Education - Higher

Community College Leadership and Management places emphasis on reframing college practices in order to advance student success. This calls for leaders to be well versed on promising strategies which have illustrated evidence in advancing academic success.Author: Christopher II Brown, Carlos Nevarez, J. Luke WoodISBN-10:...

Over the past 150 years, land-grant universities--America's first public institutions of higher learning--have had a profound impact on the well-being of our nation. Founded by the 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, land-grant universities were given a...

Brimming with lessons still relevant for today's activists, Berkeley: The Student Revolt is a classic of on-the-ground historical reportage.Author: Hal DraperISBN-10: 1642592536ISBN-13: 9781642592535Publisher: Haymarket BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2020Pages: 280Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

The Nexus between Engineering Societies and Engineering Education.- How Professional Societies Support Engineering Education: Pre-University Teachers and their Students.- How Professional Societies Support University Engineering Education: Direct Classroom Impact.- How Professional Societies Support University Engineering Education: Indirect Classroom Impact.- How Professional Societies Support Engineering...

This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory - concepts that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analysing and...

Getting a graduate degree in engineering is not a trivial task, especially if you are pursuing a PhD: from obtaining funding to taking graduate courses to passing one or more make-or-break qualifying exams to presenting at conferences to writing multiple (accepted ) peer-reviewed journal...

The purpose of this book is to provide readers with an overview of basic group dynamics and techniques that are effective in Higher Education and Student Affairs settings.Author: Wendy Killam, Adam Carter, Suzanne Degges-WhiteISBN-10: 1538128780ISBN-13: 9781538128787Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2020Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The second edition of Writing That Makes Sense takes students through the fundamentals of the writing process and explores the basic steps of critical thinking. Drawing upon over twenty years of experience teaching college composition and professional writing, David S. Hogsette combines relevant writing...

This book was written for K-12 practitioners and researchers, school administrators, aspiring teacher leaders, teacher teams, and community leaders who strive to meet the needs of a diverse student population.Author: Marsha Jones, Laureen Avery, Joseph DiMartinoISBN-10: 1475855710ISBN-13: 9781475855715Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2020Pages:...

This book has been written to help university staff, students and potential student and their parents understand the stress and strains the university system is under today and how this might play out in the future.Universities are under considerable pressure to change, perhaps under...

Today women are outperforming men in college attendance and academic achievement. It's time to consider what this momentous change means for higher education and society. What forces are at play? What are the implications for higher education when women are a significant majority of...

The essential how-to guide to successful college teaching and learning The college classroom is a place where students have the opportunity to be transformed and inspired through learning-but teachers need to understand how students actually learn. Robert DiYanni and Anton Borst provide an accessible,...

"Kevin Gannon asks that the contemporary university's manifold problems be approached as opportunities for critical engagement, arguing that, when done effectively, teaching is by definition emancipatory and hopeful. Considering individual pedagogical practice, the students who are teaching's primary audience and beneficiaries, and the institutions...

All Christian colleges and universities hail the integration of faith and learning as a premier mission objective. There is less agreement as to what the integration of faith and learning should look like in pedagogical and cross-disciplinary terms. This volume proposes that faith and...

Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty examines the challenges faced by diverse faculty members in colleges and universities. Highlighting the experiences of faculty of color--including African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Indigenous populations--in higher education across a range of institutional types, chapter authors employ...

Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty examines the challenges faced by diverse faculty members in colleges and universities. Highlighting the experiences of faculty of color--including African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Indigenous populations--in higher education across a range of institutional types, chapter authors employ...

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654. But then there's Walt Whitman, in 1856: "Whoever you are, come forth Or man or woman come forth / You must not stay sleeping...

At the start of the twenty-first century we are acutely conscious that universities operate within an entangled world of international scholarly connection. Now available in paperback, Empire of scholars examines the networks that linked academics across the colonial world in the age of 'Victorian'...

This volume explores the experience of hunger and food insecurity among college students at a large, public university in north Texas. Ninety-two clients of the campus food pantry volunteered to share their experiences through qualitative interviews, allowing the author to develop seven profiles of...

