The Challenge to Scholarship: Rethinking Learning, Teaching and Research

The Challenge to Scholarship: Rethinking Learning, Teaching and Research
ISBN-10
1134310005
ISBN-13
9781134310005
Category
Education
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2005-06-24
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Gill Nicholls

Description

The Challenge to Scholarship is a lively and engaging investigation that seeks to establish what it means to be a scholar and the value of scholarship. It addresses current concerns and tensions including the scholarship of teaching and the relationship between teaching and research. Gill Nicholls gets right to the heart of the debate over scholarship and declares that a reconceptualization of scholarship within universities is required, outlining the changes involved and the practical implications for higher education institutions of the future.

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