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Myths in Education, Learning and Teaching

Policies, Practices and Principles

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Marcus K. Harmes

    1. University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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  2. Henk Huijser

    1. Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Australia

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  3. Patrick Alan Danaher

    1. University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Demythologizing Teaching and Learning in Education: Towards a Research Agenda

    1. Demythologizing Teaching and Learning in Education: Towards a Research Agenda

      • Marcus K. Harmes, Henk Huijser, Patrick Alan Danaher
      Pages 1-16

  3. Myths about Learning and Teaching

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Learning Power: Taking Learning-Centredness Seriously in a Blended Learning Environment

      • Julianne Willis, Marilynn Willis, Henk Huijser
      Pages 19-39

    3. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Mythic Aspects in the Tertiary Sector

      • Barbara A. H. Harmes
      Pages 40-58

    4. Does Increased Teaching Equate to Increased Learning?

      • Wim Gijselaers, Amber Dailey-Hebert
      Pages 59-72

    5. Self-Identified and Observed Teaching Styles: A Case Study of Senior Physical Education Teachers in Queensland Schools

      • Brendan SueSee, Ken Edwards
      Pages 73-93

  4. Myths about Educational Principles and Practices: Case Studies from the Middle East

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. ‘We Don’t Need No Education?’: Moving Towards the Integration of Tertiary Education and Entrepreneurship

      • Cormac McMahon, Henk Huijser
      Pages 97-113

    3. The Establishment of Bahrain Polytechnic: Assumptions Questioned, Myths Exposed and Challenges Faced

      • Mohammed Al Daylami, Brian Bennison, Chris Coutts, Faisal Hassan, Jameel Hasan, Henk Huijser et al.
      Pages 114-132

  5. Myths about Digital and Online Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Three Decades of Digital ICT in Education: Deconstructing Myths and Highlighting Realities

      • Adriana Ornellas, Juana Sancho
      Pages 135-150

    3. Digital Literacy in Higher Education: The Rhetoric and the Reality

      • Lorelle J. Burton, Jane Summers, Jill Lawrence, Karen Noble, Peter Gibbings
      Pages 151-172

    4. Learners and Technology: Myths about Online Education

      • Elena Barbera Gregori
      Pages 173-189

    5. Dispelling Myths for Students: Alternative Ways of Thinking in Online Education

      • Federico Borges, Anna Forés
      Pages 190-203

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 204-205
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About this book

This collection brings together international scholars to interrogate a range of educational practices, procedures and policies, around the organizing principle that 'myths' often require critical scrutiny. Engaging with key themes in contemporary global education, the contributors challenge and address educational myths and their consequences.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Southern Queensland, Australia

    Marcus K. Harmes, Patrick Alan Danaher

  • Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Australia

    Henk Huijser

About the editors

Mohammed Al Daylami, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Elena Barbera Gregori, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Brian Bennison, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Federico Borges, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Lorelle J. Burton, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Chris Coutts, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Amber Dailey-Hebert, Park University, USA Fred Dervin, University of Helsinki, Finland Ken Edwards, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Anna Forés, University of Barcelona, Spain Peter Gibbings, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Wim Gijselaers, Maastricht University, Netherlands Barbara A. H. Harmes, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Jameel Hasan, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Faisal Hassan, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Jill Lawrence, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Bryce McLoughlin, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Cormac McMahon, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain David McMaster, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain Karen Noble, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Adriana Ornellas, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Juana Sancho, University of Barcelona, Spain Brendan SueSee, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Jane Summers, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Julianne Willis, Educational Consultant Marilynn Willis, Educational Consultant Fatima Wali, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain

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