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The uniqueness of learning: Rethinking the meaning of student-centred education

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

The concept of student-centred education (SCE) has existed in literature for many years. It entails a shift in focus of the educational process from the teacher to the student. Higher education institutions have to find their place in the commercial and competitive market of educational services. Bates et al.

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The uniqueness of learning: Rethinking the meaning of student-centred education

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

The concept of student-centred education (SCE) has existed in literature for many years. It entails a shift in focus of the educational process from the teacher to the student. Higher education institutions have to find their place in the commercial and competitive market of educational services. Bates et al.

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Not Your Traditional Student: Changing Demographics on Campus

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That is what the education-to-career path has traditionally looked like — but today’s typical higher education student is just as likely to be older when they enter (or return to) university, working while in school, a parent, a first-generation student — or any combination of these. by Shelley Seale. When I enrolled at St.