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A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): Peter Groenewegen, Bruce McFarlane A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)
Peter Groenewegen, Bruce McFarlane
R3,577 R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Save R708 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1990, this book presents an original and comprehensive overview of Australian economic thought. The authors stress, by way of introduction, the many important innovative contributions Australian economists have made to thought worldwide. As the argument develops, the work of major figures is discussed in detail in addition to the role of different journals and economic societies.

Teaching with Integrity - The Ethics of Higher Education Practice (Hardcover): Bruce Macfarlane Teaching with Integrity - The Ethics of Higher Education Practice (Hardcover)
Bruce Macfarlane
R4,438 Discovery Miles 44 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widening participation and promoting equal opportunities, this unique book concentrates specifically on the lecturer's professional responsibilities. It covers the real-life, messy, everyday moral dilemmas that confront university teachers when dealing with students and colleagues - whether arising from facilitated discussion in the classroom, deciding whether it is fair to extend a deadline, investigating suspected plagiarism or dealing with complaints. Bruce Macfarlane analyses the pros and cons of prescriptive professional codes of practice employed by many universities and proposes the active development of professional virtues over bureaucratic recommendations. The material is presented in a scholarly, yet accessible style, and case examples are used throughout to encourage a practical, reflective approach. Teaching With Integrity seeks to bridge the pedagogic gap currently separating the debate about teaching and learning in higher education from the broader social and ethical environment in which it takes place.

A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback): Peter Groenewegen, Bruce McFarlane A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
Peter Groenewegen, Bruce McFarlane
R975 R874 Discovery Miles 8 740 Save R101 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1990, this book presents an original and comprehensive overview of Australian economic thought. The authors stress, by way of introduction, the many important innovative contributions Australian economists have made to thought worldwide. As the argument develops, the work of major figures is discussed in detail in addition to the role of different journals and economic societies.

Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education - Renewing the role of the university professor (Hardcover): Bruce Macfarlane Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education - Renewing the role of the university professor (Hardcover)
Bruce Macfarlane
R3,688 Discovery Miles 36 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is intellectual leadership and how might this concept be better understood in the modern university? Drawing on research into the role of full or chair professors, this book argues that it is important to define and reclaim intellectual leadership as a counter-weight to the prevailing managerial culture of higher education. It contends that professors have been converted into narrowly defined knowledge entrepreneurs and often feel excluded or marginalised as leaders by their own universities. To fulfil their role professors need to balance the privileges of academic freedom with the responsibilities of academic duty. They exercise their academic freedom as critics and advocates but they also need to be mentors, guardians, enablers and ambassadors. Four orientations to intellectual leadership are identified: knowledge producer, academic citizen, boundary transgressor and public intellectual. These orientations are illustrated by reference to the careers of professors and show how intellectual leadership can be better understood as a transformational activity. This book tackles the question of what intellectual leadership actually is and analyses the questions most frequently associated with the role of senior academics, including:

  • How can intellectual leadership be distinguished from other forms of leadership and management?
  • How can professors balance their responsibilities both within and beyond the university?
  • How can universities make better use of the expertise of professors as leaders?

It concludes with recommendations for senior institutional managers on how to make more effective use of the expertise and leadership potential of the senior professoriate.

The Academic Citizen - The Virtue of Service in University Life (Paperback): Bruce Macfarlane The Academic Citizen - The Virtue of Service in University Life (Paperback)
Bruce Macfarlane
R1,379 Discovery Miles 13 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With increasing focus on excellence in research and teaching, the service role of the individual academic is often neglected. This book calls for greater recognition of this important aspect of academic life, highlighting the importance of mentoring, committee work and pastoral care in the daily running of universities. Drawing from extensive examples from models around the world, The Academic Citizen points to the benefits of effective communication with colleagues in the faculty, across the university and in corresponding faculties across the world, as well as those in maintaining positive associations with the wider world.

