ABSTRACT
The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Higher Education provides a balanced selection of the last few years' writing on the topic, offering anyone with an interest in higher education an essential reference work.
The editor uses his experience to present a range of articles illustrating the variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks that have been applied to the study of higher education. Journal articles from Europe, Australia and Asia cover the following key themes:
- teaching and learning
- course design
- student experience
- quality
- system policy
- institutional management
- academic writing
- knowledge.
This ground-breaking Reader reflects the range of perspectives that contribute to higher education research. It aims to support the growth of higher education as an emerging field of study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|2 pages
CHAPTER 1
Social class and the ‘cognitive structures’ of choice in higher education
chapter 15|10 pages
‘Classification’ and ‘judgement’: social class and the ‘cognitive structures’ of choice in higher education
An international survey of performance-based funding in higher education Ben Jongbloed and Hans Vossensteyn EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
