1st Edition
A Field Guide to Working in Higher Education Transitioning from Professional Practice to Academia
By Mary Kitchener
Copyright 2025
306 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
306 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
306 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Higher education has had a long and growing association with professional practice. Yet the need to unpack and demystify the day-to-day workings has never been greater, especially for new pracademics – academics entering from professional practice.
Mapped to the Advance HE Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023) and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), this... Read more
You as an academic
1. The Academic Role
2. Professions in Higher Education
3. Supporting Students
4. Student Learning
5. Designing Learning
6. Learning Activity Compact
7. Effective Assessment, Feedforward Feedback and Evaluation
You as a Researcher
8. The Researcher Role
9. The Supervisor Role
10. Effective ethics
You and your CPD
11. Academic well-being
12. Continuing academic professional development
Biography
Mary Kitchener is Head of Academic Development and Principal Lecturer Education Student Experience at Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Development at Oxford Brookes University, UK.
