Managing institutional change and the pressures for new approaches to teaching and learning

John Bottomley (2000) has argued that education institutions in developed countries face a set of common challenges stemming from two decades of economic, political and sociocultural change. Indeed, the significance of these challenges is not limited to educational institutions; they are also creating a move towards flexible learning practices in the labour market and workplace. This chapter will consider the impact of such change specifically on the patterns of teaching and learning, and change management within higher education.