Transdisciplinarity originated in a critique of the standard configuration of knowledge in
disciplines in the curriculum, including moral and ethical concerns. Pronouncements about it …

This review presents an overview of research on the assessment of mathematics teachers'
knowledge as one of the most important parameters of the quality of mathematics teaching …

Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop
resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those …

Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed
intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as …

This indispensable handbook provides helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday
challenges of university teaching and those that arise in efforts to maximize learning for …

This article explores some of the main barriers to the enhancement of feedback processes
and proposes a framework for using dialogic feedback to foster productive student learning …

Implementing education for sustainable development (ESD) in university curricula poses a
new challenge to the academic system. In recent years many universities have undertaken …

Shaping the College Curriculum focuses on curriculum development as an important
decision-making process in colleges and universities. The authors define curriculum as an …

This book examines current assessment practices in higher education and offers
suggestions on planning assessment programs, carrying them out, and using the results to …

This chapter examines how crucial input and process characteristics of schooling are related
to cognitive student outcomes. It was hypothesized that teacher quality predicts instructional …