Tight, Malcolm,

Syntheses of higher education research : what we know / Malcolm Tight. - First edition. - 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Research syntheses -- Research syntheses in higher education research -- Teaching and learning -- Course design : types of instruction -- Course design : types of learning -- Course design : distance, online and e-learning -- Course design : curriculum -- Course design : assessment -- Course design : outcomes -- The student experience -- Quality -- System policy -- Institutional management -- Academic work -- Knowledge and research -- Conclusion.

Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.

"Bringing together over 96 systematic reviews and 62 meta-analyses focusing on particular topics in higher education research, Tight explores key topics: teaching and learning, course design, the student experience, quality, system policy, institutional management, academic work, and knowledge and research. These systematic reviews and meta-analyses give an account of where we are now in higher education research and Tight draws their findings together to provide an accessible and practical overview of the field"--




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781350128767

10.5040/9781350128767 doi








Education, Higher--Research.
Education, Higher--Evaluation.
Colleges of higher education


Electronic books.

LB2326.3 / .T54 2021eb

378.0072