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Teacher Development
An international journal of teachers' professional development
Volume 4, 2000 - Issue 1
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The role of the institute for learning and teaching in higher education in supporting professional development in learning and teaching in higher education

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Pages 7-13 | Published online: 19 Dec 2006
 

Abstract

This article explores the concept of professionalism in teaching and the facilitation of learning in United Kingdom higher education. Examination of the sociological literature on professionalism and the activities of currently established professional bodies suggest that the control of standards of performance and control of the right to practise are the defining characteristics. A consideration of the present and projected situation in higher education suggests that regulation by a professional body of the right to practise will become increasingly difficult to implement. However, the articulation of professional standards of performance, for an increasingly varied student population, poses a significant challenge for the membership of the newly created Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (the first professional body created in this area), whose results will benefit both the higher education community and the external stakeholders in higher education.

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