Transforming Teaching in Higher Education
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Transforming Teaching in Higher Education

Professional Development through the Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Educatio (PGDip) Journey

  1. 418 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Transforming Teaching in Higher Education

Professional Development through the Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Educatio (PGDip) Journey

About this book

This book brings together scholarly contributions that explore the evolving nature of Postgraduate Diplomas in Higher Education offered across varied higher education contexts. Through fourteen chapters, the book provides rich insights into the complexities of academic staff development and the professional learning of university educators. The collection adds to the body of knowledge in the field of higher education studies by deepening understanding of academic development and highlighting innovative practices that shape teaching and learning in higher education.

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Information

Publisher
UJ Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781997468516
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Higher Education

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Author Bios
  3. Introduction
  4. Why a book on PGDips in the field of Higher Education?
  5. Part I
  6. Theoretical Foundations and Reflective Practice
  7. Chapter 1
  8. Theorising the pedagogies of PGDips (HE) in the Global South
  9. Chapter 2
  10. The transformative influence of a PGDipE (HE): A case of agential morphogenesis
  11. Chapter 3
  12. Professional academic identity development: The significance of the agency, structural-cultural nexus
  13. Part II
  14. PGDip (HE) Implementation and Transformation
  15. Chapter 4
  16. A context-specific, reflexive framework for demonstrating the impact of a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education
  17. Chapter 5
  18. Reflections on a PGDip in Higher Education Studies at a South African university: An analysis using Shulman’s knowledge catego ies
  19. Chapter 6
  20. Evolving higher education teacher identities through the Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Programme at the National University of Lesotho
  21. Chapter 7
  22. Shifting gazes through a PGDip programme: A case study of transformation
  23. Part III
  24. Disciplinary Applications and Impacts
  25. Chapter 8
  26. A reflective practice on the transformational ability of the PGDipHE in enabling improved teaching and learning practices
  27. Chapter 9
  28. Grappling with transformation through curriculum development
  29. Chapter 10
  30. Addressing a curriculum alignment problem in a Mathematical Programming course: insights from a PGDip (HE) graduate
  31. Part IV
  32. Postgraduate Supervision and Development
  33. Chapter 11
  34. Developing an “internal research supervisor”: Reflections on the pedagogy of postgraduate research supervision in the helping professions
  35. Chapter 12
  36. Postgraduate Supervision: A Case for Specialist Pedagogical Training in the Sciences
  37. Part V
  38. Institutional Collaboration and Implementation
  39. Chapter 13
  40. Negotiating Collaborative Agency in an Inter-Institutional Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education: Facilitator Experiences
  41. Part VI
  42. Conclusion
  43. Chapter 14
  44. Reflections on PGDips

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