Peer Review of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
International Perspectives
Editors: Sachs, Judyth, Parsell, Mitch (Eds.)
Free Preview- Presents a comprehensive discussion of the value of peer review in tertiary pedagogy
- Offers an international perspective on peer review in learning and teaching through case studies from four continents
- Provides a coherent account of the systematic embedding of peer review of learning and teaching in higher education
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Incorporating both theoretical and practical perspectives, this volume of papers explores varied aspects of peer review of teaching in higher education. The section on theory features contributions from academics based in Europe, North America and Australia. It provides a number of models demonstrating ways in which collegial peer commentary can enhance the quality of learning and teaching. The chapters examine in detail the importance of communication and leadership, and deploy evidence from one-on-one interviews that evince the value of considering collegiality, emotions, attitudes, and spaces in peer review. The analysis shows how these factors are central to the ways in which lecturers and teachers communicate with each other to create constructive opportunities for learning.
The chapters on practical considerations detail the peer review process and include case studies from institutions in Africa, Europe, North America and Australia, which focus on different areas of the topic, including peer review as a quality assurance mechanism, peer review in distance education, peer review in foundation courses, and peer review embedded within a department and across a university. The book ends with an international perspective on the role of peer review in ensuring a holistic approach to quality enhancement in learning and teaching.
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Introduction: The Place of Peer Review in Learning and Teaching
Pages 1-9
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Collaborative Peer-Supported Review of Teaching
Pages 13-31
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A Practical Model for Conducting Helpful Peer Review of Teaching
Pages 33-52
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Leadership: A Cultural Perspective on Review as Quality Assurance Versus Quality Enhancement
Pages 53-66
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Climates of Communication: Collegiality, Affect, Spaces and Attitudes in Peer Review
Pages 67-84
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Peer Review of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Book Subtitle
- International Perspectives
- Editors
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- Judyth Sachs
- Mitch Parsell
- Series Title
- Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education
- Series Volume
- 9
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-7639-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-7639-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-7638-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-024-0654-2
- Series ISSN
- 1879-8624
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 219
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 illustrations in colour
- Topics