Challenging Boundaries - Managing the integration of post-secondary education (Paperback, New): Neil Garrod, Bruce Macfarlane Challenging Boundaries - Managing the integration of post-secondary education (Paperback, New)
Neil Garrod, Bruce Macfarlane
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This edited volume will be an important and key resource for managers, researchers, and policy makers in the field of Higher Education and Further Education. It offers insights into a radical new way of organizing post-compulsory education on an international basis that directly promotes a social justice agenda (i.e., widening of student participation). Around the world post-compulsory education is divided between Universities and Community-based Colleges. Universities are typically concerned with "higher" education, while community based colleges focus on "further" and technical education. In response to a range of social and economic forces there has been a growth in the number of dual sector institutions (or "duals") that span this divide. Challenging Boundaries brings together leading international thinkers, policy analysts, academic managers, and researchers who question whether duals can provide relevant education to students and appropriate graduates for the economy, while also offering greater opportunities to disadvantaged students. Challenging Boundaries provides an analysis of the potential of "dual sector" institutions in North America, UK, South Africa, and Australasia. This volume draws on the very latest research findings and effectively looks to: Challenge conventional thinking about post-compulsory education Demonstrate how a number of institutions internationally are addressing the organizational, managerial, and cultural challenges of operating as dual sector universities Combine the latest research in the field from a range of international scholars with operational insights from university leaders Provide a key resource for education policy makers and researchers and students of educational policy and management at masters and doctoral level

The Academic Citizen - The Virtue of Service in University Life (Hardcover): Bruce Macfarlane The Academic Citizen - The Virtue of Service in University Life (Hardcover)
Bruce Macfarlane
R4,592 Discovery Miles 45 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With increasing focus on excellence in research and teaching, the service role of the individual academic is often neglected. This book calls for greater recognition of this important aspect of academic life, highlighting the importance of mentoring, committee work and pastoral care in the daily running of universities. Drawing from extensive examples from models around the world, The Academic Citizen points to the benefits of effective communication with colleagues in the faculty, across the university and in corresponding faculties across the world, as well as those in maintaining positive associations with the wider world.

Teaching with Integrity - The Ethics of Higher Education Practice (Paperback, New): Bruce Macfarlane Teaching with Integrity - The Ethics of Higher Education Practice (Paperback, New)
Bruce Macfarlane
R1,495 Discovery Miles 14 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widening participation and promoting equal opportunities, this unique book concentrates specifically on the lecturer's professional responsibilities. It covers the real-life, messy, everyday moral dilemmas that confront university teachers when dealing with students and colleagues - whether arising from facilitated discussion in the classroom, deciding whether it is fair to extend a deadline, investigating suspected plagiarism or dealing with complaints. Bruce Macfarlane analyses the pros and cons of prescriptive professional codes of practice employed by many universities and proposes the active development of professional virtues over bureaucratic recommendations. The material is presented in a scholarly, yet accessible style, and case examples are used throughout to encourage a practical, reflective approach. Teaching With Integrity seeks to bridge the pedagogic gap currently separating the debate about teaching and learning in higher education from the broader social and ethical environment in which it takes place.

Effective Learning and Teaching in Business and Management (Hardcover): Bruce Macfarlane, Roger Ottewill Effective Learning and Teaching in Business and Management (Hardcover)
Bruce Macfarlane, Roger Ottewill
R5,339 Discovery Miles 53 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors working at different levels and in many situations, this is the guide to surveying and understanding the key issues, best practices and new developments in business and management studies. Teaching in this field is a multi-faceted experience. The authors use an international perspective and support a wide range of situations by concentrating on five key areas: the teaching and supporting of learning the design and planning of learning activities assessment and giving feedback to students developing effective learning environments and student learning support systems reflective practice and professional development. Practical and clear, this book will prove an invaluable guide for all those with an interest in developing business and management education and is essential reading for all those looking for professional accreditation for recognition of their teaching. It is also indispensable for the less experienced teacher seeking material for reflection and advice.

Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia (Paperback): Rajah Rasiah, Bruce McFarlane, Sarosh... Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia (Paperback)
Rajah Rasiah, Bruce McFarlane, Sarosh Kuruvilla
R1,084 Discovery Miles 10 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Among the key debates fought in developing economies is whether globalization through liberalization is the means by which economies can industrialize and provide their labour forces with tangible improvements in the material conditions of living. This book addresses this issue head on, using empirical evidence from some of the fastest growing and transition economies from East and South Asia. Countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia have already started to deindustrialize before enjoying industrial maturity, while with the exception of China and evidence of some growth in real wages in the other economies, the evidence appears compelling to suggest that increased industrialization and integration into the capitalist economy have not succeeded in providing significant labour improvement. The evidence suggests that a proactive state, focusing on enhancing the material conditions of labour, is pertinent to ensuring sustainable long term industrialization and thus improving material conditions for workers. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia (Hardcover): Rajah Rasiah, Bruce McFarlane, Sarosh... Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia (Hardcover)
Rajah Rasiah, Bruce McFarlane, Sarosh Kuruvilla
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Among the key debates fought in developing economies is whether globalization through liberalization is the means by which economies can industrialize and provide their labour forces with tangible improvements in the material conditions of living. This book addresses this issue head on, using empirical evidence from some of the fastest growing and transition economies from East and South Asia. Countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia have already started to deindustrialize before enjoying industrial maturity, while with the exception of China and evidence of some growth in real wages in the other economies, the evidence appears compelling to suggest that increased industrialization and integration into the capitalist economy have not succeeded in providing significant labour improvement. The evidence suggests that a proactive state, focusing on enhancing the material conditions of labour, is pertinent to ensuring sustainable long term industrialization and thus improving material conditions for workers. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Effective Learning and Teaching in Business and Management (Paperback): Bruce Macfarlane, Roger Ottewill Effective Learning and Teaching in Business and Management (Paperback)
Bruce Macfarlane, Roger Ottewill
R1,499 Discovery Miles 14 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors working at different levels and in many situations, this is the guide to surveying and understanding the key issues, best practices and new developments in business and management studies. Teaching in this field is a multi-faceted experience. The authors use an international perspective and support a wide range of situations by concentrating on five key areas: * the teaching and supporting of learning * the design and planning of learning activities * assessment and giving feedback to students * developing effective learning environments and student learning support systems * reflective practice and professional development. Practical and clear, this book will prove an invaluable guide for all those with an interest in developing business and management education and is essential reading for all those looking for professional accreditation for recognition of their teaching. It is also indispensable for the less experienced teacher seeking material for reflection and advice.

Freedom to Learn - The threat to student academic freedom and why it needs to be reclaimed (Paperback): Bruce Macfarlane Freedom to Learn - The threat to student academic freedom and why it needs to be reclaimed (Paperback)
Bruce Macfarlane
R1,279 Discovery Miles 12 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The freedom of students to learn at university is being eroded by a performative culture that fails to respect their rights to engage and develop as autonomous adults. Instead, students are being restricted in how they learn, when they learn and what they learn by the so-called student engagement movement. Compulsory attendance registers, class contribution grading, group project work and reflective learning exercises based on expectations of self-disclosure and confession take little account of the rights of students or individual differences between them. This new hidden university curriculum is intolerant of students who may prefer to learn informally, are reticent, shy, or simply value their privacy. Three forms of student performativity have arisen - bodily, participative and emotional - which threaten the freedom to learn. Key themes include: A re-imagining of student academic freedom The democratic student experience Challenging assumptions of the student engagement movement An examination of university policies and practices Freedom to Learn offers a radically new perspective on academic freedom from a student rights standpoint. It analyzes the effects of performative expectations on students drawing on the distinction between negative and positive rights to re-frame student academic freedom. It argues that students need to be thought of as scholars with rights and that the phrase 'student-centred' learning needs to be reclaimed to reflect its original intention to allow students to develop as persons. Student rights - to non-indoctrination, reticence, in choosing how to learn, and in being treated like an adult - ought to be central to this process in fostering a democratic rather authoritarian culture of learning and teaching at university. Written for an international readership, this book will be of great interest to anyone involved in higher education, policy and practice drawing on a wide range of historical and contemporary literature related to sociology, philosophy and higher education studies.

