{"product_id":"exploring-informal-learning-space-in-the-university-a-collaborative-approach-9781472482617","title":"Exploring Informal Learning Space in the University: A Collaborative Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing student numbers, increased student expectations, new approaches to learning, and fast-paced technological advances all contribute to the need for universities to take a more strategic approach to their buildings, including formal and informal learning spaces. \u003ci\u003eExploring Informal Learning Space in the University\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the issue of informal learning space from the perspectives of a comprehensive range of stakeholders, including students, academics, facilities managers, university managers, IT managers, architects, interior designers, and librarians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from a range of experts, practitioners and academics around the world, this book uses a combination of case studies and theoretical discussion to explore the rationale and theory of informal learning space alongside the practicalities of its planning, development and utilization. The volume is at once ambitious and pragmatic, combining innovative thinking with a firm awareness of practicalities, including the varied constraints faced by universities and the need to work in tandem with broader strategies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvocating broad collaboration at both planning and delivery stage, the result is essential reading for anyone involved in the delivery of learning space provision - from architects and designers, to university managers and strategists. It will also be of particular interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of library \u0026amp; information science or higher education policy and strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Walton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472482617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Walton is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Information Management at Loughborough University, UK. He has over 30 years of experience in higher education and is editor-in-chief of the New Review of Academic Librarianship. During this period, he has been involved in learning space provision, including impact assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Matthews is Professor of Information Management in the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University, UK. He has been involved in the design and development of new and refurbished learning spaces in the university.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45125123768435,"sku":"9781472482617","price":340.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b3b4d4f3-a8dd-455b-b38f-35fbccd2265f.jpg?v=1782229572","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/exploring-informal-learning-space-in-the-university-a-collaborative-approach-9781472482617","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}