1st Edition

The Education Ecology of Universities Integrating Learning, Strategy and the Academy

By Robert A. Ellis, Peter Goodyear Copyright 2019
264 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Many universities around the world are finding that the structures and processes they have put in place to further their educational missions are being tested by rapidly changing circumstances. These changes involve new pedagogies, new course designs, new technologies and updating of the physical campus; reflecting diversifying student needs, growing student numbers, increasing competition and... Read more

Series editors' introduction

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Universities in a changing environment

2 Research approach

3 The views of university educational leaders

4 The views of university technology and facilities leaders

5 Emerging issues: balance, integration, capability and alignment

6 Service design

7 Learning in activity systems

8 Educational ecology as an applied science

9 Educational ecology: ways and means

10 Conclusions

Appendix 1: Review questions to explore educationa strategic readiness

Appendix 2: Researcher ratings

Biography

Robert A. Ellis is Professor of Learning at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. He is also a Dean (Learning and Teaching) of seven faculties in the Arts Education Law Group.

Peter Goodyear is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, Australia, and was the founding co-director of the university’s Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation.