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Written To Enhance The Practice Of Teaching, Learning, And Research In Higher Education, This Text Offers Both A Critical Perspective And Practical Advice. The Aim Is To Promote A Critical Understanding Of One's Own Developing Practices, And Offers Advice On How To Position Onself As A Worker In Contemporary Academic Life. Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Perspectives On Quality Teaching -- 3. Reconceptualising The Development Of University Teaching Expertise -- 4. Framing Teacher-learner Relationships -- 5. Learning Groups -- 6. Teaching For Diversity -- 7. Assessment -- 8. Promoting Workplace-oriented Learning -- 9. Learning In The Digital Age -- 10. Postgraduate Research Education -- 11. Teaching And Research. Mark Tennant, Cathi Mcmullen, And Dan Kaczynski. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 177-187) And Index.