Det universitets- og høgskolepedagogiske vitenskapsområdet i Norge : fremvekst, grunnlagstenkning og «state of the art»

Abstract

The book provides an insight into the fields of teaching and research in higher education in Norway today. Furthermore, the history and development of the scientific area, and central characteristics of the work university and college pedagogues (University pedagogues) carry out are presented. In this way, the book constitutes an updated knowledge base for higher education (HE) pedagogy in the Norwegian context. The book's chapters are individual scientific and peer-reviewed chapters that can be read individually based on a specific area of interest. While the book's chapters each represent a unique contribution, the book can and should also be read as a whole, where the different parts touch and elaborate on various overarching themes.

The first part of the book covers basic questions and foundational thinking, as well as the background for the emergence of HE pedagogy as a field of practice and scientific area of study in Norway. The second part of the book sheds light on various matters that have to do with teaching and learning in higher education. The chapters in this part spring from research and development projects in Norway with HE pedagogical relevance. The book's third part is also rooted in practice in the HE pedagogical field. This section attempts to take the students' perspective on learning and various courses and schemes offered at various institutions. Finally, we have collected chapters that raise a systems perspective and discuss the development and establishment of various institutional measures to raise teaching and educational quality, in addition to specific competence-enhancing courses.