Impact/Impasse (Paperback)

Heidi Fischer

ISBN 10: 1438498195 / ISBN 13: 9781438498195

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 2024

Paperback. Makes a case for the valueand ultimately impactof seemingly mundane moments in college classrooms.Impact/Impasse argues for the value of everyday life in college classrooms. Quantifiable categories such as high-impact practice, student engagement, and integrative learning have captured the imagination of a generation of higher education researchers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers. But they miss those mundane moments, or "impasses," that resist capture by metrics while nevertheless shaping student outcomes. Impact/Impasse blends critical theories and ethnographic research-conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic-to argue that learning happens in ordinary moments. Indeed, in sharing anecdotes from both in-person and virtual classrooms, the coauthors show how the so-called new normal is little different from the old in its neoliberal attachment to data. Impact/Impasse provides a conceptual and practical foundation for an alternative approach to valuing impacts on their own terms, in excess of quantification. Makes a case for the value-and ultimately impact-of seemingly mundane moments in college classrooms. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781438498195

Synopsis:

Makes a case for the value―and ultimately impact―of seemingly mundane moments in college classrooms.

Impact/Impasse argues for the value of everyday life in college classrooms. Quantifiable categories such as high-impact practice, student engagement, and integrative learning have captured the imagination of a generation of higher education researchers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers. But they miss those mundane moments, or "impasses," that resist capture by metrics while nevertheless shaping student outcomes. Impact/Impasse blends critical theories and ethnographic research-conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic-to argue that learning happens in ordinary moments. Indeed, in sharing anecdotes from both in-person and virtual classrooms, the coauthors show how the so-called new normal is little different from the old in its neoliberal attachment to data. Impact/Impasse provides a conceptual and practical foundation for an alternative approach to valuing impacts on their own terms, in excess of quantification.

About the Author: Laura A. Smithers is Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno. Heidi Fischer is Content Director at Hanover Research. She is the author of Unemployment: The German Case, A Critical Analysis of Political Discourse. Faith A. Watrous is a doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology and Program Evaluation at Old Dominion University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Impact/Impasse (Paperback)
Publisher: State University of New York Press, Albany, NY
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new