The paper begins by arguing that knowledge-blindness in educational research represents
a serious obstacle to understanding knowledge-building. It then offers sociological concepts …

Effective schools or improving schools are fashionable terms in the rhetoric of recent
education movements, yet the heart of these movements is often more to do with teaching …

The hypothesis of a Hierarchy of the Sciences with physical sciences at the top, social
sciences at the bottom, and biological sciences in-between is nearly 200 years old. This …

Higher Education: A Critical Business is a bold statement about higher education in the
modern age. It continues Ronald Barnett's thinking of his earlier books but offers a …

Abstract In post-Bologna Europe, there has been a noticeable increase in English-medium
instruction. In this article we take the case of Sweden as an illustrative example of the wider …

This paper explores doctoral students' experiences of their scholarly communities in terms of
socio-psychological well-being. Further, the study examines how experiences were related …

There is a growing literature discussing the experiences and identities of academics working
within the 'new times' of contemporary academia. Critiques have been levied at the impact of …

At the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, education was identified as one of the key forces central
to the processes of sustainable development during the 21st century. Some years later, the …

Successful Research Supervision offers a research-based practical framework for
academics to examine and develop their effectiveness as research supervisors …

What are the aims of higher education? What are the strategies necessary for institutional
improvement? How might the student experience be improved? The emergence of the …