Dear colleagues,
As the editorial team of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, we’re excited to invite you to contribute as a book reviewer.
We have an opportunity available to review Stories of hope: reimagining education, edited by Sandra Abegglen, Tom Burns, Richard F. Heller, Rajan Madhok, Fabian Neuhaus, John Sandars, Sandra Sinfield, and Upasana Gitanjali Singh.
Book’s description:
Higher education is in crisis. Students are disengaged, lecturers are burned out, and universities seem more preoccupied with rankings and revenue than with knowledge and wellbeing. But rather than dwell on the problems, this book focuses on solutions—on hope.
Bringing together a diverse range of educators and practitioners, this collection showcases real-world innovations that challenge the status quo and offer glimpses of a more humane and inspiring educational future. From rethinking systems and curriculum design to fostering imaginative collaboration and exploring the role of technology, the book highlights practical, hopeful interventions that are already making a difference.
This is not a manifesto of complaints but an invitation to reimagine education. The contributors offer fresh perspectives from around the world, illustrating how small but meaningful changes can transform learning spaces, empower educators, and inspire students. For academics, teachers, administrators, and anyone invested in the future of education, this book serves as both a source of inspiration and a call to action. It is an evolving ecosystem of ideas—grounded in practice, rich with possibility, and rooted in radical hope. Now is the time to create the change we wish to see.
The book is available open access via Open Book Publishers.
Our book review guidelines for authors are available on our website.
If you would like to undertake a review of this book, please email Chad McDonald (c.mcdonald@mmu.ac.uk), including a brief description of your interest in the topic, your relevant qualifications, expertise and/or experience in relation to the submission (100 to 200 words max). This might include your knowledge of the subject and/or your experience acting as a peer reviewer for academic papers or as an author or researcher in the field.
We look forward to hearing from you.