The Scholarship of Academic Development.

Preface Contributors Developing a scholarship of academic development setting the context Part One: Conceptualising academic development Academic development a practical or theoretical business? A relational approach model for academic development Orientations to academic development Academic development through the disciplines The use of research and development projects in higher education Philosophical approaches to academic development Alternative perspectives on professional practice in academic development Part Two: Research and academic development Qualitative research methods in higher education Pedagogical research in higher education the policy framework in the UK Practitioner centred research on academic development in higher education Researching the training of university teachers conceptual frameworks and research tools An action-research approach to strategic development a case study Realizing academic development a model for embedding research practice in the practice of teaching Conclusion The future of research and scholarship in academic development References Index.