization for Quality Learning and Teaching
The Self-organizing University
Alan Bain Lucia Zundans-Fraser •
The Self-organizing University Designing the Higher Education Organization for Quality Learning and Teaching
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Lucia Zundans-Fraser Faculty of Arts and Education Charles Sturt University Bathurst, NSW Australia
Alan Bain Faculty of Arts and Education Charles Sturt University Bathurst, NSW Australia
ISBN 978-981-10-4916-3 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4917-0
ISBN 978-981-10-4917-0
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We dedicate this book to our families, and to those who think better learning and teaching should be available in all places of learning.
Acknowledgements
This book has benefited from the work of the many colleagues with whom we have worked in universities and schools. We are especially grateful for the contribution of Nicholas Drengenberg and Catherine Newell, who provided extensive feedback on the manuscript and who recognize the challenge and opportunity afforded by better learning and teaching in higher education. We would also like to thank the Inclusive Education Team at Charles Sturt University, Julie Lancaster, Sarah McDonagh, and Greg Auhl whose research, course design, and implementation provided an empirical base for much of what is written here.
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Contents
1 The Quality Illusion in Learning and Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Introduction and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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