Tony Harland is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is also Chair of the Ecology Board of Studies and lectures in marine ecology. Tony’s education research concerns academic and student values, and how these impact on academic work, student learning and the university.

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1. Introduction: unfamiliar academic territory?Chapter 2. Assessing and gradingChapter 3. Teaching to meet all students’ learning needsChapter 4. Space and time in academic lifeChapter 5. Teaching critic and conscience of societyChapter 6. Critical thinkingChapter 7. Learning to teachChapter 8. Being accountable for student’s learningChapter 9. Competitive studentsChapter 10. Other challengesReferencesIndex

Tony Harland is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is also Chair of the Ecology Board of Studies and lectures in marine ecology. Tony’s education research concerns academic and student values, and how these impact on academic work, student learning and the university.

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1. Introduction: unfamiliar academic territory?Chapter 2. Assessing and gradingChapter 3. Teaching to meet all students’ learning needsChapter 4. Space and time in academic lifeChapter 5. Teaching critic and conscience of societyChapter 6. Critical thinkingChapter 7. Learning to teachChapter 8. Being accountable for student’s learningChapter 9. Competitive studentsChapter 10. Other challengesReferencesIndex

Tony Harland is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is also Chair of the Ecology Board of Studies and lectures in marine ecology. Tony’s education research concerns academic and student values, and how these impact on academic work, student learning and the university.

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1. Introduction: unfamiliar academic territory?Chapter 2. Assessing and gradingChapter 3. Teaching to meet all students’ learning needsChapter 4. Space and time in academic lifeChapter 5. Teaching critic and conscience of societyChapter 6. Critical thinkingChapter 7. Learning to teachChapter 8. Being accountable for student’s learningChapter 9. Competitive studentsChapter 10. Other challengesReferencesIndex