This volume explores the research and practice of faculty development in developing and fragile countries, and the multiple individual, institutional, cultural, political, and economic barriers that stand in the way of this reform. Based on the concept that "we teach as we were taught," it aims to help higher education faculty as they move from lecture-based teaching to a more interactive approach, which helps build critical thinking, creativity and problem solving skills in students.

Part I: Overview of Active Learning and Faculty Development 1. Introduction and Overview of the Book Katherine E. Hudson 2. Advancing Active Learning Globally: Best Practices in Faculty Development Mary Deane Sorcinelli and Aziza Ellozy Part II: Case Studies of Faculty Development Programs 3. Faculty Development for Education in Emergencies: A University-NGO partnership in Kenya Mary Mendenhall and Mary Tangelder 4. Learning about Teaching: A Collaborative Research Exploration of Learner-Centered Pedagogy in Tanzania Matthew A.M. Thomas and Victorini Salema 5. Faculty Development for Teacher Education in Afghanistan Joseph B. Berger, Hassan Aslami, Rohina Amiri, Mujtaba Hedayet, and Hanni S. Thoma 6. Transofrming Teaching toward Student-Centered Learning: A Faculty Development Case of Yunnan University, China Fan Yihong, Wang Ju, Duan Zhuying, and Huang Tianhui 7. Placing the curriculum at the heart of the process: Fostering student-centered pedagogy in Rwanda Rebecca Schendel and Garret Gantner Part III: Recommendations 8. Lessons Learned: Content, Technologies and Processes for Faculty Development of Teaching Cristine Smith and Katherine E. Hudson 9. A Framework for Understanding and Gauging Faculty Change and Evolution in Teaching Cristine Smith

Cristine Smith is Associate Professor of International Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.

Katherine E. Hudson is Lecturer of Higher Education and Director of Program Development at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.