Moving beyond the gap between research and practice in higher education

About this book

The culture of the academy, the reward system of tenure, the socialization of faculty, the disciplinary orientations, and the unclear designation of higher education as a professional field or a discipline are all encompassed within a larger paradigm that discounts practice (or for practitioners, discounts research) and separates research from practice.... This volume of New Directions for Higher Education provides a forum for the chapter authors, both researchers and practitioners, to explore the dichotomy and to offer solutions, including examples of current efforts that have already begun to bridge the gap -- from cover.