Mastering Management Education: Innovations in Teaching Effectiveness

As teaching methods and their effectiveness continue to fall under increased scrutiny, this book provides an ideal source of new instructional ideas, strategies and methodologies. An invaluable source for teachers and trainers.... This book is particularly enriching and stimulating. Written by authorities on teaching, each article is thought-provoking and some exude sheer brilliance in terms of the issues they put forward and the treatment of these issues. Explicit notes, references, recommended readings and in some cases, suggested films and movies at the end of each article allwo one to delve deeper into specific issues if required. A must for all faculty members of managment institutes and their libraries, and for scholars.... This book is also recommended for school teachers. --Management and Labour Studies "Essential reading for all those involved in the challenging and critical process of encouraging more effective learning." --Long Range Planning For nearly 20 years (and counting!) the Journal of Management Education has clearly been the most authoritative, up-to-date forum for the improvement of management and organization studies education in both classroom and corporate settings. The Journal′s practical, informative tone makes it an ideal resource for discovering new teaching exercises, ideas, and strategies. Charles Vance has collected the best of the Journal of Management Education in this new anthology, Mastering Management Education. Collecting the all-time gems--Vance has organized the original articles into integrated chapters: lecture and discussion methods, case-study teaching, group-learning skills, managing learner diversity, and much more. There′s also an annotated guide to many other key articles from the Journal′s rich history. As teaching methods and their effectiveness continue to fall under increased scrutiny, particularly in business schools, Mastering Management Education serves as a comprehensive, valuable survival guide for professionals, researchers, and students in organization and management studies, small groups, and business.