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Cover Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development
Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development
Edited by Randy Stoecker and Adrienne Falcón
This Handbook is a critical resource for carefully considering the possibilities and challenges of strategically integrating participatory action research (PAR) and community development (CD). Utilizing practical examples from diverse contexts across five continents, it looks at how communities are empowering themselves and bringing about systemic change.
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Handbook
Published:
08 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100970
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2022
Cover How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, and Thyra U. Thomsen
It is an old cliché that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams to managing tensions between research and teaching. The book is a practical and stimulating guide to different pathways to successful academic leadership, both in personal and organizational terms.
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Monograph Book
Published:
07 Dec 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789907155
Collection:
Business 2021
Cover How to be a Reflexive Researcher
How to be a Reflexive Researcher
Paul Hibbert
This stimulating and challenging book provides a guide to reflexivity and reflexive practice, explaining its relevance to research in management, organisation studies and the social sciences. Rooted in the latest research, case studies and the author’s personal experience, the book builds a new perspective on reflexive practice involving bodily, emotional, rational and relational insights.
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Monograph Book
Published:
05 Nov 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839101854
Collection:
Business 2021
Cover Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia, and Fernanda Frankenberger
Exploring the important role of education in both pursuing and implementing sustainable development, this timely Handbook highlights how teaching methods at schools and universities can impact the future. It looks at ways not only to inform students about matters related to sustainable development, but also to empower them to adopt behaviours and actions that lead to more sustainable lifestyles.
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Handbook
Published:
22 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839104657
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2021
Cover Teaching Urban and Regional Planning
Teaching Urban and Regional Planning
Innovative Pedagogies in Practice
Edited by Andrea I. Frank and Artur da Rosa Pires
This innovative book makes the case for training future planners in new and creative ways as coordinators, enablers and facilitators. An international range of teaching case studies offer distinctive ideas for the future of planning education along with practical tips to assist in adapting pedagogical approaches to various institutional settings. Unique contributions from educational scholars contextualise the emergent planning education approaches in contemporary pedagogical debates.
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Monograph Book
Published:
16 Feb 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788973632
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2021
Cover Networks, SMEs, and the University
Networks, SMEs, and the University
The Process of Collaboration and Open Innovation
Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins
Exploring the process of university collaboration from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers an in-depth examination of the collaboration process, dispelling the myth of the disengagement of these firms. Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins present a thorough account of how SMEs can ‘unlock the ivory tower’ and gain access to university knowledge to support their own innovation.
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Monograph Book
Published:
09 Feb 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903386
Collection:
Economics 2021
Cover Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Geography
Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Geography
Edited by Helen Walkington, Jennifer Hill, and Sarah Dyer
This exemplary Handbook provides readers with a novel synthesis of international research, evidence-based practice and personal reflections to offer an overview of the current state of knowledge in the field of teaching geography in higher education. Chapters cover the three key transitions – into, through, and out of higher education – to present a thorough analysis of the topic.
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Handbook
Published:
05 Dec 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788116497
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Cover Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism
Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism
Edited by Pierre Benckendorff and Anita Zehrer
This comprehensive Handbook provides an international perspective on contemporary issues and future directions in teaching and learning in tourism. Key topics include assurance of learning, development of skills, learning in the field, work integrated learning, sustainability and critical studies, internationalisation, technology enabled learning, links between teaching and research, and graduate student supervision. Within these topics attention is devoted to the discussion of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, students, educators and trends and issues. The Handbook provides a valuable resource for understanding teaching and learning theory and practice in tourism.
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Handbook
Published:
27 Jan 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784714802
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2017
Cover Regenerative Sustainable Development of Universities and Cities
Regenerative Sustainable Development of Universities and Cities
The Role of Living Laboratories
Edited by Ariane König
Now that the Earth has reached the limits of its biophysical carrying capacity, we have to change technologies, social practices and social norms relating to material production and consumption to ensure that we do not further jeopardize the functioning of our planet’s life support systems. Through research, education and civic engagement, universities have a pivotal role to play in this transition. This timely book explores how universities are establishing living laboratories for sustainable development, and examines the communication networks and knowledge infrastructures that underpin impact both on and beyond the campus.
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Sep 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781003640
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2013