Professional Development in Higher Education: A Theoretical Framework for Action Research

This study offers a theoretical framework for professional development in higher education and examines the priorities for teachers' careers in the 1990s. It may be used as a companion volume to the author's work, "Action Research in Higher Education".

Part 1 Praxis in higher education: practical reasoning; the dialectical relationship between theory and practice in higher education. Part 2 Theory in higher education: theories of knowing and learning; Kelly's personal construct theory; Leontiev's theory of action. Part 3 The integration of theory and practice: action research; educational research methodology. Part 4 Professional development: methods and strategies of professional development; priorities for professional development in the 1990s.