The Development of University Teaching Over Time: Pedagogical Approaches from 1800 to the Present

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Tom O'Donoghue (The University of Western Australia)

The Development of University Teaching Over Time

Pedagogical Approaches from 1800 to the Present

Tom O'Donoghue (The University of Western Australia)

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Routledge
27 October 2025

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Teaching skills & techniques

Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education

Examining two centuries of university education, this book charts the development of pedagogical approaches since the year 1800 and how they have transformed higher education.

While institutions for promoting advanced learning in various forms have existed in Asia, Africa, and the Arab world for centuries, the beginning of the nineteenth century saw the emergence of the modern model of a university with which we are familiar today. This book argues that, in the time since, seven broad teaching approaches were developed across the world which continue to be used today: the disputation, the lecture, the tutorial, the research seminar, workplace teaching, teaching through material making, and role-play. O’Donoghue demonstrates how each has been reconfigured and developed over time in response to the changing nature of higher education, as well as society more generally.

This expansive book will be of great interest to historians of education, scholars of education more generally, and teacher practitioners interested in the pedagogical models that shape modern academia.

By: Tom O'Donoghue (The University of Western Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781032770529
ISBN 10: 103277052X
Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 27 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Background 3. The Disputation 4. The Lecture 5. The Tutorial 6. The Research Seminar 7. Workplace Teaching 8. Teaching Through Material Making 9. The Use of Role-Play 10. Conclusion

Tom O'Donoghue is an emeritus professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia. He is also an elected fellow of both the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Royal Historical Society (UK).