Many academics see themselves primarily as experts in their discipline and hold content-
oriented conceptions of teaching. It can then be difficult to persuade them to adopt forms of …

A student-centred approach to learning encourages students to have more responsibility for
their learning and is a process that relies heavily on professional confidence to 'let-go'of …

This report defines student-centred learning and teaching (hereafter also referred to as
SCLT) as an overarching approach to designing higher education processes, which is …

The current article provides a perspective on the day-to-day challenges that a group of new
teachers experienced as they adopted more student-centred approaches to teaching. Three …

he term student-centred learning (SCL) is widely used in the teaching and learning
literature. Many terms have been linked with student-centred learning, such as flexible …

There is increasing pressure toward professionalisation of university teaching, through the
attendance of academic development courses and programmes. This is based on the …

If education is to be truly student-centred, students should be consulted about the process of
learning and teaching. Moreover, within the current higher education climate, it is imperative …

Student‐centred learning has the potential to engage a more academically diverse student
body than the more conventional teacher‐centred approaches. In spite of the evidence in …

A major dilemma facing higher educational institutions around the world is how to achieve
quality outcomes for students in an increasingly internationalised and competitive …

The aim of this dissertation was to explore teaching in higher education from the teachers'
perspective. Two of the four studies analysed the effect of pedagogical training on …