Freedom to Learn - The threat to student academic freedom and why it needs to be reclaimed (Hardcover): Bruce Macfarlane Freedom to Learn - The threat to student academic freedom and why it needs to be reclaimed (Hardcover)
Bruce Macfarlane
R3,678 Discovery Miles 36 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The freedom of students to learn at university is being eroded by a performative culture that fails to respect their rights to engage and develop as autonomous adults. Instead, students are being restricted in how they learn, when they learn and what they learn by the so-called student engagement movement. Compulsory attendance registers, class contribution grading, group project work and reflective learning exercises based on expectations of self-disclosure and confession take little account of the rights of students or individual differences between them. This new hidden university curriculum is intolerant of students who may prefer to learn informally, are reticent, shy, or simply value their privacy. Three forms of student performativity have arisen - bodily, participative and emotional - which threaten the freedom to learn. Key themes include: A re-imagining of student academic freedom The democratic student experience Challenging assumptions of the student engagement movement An examination of university policies and practices Freedom to Learn offers a radically new perspective on academic freedom from a student rights standpoint. It analyzes the effects of performative expectations on students drawing on the distinction between negative and positive rights to re-frame student academic freedom. It argues that students need to be thought of as scholars with rights and that the phrase 'student-centred' learning needs to be reclaimed to reflect its original intention to allow students to develop as persons. Student rights - to non-indoctrination, reticence, in choosing how to learn, and in being treated like an adult - ought to be central to this process in fostering a democratic rather authoritarian culture of learning and teaching at university. Written for an international readership, this book will be of great interest to anyone involved in higher education, policy and practice drawing on a wide range of historical and contemporary literature related to sociology, philosophy and higher education studies.

Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education - Renewing the role of the university professor (Paperback, New): Bruce Macfarlane Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education - Renewing the role of the university professor (Paperback, New)
Bruce Macfarlane
R1,160 Discovery Miles 11 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is intellectual leadership and how might this concept be better understood in the modern university? Drawing on research into the role of full or chair professors, this book argues that it is important to define and reclaim intellectual leadership as a counter-weight to the prevailing managerial culture of higher education. It contends that professors have been converted into narrowly defined knowledge entrepreneurs and often feel excluded or marginalised as leaders by their own universities. To fulfil their role professors need to balance the privileges of academic freedom with the responsibilities of academic duty. They exercise their academic freedom as critics and advocates but they also need to be mentors, guardians, enablers and ambassadors. Four orientations to intellectual leadership are identified: knowledge producer, academic citizen, boundary transgressor and public intellectual. These orientations are illustrated by reference to the careers of professors and show how intellectual leadership can be better understood as a transformational activity. This book tackles the question of what intellectual leadership actually is and analyses the questions most frequently associated with the role of senior academics, including:

  • How can intellectual leadership be distinguished from other forms of leadership and management?
  • How can professors balance their responsibilities both within and beyond the university?
  • How can universities make better use of the expertise of professors as leaders?

It concludes with recommendations for senior institutional managers on how to make more effective use of the expertise and leadership potential of the senior professoriate.

Educational Innovation in Economics and Business - Pedagogy, Technology and Innovation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of... Educational Innovation in Economics and Business - Pedagogy, Technology and Innovation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004)
Roger Ottewill, Liz Borredon, Laurent Falque, Bruce Macfarlane, Ann Wall
R4,527 Discovery Miles 45 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Like previous volumes in the "Educational Innovation in Economics and Business" series, this one is genuinely international in terms of its coverage. With contributions from ten different countries and four continents, it reflects the worldwide interest in, and commitment to, innovation in business education with a view to enhancing the learning experience of both undergraduates and postgraduates. It should prove of value to anyone engaged directly in business education, defined broadly to embrace management, finance, economics, informational studies and ethics, or who has responsibility for fostering the professional development of business educators. The contributions have been selected with the objective of encouraging and inspiring others as well as illustrating developments in the sphere of business education.

