New Directions in Professional Higher Education

by Bourner, Tom; Katz, Tim; Watson, David

• ISBN13: 9780335206155
• ISBN10: 0335206158
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

This book exemplifies the growing involvement in universities in professional education at its highest level. It also demonstrates the increasing importance of education for the professions in the work of universities.

It contains a wealth of practical examples and ideas about how universities can respond to the changing needs of students' initial professional training, continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

At the heart of the book is a series of analytical case studies developing practices that respond to the challenges to higher education at the start of the new millenium. These chapters address important themes in developing professional HE. partnership, independent learning, reflective practices, new technologies, intranets, world wide web, distance learning, the international dimension, work readiness, assessment and standards. Many of the case studies test out ideas in action.

The result is a valuable handbook for practitioners of professional education in HE and an important resource for staff and educational developers and hig

Table of Contents

Contributors	viii
Foreword	x
Sir William Stubbs
Preface and Acknowledgements	xii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiv
Part 1 Setting the Scene	1	(32)
Lifelong Learning and Professional Higher Education	3	(8)
David Watson
Issues of Professionalism in Higher Education	11	(8)
Catherine Watts
University Education for Developing Professional Practice	19	(14)
Tim Katz
Part 2 Case Studies	33	(168)
Partnership in Higher Education	35	(25)
Working with Multiple Partners in Social Work	35	(8)
Jackie Langley
Developing a Model of Partnership in Primary ITT	43	(9)
Maggie Carroll
Lorraine Harrison
Interprofessional Learning - an Evaluation	52	(8)
Graham Stew
Independent Learning and Reflective Practice	60	(23)
Practice for Lifelong Learning through Independent Learning	60	(7)
Jenny Smith
A Masters Degree by Learning Objectives	67	(7)
Patrick Palmer
Independent Reflection in Teacher Education	74	(9)
Angela Pickering
Using the New Learning Technologies	83	(22)
Integrating Learning Technologies into Professional Development Programmes	83	(7)
Katie Herson
Michael H. Sasobowski
Andrew W. Lloyd
The Use of Videoconferencing to Support Mentorship	90	(5)
Duncan Cullimore
Avril Loveless
Assessing Learning in ITT on a Business Information Technology Module	95	(10)
Duncan Cullimore
Using the Internet and the World Wide Web	105	(29)
Designing Multilingual, Multi-disciplinary Distance Education	105	(6)
Tony Hartley
Thierry Nodenot
Lyn Pemberton
Raf Salkie
An Intranet for the Business School: Developing a Model of Technology-enhanced Higher Education	111	(7)
Steve Flowers
Becci Newton
Cameron Paine
A Web-based, Student-driven Module	118	(16)
Gordon Bull
Mike Smith
Distance Learning and the International Dimension	134	(21)
Role Development for Clinical Educators by Distance Learning	134	(8)
Lynne Caladine
Ann Moore
Jane Morris
Course Delivery on Four Continents	142	(7)
Ivan Birch
The European Intensive Course Experience	149	(6)
Martin Daniels
Lyn Pemberton
Richard Griffiths
Thierry Nodenot
Endika Bengoetxea
Preparation for Professional Practice	155	(21)
Preparing Students for Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy Using Problem-based Learning	155	(7)
Marion Martin
A Professional Development Scheme in a Sandwich Course: The Case of Computing	162	(4)
Daniel Simpson
Colin Jackson
Encouraging Graduate Business Start-up in Art and Design	166	(10)
Linda Ball
Assessment and Standards	176	(25)
Assessment and Standards in Implementing Accreditation of University Teachers: A Case Study	176	(9)
Maggie Blake
Stuart Laing
Professional Accreditation in IT Project Management	185	(6)
Robert T. Hughes
Dyslexia in the Professions - the Case of Nurse Education	191	(10)
Katharine Martyn
Part 3 New Directions	201	(37)
A Framework for Personal and Professional Development	203	(11)
Linda Ball
Professional Doctorates: The Development of Researching Professionals	214	(12)
Tom Bourner
Rachel Bowden
Stuart Laing
Practitioner-centred Research	226	(12)
Tom Bourner
Suzanne O'Hara
Linda France
References	238	(13)
Index	251