TY - BOOK AU - Blackwell,Richard AU - Blackmore,Paul ED - Society for Research into Higher Education. TI - Towards strategic staff development in higher education SN - 9780335212095 AV - LB1738 .T69 2003eb U1 - 378.11 PY - 2003/// CY - Maidenhead PB - Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press KW - College teachers KW - Training of KW - College personnel management KW - EDUCATION KW - Higher KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011 N2 - This book focuses on strategic staff development in higher education, a sector in which it has been largely viewed as an operational activity with little organizational relevance. The book demonstrates how staff development needs to be based on modern theories of 'organizational learning', aligning itself with institutional and departmental needs as well as the wants and needs of individual staff. The book takes a broad definition of staff development and seeks to cover all aspects of the academic role and the interests of all staff. The traditional focus on teaching and learning is covered bu ER -