The Education Ecology of Universities

Arguing that university teaching and learning ecosystems can be assessed in terms of their balance, feedback and self-correction, The Education Ecology of Universities demonstrates the benefits of institutional flexibility and self-awareness.

Robert A. Ellis is Professor of Learning at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. He is also a Dean (Learning and Teaching) of seven faculties in the Arts Education Law Group. Peter Goodyear is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, Australia, and was the founding co-director of the university's Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation.

Series editors' introduction Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Universities in a changing environment 2 Research approach 3 The views of university educational leaders 4 The views of university technology and facilities leaders 5 Emerging issues: balance, integration, capability and alignment 6 Service design 7 Learning in activity systems 8 Educational ecology as an applied science 9 Educational ecology: ways and means 10 Conclusions Appendix 1: Review questions to explore educationa strategic readiness Appendix 2: Researcher ratings