England. Sharar employs Margaret Archer’s morphogenetic approach to examine the "structure-agency" dynamic, identifying how institutional, national, and global forces shape—but do not entirely dictate—pedagogical practice. Key Insights
The book uses the meta-theory of critical realism to explore how lecturers navigate their daily work within three contrasting higher education institutions in
: Sharar argues that pedagogic approaches are most distorted when they treat education as a commodity. This shift often prevents students from reformulating knowledge for themselves within their own disciplinary experiences.