Researching with Integrity - The Ethics of Academic Enquiry (Paperback, New): Bruce Macfarlane Researching with Integrity - The Ethics of Academic Enquiry (Paperback, New)
Bruce Macfarlane
R1,287 Discovery Miles 12 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There is increased emphasis internationally on ethically sound research, and on good training for research supervisors. Researching with Integrity aims to identify what and how research can be undertaken ethically and with 'virtue' from initial conception of ideas through to dissemination. It outlines the context in which academics engage in research, considering the impact of discipline and institutional culture, the influence of government audit of research 'quality', the role of government and quangos, professional organisations and business sponsors, and examines the effects of the increasing power and influence of funding bodies, university ethics committees and codes of practice.

Based on the notion of 'virtue' ethics, this book proposes an alternative approach to research, which focuses not only on ethical rules and protocol to avoid unethical research, but encourages academic, professional and character development and allows for the exercise of personal judgement.

Themes considered include:

Increased competitiveness between academics and concentration of funding in fewer universities

Increasingly bureaucratic approval of processes focused on the treatment of human and animals in research

Meeting the expectations of research sponsors

'Taboo' research topics and methods

Exposing findings to the scrutiny of peers, taking credit for the work of others and self-citation

Bullying of junior researchers and plagiarism

Power and influence of institutional, discipline-based and professional organisations

Illustrated throughout with short narratives detailing ethical issues and dilemmas from interntional academic researchers representing differentdisciplines, research cultures and national contexts, this books proposes a an alternative approach to research which provides all research professionals with the intellectual tools they need to cope with complex research.

Educational Innovation in Economics and Business - Pedagogy, Technology and Innovation (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Roger Ottewill,... Educational Innovation in Economics and Business - Pedagogy, Technology and Innovation (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Roger Ottewill, Liz Borredon, Laurent Falque, Bruce Macfarlane, Ann Wall
R4,579 Discovery Miles 45 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Like previous volumes in the "Educational Innovation in Economics and Business" series, this one is genuinely international in terms of its coverage. It reflects the worldwide interest in, and commitment to, innovation in business education with a view to enhancing the learning experience of both undergraduates and postgraduates. It should prove of value to anyone engaged directly in business education.

John Wycliffe and the Beginnings of English Nonconformity (Paperback): K B (Kenneth Bruce) McFarlane John Wycliffe and the Beginnings of English Nonconformity (Paperback)
K B (Kenneth Bruce) McFarlane
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
John Wycliffe and the Beginnings of English Nonconformity (Hardcover): K B (Kenneth Bruce) McFarlane John Wycliffe and the Beginnings of English Nonconformity (Hardcover)
K B (Kenneth Bruce) McFarlane
R905 Discovery Miles 9 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Webs of Time (Paperback): Bruce Macfarlane The Webs of Time (Paperback)
Bruce Macfarlane
R233 Discovery Miles 2 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Drift Out of Time (Paperback, 2nd Acting edition): Bruce Macfarlane A Drift Out of Time (Paperback, 2nd Acting edition)
Bruce Macfarlane
R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Space Between Time (Paperback, 2nd Acting edition): Bruce Macfarlane The Space Between Time (Paperback, 2nd Acting edition)
Bruce Macfarlane
R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A House Out of Time (Paperback, 2nd Acting edition): Bruce Macfarlane A House Out of Time (Paperback, 2nd Acting edition)
Bruce Macfarlane
R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Out of Time (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Bruce Macfarlane Out of Time (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Bruce Macfarlane
R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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