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Offers a practical theorized and evidence-based approach for universities to create distinctive models of learning and teaching
Translates the theory research support and design principles of the Self-Organizing University into practice
Includes case examples derived from practical experience with the Self-Organizing University approach
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book challenges the orthodoxy of learning and teaching in higher education with an original change approach entitled the Self-Organizing University (SOU). It assists universities build a comprehensive model of learning and teaching at whole-of-organization scale. The chapters demonstrate how a Self-Organizing University can create:
• measurable learning and teaching standards;
• student centered program development;
• enhanced faculty professional growth and career trajectory;
• more efficient and effective organizational design;
• better feedback;
• powerful use of technologies;
• a legitimate connection between quality and productivity.
Each chapter includes case examples derived from practical experience that situate the key ideas and concepts in the real day-to-day work of universities. The role of leadership in creating and sustaining a self-organizing university is also a key focus. The chapters target leadership practices that improve learning and teaching quality and productivity and assist universities realize their goals and aspirations for maximizing student learning.
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
Alan Bain, Lucia Zundans-Fraser
About the authors
Lucia Zundans-Fraser is currently the Acting Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Charles Sturt University. She is the recipient of two national, and multiple institutional, teaching excellence awards and has led a comprehensive organisational change process in higher education. Her research examines higher education course and subject design, inclusive education legislation and policy, pre-service teachers and their understandings of inclusion, and the use of evidence-based pedagogies in education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Self-organizing University
Book Subtitle: Designing the Higher Education Organization for Quality Learning and Teaching
Authors: Alan Bain, Lucia Zundans-Fraser
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4917-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4916-3Published: 07 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5265-2Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4917-0Published: 27 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 192
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Higher Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Learning & Instruction