Teacher Thinking, Beliefs, and Knowledge in Higher Education

This book brings together an international team of leadingresearchers in the field of higher education to address the importantproblem of understanding good university teaching. It focuses on thethinking, beliefs, and knowledge, which accompany teachers' actions.It draws on research from North America, Europe, Australia, and SouthEast Asia to identify similarities and differences in teachers'conceptions of, and approaches to, teaching and learning. The bookcombines these perspectives with related research on the evaluation ofteaching and on teacher reflection and improvement - all setwithin the increasingly important and complex domain of highereducation. "Teacher" "Thinking, Beliefs and Knowledge in HigherEducation" is the first book to address this area and it promises tobecome a landmark volume in the field - helping us tounderstand a complex area of human activity and improve both teachingand learning.The intended readers for this book are education researchers, including PhD students researching aspects of higher education, staff/faculty developers and educational developers.