Description
Book SynopsisCollaborative working is an increasingly vital part of Higher Education academic life. Traditionally, university culture supported individual research and scholarship. Today, the focus has shifted from the individual to the group or team. Collaborative Working in Higher Education takes the reader on a journey of examination, discussion, and reflection of emerging collaborative practices. The book offers suggestions for developing practice via a broad overview of the key aspects of collaboration and collaborative working, informed by focused case studies and the international perspectives of the contributing authors.
The book has three main parts:
Part I: Examines the social nature of collaborative working from a practical and critical perspective, focusing on four dimensions of collaborative working: academic practice, professional dialogues, personal and organizational engagement and social structures. It considers organizational models, varied approaches, pote
Table of Contents
List of Case Studies
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword by Ronald Barnett
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Part I: Collaborative Working in Higher Education
1. Opening up Collaborative Working
2. Theoretical Perspectives: The Collaborative Cocktail
3. Establishing and Sustaining Collaborations
Part II: Case Studies in Collaboration
4. Brokers of Collaboration
5. Crossing Boundaries in Collaboration
6. Proximity and Virtuality in Collaborative Research
7. Challenging Patterns of Practice through Collaborative Working
Part III: Developing the Social Academy
8. Squaring the Circle: Round-Table Discussion on Collaborative Working
9. A Collaborative Future for the Academy
Index
