The Project Establishment Guide: probing the critical contexts for learning and teaching projects to enable their success
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Paper/Presentation Title | The Project Establishment Guide: probing the critical |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Lawrence, Jill (Author) and Lawrence, Felicity (Author) |
Editors | Heinrich, Eva and Bourke, Roseanna |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Research and Development in Higher Education: Next Generation, Higher Education: Challenges, Changes and Opportunities |
Journal Citation | 42, pp. 50-60 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2020 |
Place of Publication | Hammondville, NSW 2214, Australia |
ISBN | 9780648550730 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.herdsa.org.au/publications/conference-proceedings/research-and-development-higher-education-next-generation-5 |
Conference/Event | 42nd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2019) |
Event Details | 42nd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2019) Parent Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference Delivery In person Event Date 02 to end of 05 Jul 2019 Event Location Auckland, New Zealand |
Abstract | Taking strategic and operational contexts into account is critical for the success of higher education learning and teaching projects. Many projects are established with only a cursory look at the strategic priorities they need to deliver, neglecting to unpack the team’s assumptions and how these impact on project planning and execution. The Project Establishment Guide (PEG) was designed to ensure projects are strategically planned, operationally embedded and sustainable. PEG draws on four theoretical perspectives and incorporates five phases, each accompanied by critical questions. A participatory action research methodology was deployed in the reflective evaluation stages to investigate whether PEG assisted project success. Findings suggest that the PEG enables teams to interrogate their assumptions about their project’s strategic and operational contexts. However, it also needs to be fine-tuned before it can be incorporated as a standard approach for establishing informed, strategically aligned and embedded projects that are sustainable and maintained into the future. |
Keywords | higher education; learning and teaching projects |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2020 Jill Lawrence and Felicity Lawrence. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
University of Auckland, New Zealand | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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