ABSTRACT

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.

part |2 pages

Part 1 Establishing the concept of scholarship

chapter 1|4 pages

Why challenge scholarship?

chapter 2|18 pages

Historical concepts of scholarship

part |2 pages

Part 2 Policy and power: influences on scholarship

part |2 pages

Part 3 Challenging the future

chapter 7|15 pages

Scholarship: the challenge of the future

chapter 8|5 pages

Scholarship: a hostage to fortune

chapter 9|3 pages

Final comments