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How can Academic Developers provide evidence of the effectiveness and ‘added value’ of their work to the key stakeholders within their institutions?Written for Academic Developers, academic administrators and others responsible for promoting organizational change, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Academic Development is a professional guide that shares best practice advice and provides developers with useful frameworks for effective evaluation and monitoring of their work.Through case studies and up-to-date examples from experts in the field, this collection explores the nuances of evaluative practice and the tensions inherent in claiming a causal link between academic development and organizational transformation. As higher education institutions continue to seek effective ways to determine the impact of academic development on organizational transformation in general and student learning in particular, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Academic Development is sure to be an invaluable resource.
This book investigates the core question of how academic developers can empirically demonstrate the effectiveness and institutional value of their professional initiatives. Edited by Lorraine Stefani, the text compiles contributions from field experts to provide a structured framework for monitoring and evaluating academic development programs. It addresses the inherent challenges in establishing causal links between specific development interventions and broader organizational or student learning outcomes.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a practical reference for administrators and developers tasked with justifying institutional resource allocation. Readers frequently note the balance between theoretical discussion and the inclusion of actionable, evidence-based examples from higher education settings.
Page Count:
242
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203847938
ISBN-13:
9780203847930
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