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9781138910119 English 1138910112 Academics work in a highly complex world where they are expected to operate effectively as teachers, researchers and leaders, and the skills they bring to their roles require ongoing development across a broad range of capabilities. Developing Academics establishes a clear set of guiding principles, learning theories and specific strategies to assist those responsible for supporting higher education and faculty development. Developing Academics explores how academics become expert, excellent performers, well positioned for career success. Discussing answers to questions such as: What can I do to transform my university? What are the essential characteristics of an outstanding developer? Are our academics really equipped to meet the demands of their current and future roles? What can leaders do to support high performing academics who wish to excel? Forming the first work to explore the complex nature of academic capacity building and to recognise the different roles that developers and leaders play in encouraging academic learning, this book is divided into five parts. The first part provides a detailed exploration of academic work, and the ways in which individuals progress from novice to expert levels. In the second a comprehensive overview of the range of practices that support academic learning are offered up. The third part provides comprehensive guidance to higher education developers, offering a theoretical grounding, methodologies and intensive insights into advanced professional techniques. An exploration into the role of leaders in building academic capacity across their communities or the university as a whole, offering guidance on how to create the right environment for productive and high performing academics to excel in explored in the forth part. Finally, the future for higher education development is mapped, illustrating the need to future proof the field by moving it toward disciplinary status and increasing its influence across the university community. Readers are challenged to reflect on their own leadership and effectiveness by extending traditional approaches. This book provides guidance on working as a facilitator, consultant and expert source to university leaders, who will all find this handbook to be an essential resource for regular reference: full of useful insights, tips and strategies to help them make a difference, Academics work in a highly complex world where they must build integrative capabilities and outcomes as teachers, researchers and leaders. As they progress from novice to expert their evolving identities, methodologies and strategies need to be well-attuned to their own strengths and the sectoral expectations: a process that is greatly facilitated by the guidance of leaders and specialist developers. "Developing Academics" offers guidance to developers, senior leaders and academics on the principles and practices that support high-performing and adaptive academic communities. As the first work to explore the complex nature of academic capacity building, it offers comprehensive development principles, learning theories and specific strategies to support academic growth and development. " Developing Academics" explores academic capacity from a range of perspectives, including: What makes a high-performing, well-rounded academic? How can our academics be equipped to meet the demands of their current and future roles? What are the essential characteristics of an outstanding developer and development service? How can leaders support and guide high-performing academics who wish to excel? This book is divided into five parts. The first explores academic capacity building and the role developers, leaders and academics play. The second part offers comprehensive guidance to higher education developers, providing the theoretical grounding, methodologies and advanced professional techniques that support their service delivery. The third explores the academic development context, mapping the key capabilities that academics need to acquire as they progress from early career to senior roles across their various portfolios. The fourth explores strategies to evaluate and research the impact of higher education development on learners and their performance. In the final part, the design of higher education services and their interaction with university leaders is explored, illustrating the critical importance of building influence and impact across the university community. The positioning of higher education development as a discipline is also mapped. Developers, leaders and academics will find this handbook to be an essential resource for regular reference: full of useful insights, tips and strategies to help them increase their outcomes and impact. Readers are challenged to reflect on their own leadership and effectiveness throughout this work, as individuals and contributors to academic capacity building.
9781138910119 English 1138910112 Academics work in a highly complex world where they are expected to operate effectively as teachers, researchers and leaders, and the skills they bring to their roles require ongoing development across a broad range of capabilities. Developing Academics establishes a clear set of guiding principles, learning theories and specific strategies to assist those responsible for supporting higher education and faculty development. Developing Academics explores how academics become expert, excellent performers, well positioned for career success. Discussing answers to questions such as: What can I do to transform my university? What are the essential characteristics of an outstanding developer? Are our academics really equipped to meet the demands of their current and future roles? What can leaders do to support high performing academics who wish to excel? Forming the first work to explore the complex nature of academic capacity building and to recognise the different roles that developers and leaders play in encouraging academic learning, this book is divided into five parts. The first part provides a detailed exploration of academic work, and the ways in which individuals progress from novice to expert levels. In the second a comprehensive overview of the range of practices that support academic learning are offered up. The third part provides comprehensive guidance to higher education developers, offering a theoretical grounding, methodologies and intensive insights into advanced professional techniques. An exploration into the role of leaders in building academic capacity across their communities or the university as a whole, offering guidance on how to create the right environment for productive and high performing academics to excel in explored in the forth part. Finally, the future for higher education development is mapped, illustrating the need to future proof the field by moving it toward disciplinary status and increasing its influence across the university community. Readers are challenged to reflect on their own leadership and effectiveness by extending traditional approaches. This book provides guidance on working as a facilitator, consultant and expert source to university leaders, who will all find this handbook to be an essential resource for regular reference: full of useful insights, tips and strategies to help them make a difference, Academics work in a highly complex world where they must build integrative capabilities and outcomes as teachers, researchers and leaders. As they progress from novice to expert their evolving identities, methodologies and strategies need to be well-attuned to their own strengths and the sectoral expectations: a process that is greatly facilitated by the guidance of leaders and specialist developers. "Developing Academics" offers guidance to developers, senior leaders and academics on the principles and practices that support high-performing and adaptive academic communities. As the first work to explore the complex nature of academic capacity building, it offers comprehensive development principles, learning theories and specific strategies to support academic growth and development. " Developing Academics" explores academic capacity from a range of perspectives, including: What makes a high-performing, well-rounded academic? How can our academics be equipped to meet the demands of their current and future roles? What are the essential characteristics of an outstanding developer and development service? How can leaders support and guide high-performing academics who wish to excel? This book is divided into five parts. The first explores academic capacity building and the role developers, leaders and academics play. The second part offers comprehensive guidance to higher education developers, providing the theoretical grounding, methodologies and advanced professional techniques that support their service delivery. The third explores the academic development context, mapping the key capabilities that academics need to acquire as they progress from early career to senior roles across their various portfolios. The fourth explores strategies to evaluate and research the impact of higher education development on learners and their performance. In the final part, the design of higher education services and their interaction with university leaders is explored, illustrating the critical importance of building influence and impact across the university community. The positioning of higher education development as a discipline is also mapped. Developers, leaders and academics will find this handbook to be an essential resource for regular reference: full of useful insights, tips and strategies to help them increase their outcomes and impact. Readers are challenged to reflect on their own leadership and effectiveness throughout this work, as individuals and contributors to academic capacity building.