Dancing on a moving carpet: the changing context Introduction 1; Conceptualizing change in higher education 1; Changes in learning and teaching 6; Challenges for social policy and social work lecturers: commonality and differentiation 8;

2004 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Change In Higher Education

scholarly journals Introduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Lisa Garforth ◽  
Anselma Gallinat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Audit Culture ◽  
League Tables ◽  
Theories Of Practice ◽  
Change In Higher Education ◽  
The Government

This introduction sets the theoretical and historical context for this special issue on student engagement. Drawing on literatures about audit culture, governance and change in higher education institutions, and theories of practice, institutions and organisation, it sheds light on the current era of English higher education. The Browne Review led to the withdrawal in 2010 of the majority of the government teaching grant for English universities, and it tripled tuition fees in 2012. In the post-Browne era, ‘engagement’ emerged as an organising concept linked in multiple ways to other objects and discourses, in particular university league tables and measures of student satisfaction; and it was swiftly and often unreflexively translated into visions for developing learning and teaching. This special issue focuses on this specific shift in policy and discourse, exploring institutional change and everyday experience, and reflecting on the power and limits of policies.

scholarly journals Editorial

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. v-vi
Author(s):  
Penny Welch ◽  
Susan Wright
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Political Geography ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Social

In this issue of Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, authors from a range of academic disciplines – music therapy, political geography, social policy, international communications and law – explore some contemporary concerns in higher education.

What professional language do you speak?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Buckley ◽  
Sally Richardson ◽  
Sophie Newcombe ◽  
Marzena Dobrzycka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Longitudinal Approach ◽  
Interprofessional Working

The inter-disciplinary learning project invited undergraduate adult nursing and social work students from a London university to take part in a research activity focusing on communication between the two disciplines. The project aimed to provide a direct contribution to the students’ retention and progression, and to enhance students understanding of inter-disciplinary working at early stages of their professional careers. Students were observed during a table-top exercise in which they jointly worked on deciding priorities of care for a complex family situation. They reflected on the activity afterwards, sharing an interesting outlook on their interactions. The project confirmed the significance of inter-disciplinary learning and teaching. Most importantly however, it recognised that effective, collaborative inter-disciplinary working requires time to develop, maintain and grow. The study demonstrated that we do not all speak the same professional language. It emphasised the need for sustainable longitudinal approach with opportunities for inter-professional interactions and collaborative learning and teaching.  The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the project findings with a brief consideration of its impact.  While contemplating ‘professional language’ relevant to each discipline, we aim to revisit conversation on teaching and learning for inter-disciplinary communication in the Higher Education setting.       Keywords: inter-disciplinary communication, interprofessionality, nursing and social work students, interprofessional working  

Social Glocalisation and Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Hobelsberger
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Local Effects ◽  
Local Identities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Work Health

This book discusses the local effects of globalisation, especially in the context of social work, health and practical theology, as well as the challenges of higher education in a troubled world. The more globalised the world becomes, the more important local identities are. The global becomes effective in the local sphere. This phenomenon, called ‘glocalisation’ since the 1990s, poses many challenges to people and to the social structures in which they operate.

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