A policy on the shelf or a map for future action? : perceptions of and reactions to a strategic plan for teaching and learning in higher education
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9970Dato
2015Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
Peer reviewed
Forfatter
Sandvoll, RagnhildSammendrag
Three years after the introduction
of a strategic plan for teaching
and learning within a Norwegian
university faculty, ten stakeholders
(e.g. heads of
departments, administrative
leaders) were interviewed about
how they understood and
endorsed the strategy, aiming to
identify and analyse factors that
hindered and/or facilitated its
successful adoption.
Findings indicate that the strategy had little impact on teaching and learning activities, but it triggered some pedagogical discussion. The study explores the nature of these discussions and considers whether discussion fostered significant networks which have the potential to enhance teaching and learning. Implications for the implementation of teaching and learning policies are discussed.