Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Policy Discourses and the Illusion of Best Practice

Horrod, Sarah

ISBN 10: 3031280377 / ISBN 13: 9783031280375

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

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236 pages. 8.50x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Policy Discourses and the Illusion of Best Practice
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031280377
• ISBN 13: 9783031280375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.46 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book explores the discourses in learning and teaching policy in UK higher education, traces how these ideas are recontextualised at institutional level and reveals the differences between policy discourses and lecturers’ and students’ experiences. The author argues that policy ideas around learning and teaching are not simply value-free ‘best practice’ but reflect the socio-political context of higher education. The study uses an innovative conceptual framework of critical discourse studies (CDS) and Bernstein’s sociology of pedagogy to provide critical lenses to uncover the underlying messages of policy. The book will interest a wide academic audience including anyone involved in higher education globally.

About the Author

Sarah Horrod is Assistant Professor in TESOL at the University of Nottingham, UK. She has extensive experience in TESOL, applied linguistics and academic literacies in UK higher education. Her research interests include higher education policy, practices and identities using a critical discourse studies’ approach.