Addressing potential challenges in co-creating learning and teaching: overcoming resistance, navigating institutional norms and ensuring inclusivity in student–staff partnerships

Higher Education

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 195-208

  Bovill, C ^a   Cook Sather, A ^b   Felten, P ^c   Millard, L ^d   Moore Cherry, N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Co creation; Democratic education; Diversity; Partnership; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957432419     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: 1573174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-015-9896-4     Document Type: Article

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