A book review of Khan, K., Gurbutt, G. and Cragg, R. (2022) Changes in the higher education sector: contemporary drivers and the pursuit of excellence. London: Anthem Press.

Authors

  • Maggie Scott

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi24.904

Keywords:

teaching excellence, TEF, pedagogic methodologies, higher education

Author Biography

Maggie Scott

Maggie Scott is Associate Dean Academic (Quality Assurance and Enhancement) in the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology at the University of Salford. She has worked in UK higher education for over twenty years. Her research interests include academic leadership, language and power, and the cultural politics of the English and Scots languages.

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08-09-2022

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Scott, M. (2022) “A book review of Khan, K., Gurbutt, G. and Cragg, R. (2022) Changes in the higher education sector: contemporary drivers and the pursuit of excellence. London: Anthem Press. ”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (24). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi24.904.

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No. 24 (2022)

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