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PG DIP ULT

General Course Reading

You will be directed to specific reading through the PG Diploma and, as the course progresses, will be
increasingly expected to explore the field for yourself. Below is a selection of texts which you should find
useful as a starting point:

* These books are available as e-books via the following Imperial College Library link: www.imperial.ac.uk/
admin-services/library/subject-support/education/e-books

Biggs, J. & Tang, C. (2011) Teaching for Quality Learning at University. Maidenhead: OUP McGraw-Hill
Education.
Elvidge, L. (ed.) (2005) Exploring good leadership and management practice in higher education: issues of
engagement. Cambridge: Jill Rogers.
Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., and Marshall, S. (eds.) (2014) A handbook for teaching and learning in Higher Education:
Enhancing academic practice. London: Routledge.*
Hughes, J. Jewson, N. & Unwin, L. (eds.) (2007) Communities of Practice. Critical Perspectives. Abingdon:
Routledge.*
Illeris, K. (ed.) (2009) Contemporary Theories of Learning: Learning theorists…in their own words Abingdon:
Routledge.*
Illeris, K. (2014) Transformative Learning and Identity Abingdon: Routledge.
Jarvis P., Helford, J. and Griffin, C. (2003) The theory and practice of learning. London: Kogan Page.*
Lave, J. & Wenger, E. (1991) Situated Learning. Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge: University of
Cambridge Press.
Meyer, J.H.F. (2008) Threshold concepts within the disciplines. Sense publishers.
Meyer, J.H.F., Land, R. & Baillie, C. (2010) Threshold Concepts and Transformational Learning. Sense
Publishers.
Pritchard, A. (2009) Ways of learning: learning theories and learning styles in the classroom. London:
Routledge.
Poulson L. & Wallace, M. (eds.) (2004) Learning to Read Critically in Teaching and Learning. SAGE.*
Race, P. (2007) The Lecturer’s Toolkit: A practical guide to learning, teaching and assessment. Abingdon:
Routledge.
Ramsden, P. (2003) Learning to Teach in Higher Education. London: Routledge.
Rogers, J. (2007) Adults Learning. Maidenhead: The Open University Press.
Tennant, M. (2005) Psychology & Adult Learning. Taylor & Francis Ltd.*
Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice. Learning, meaning and identity, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Woolfolk, A. Hughes, M. & Walkup, V. (2013) Psychology in Education 2nd Ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman.*

Also available via the Imperial College Library are direct links to recommended Education Journals:
www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/library/subject-support/education/key-e-journals

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