Balancing Acts: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Academic Careers

Balancing Acts: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Academic Careers
ISBN-10
1563770652
ISBN-13
9781563770654
Series
Balancing Acts
Category
Education / General
Pages
250
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
American Association for Higher Education
Author
Mary Taylor Huber

Description

Draws on the experiences of four scholars at major universities who have successfully engaged in 'balancing acts' through which they have been educational innovators in their classrooms, disciplines, and institutions while advancing in their respective fields, notably through securing tenure and promotion....This is a splendid book for one reason: the stories that the author, trained as a cultural anthropologist, tells about her four 'pathfinders.' In large measure, these are stories of individuals who were not only committed to research in their fields but to improving teaching and learning. To wit, when discussing how the mechanical engineering professor uses methods-- and explores subject matter--outside of her field, the reader becomes acutely aware of the attendant 'risks' facing this individual...This work marks a significant contribution to that body of scholarship."--The Review of Higher Education

Includes interviews with Dan Bernstein (psychology, University of Nebraska), Brian Coppola (chemistry, University of Michigan), Sheri Sheppard (mechanical engineering, Stanford University), Randy Bass (American literature, Georgetown University), and colleagues within and outside their institutions and fields.

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