Syntheses of higher education research : what we know /
Malcolm Tight.
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
- vi, 280 : tables ; 24 cm.
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.
"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"--