Get In, Get Out, Get Hired is an inside look at American MBA programs from a recent graduate's point of view. Dean's background prior to the MBA program was in psychology which is clear throughout the book; it looks at MBA success from a...

In the updated edition of this important volume, the editors and chapter contributors explore how diverse populations of students experience college differently and encounter group-specific barriers to success. Informed by relevant theories, each chapter focuses on engaging a different student population, including low-income students,...

Neoliberalism's War on Higher Education reveals how neoliberal policies, practices, and modes of material and symbolic violence have radically reshaped the mission and practice of higher education, short-changing a generation of young people.Author: Henry A. GirouxISBN-10: 164259184XISBN-13: 9781642591842Publisher: Haymarket BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2019Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight:...

We live and thrive in a global society and economy where education and training is essential to a nation's competitiveness and to the standard of living of its people. Opening the doors of higher or further education beyond the enrollments in elite or select...

In this book, Martin Krieger provides a detailed and practical guide for readers who wish to become more effective scholars, teachers, and administrators. The Thriving Professor dispenses usable insights that smooth the passages through promotion and tenure, and enable the scholar to write and...

Universities for years have been the bright spot in our educational system. Today, these institutions are under siege from multiple constituencies including students, parents, legislators, government officials and their own faculties. Education has historically been a way for students to improve their lives and...

This volume brings together significant international research in technology education by focusing on contemporary postgraduate research, elaborating on the findings with the aim of making the content relevant to researchers, teachers and other potential researchers in the field. The book shares with readers what...

This book presents the multiple facets of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education across various academic disciplines, an area that is expected to grow constantly in response to the competitive global higher education market. The studies presented were conducted in...

This book provides an overview of contemporary postgraduate research in Technology Education, bringing recent research on technology education to the attention of teachers so that they can use the findings to inform their practice, while also informing the education research community about studies being...

This volume addresses all facets of faculty development, including academic and career development, teaching improvement, research capacity building, and leadership development. In addition, it describes a multitude of ways, ranging from workshops to the workplace, in which health professionals can develop their knowledge and...

Higher education policy has increasingly gained a European dimension, with its own distinct influence over national education policies. Against this background, a major project was launched, the REFLEX project, which aims to make a contribution to assessing the demands that the modern knowledge society...

This ground-breaking title from the world's leading authority on contemporary contracting best practices, the IACCM (International Association for Contract and Commercial Management) delivers a lively and practical complete insight into the contracting process which is useful in both business and personal life. Contracts are...

Author: Michael HeydISBN-10: 9024725089ISBN-13: 9789024725083Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/1983Pages: 308Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

A PhD is the start of the research careers, and these students are the backbone of Universities and research institutions. It is the opportunity for youthful energy and creativity to make global impact and train the future researchers to make a difference. However, the...

During the last decades, our society is witnessing an authentic revolution that, in a dizzying manner has deeply influenced, modified, and transformed the way of life of human beings. This constant and unstoppable revolution is transmuting all areas of our life: social, cultural, personal,...

A rich collection of essays about the inner, shared experiences of participants engaged in second-person approaches to contemplative practice.Author: Olen GunnlaugsonISBN-10: 143847282XISBN-13: 9781438472829Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2020Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Leading Higher Education As and For Public Good asserts that the purpose of higher education is twofold: for public good and as public good. Acknowledging that the notion of public good increasingly cannot be taken for granted, the book argues that leading, teaching and...

"The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) began its life as the Arkansas State Normal School in 1907. Originally intended to bolster Arkansas's teaching pool by training professional educators, the school hosted 9 academic departments, 1 building, 107 stuAuthor: Vaughn Scribner, Marcus Witcher, Phi Alpha...

Within higher education, power is often perceived negatively. Rather than avoiding the idea of power, this book explores the importance of embracing and effectively engaging power to affect positive change on campus. Understanding Power and Leadership in Higher Education gives college and university administrators...

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Fourth Grade helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math, every day of the week! Based on the bestselling Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action, the book follows the simple premise that frequent, rigorous,...

Kathy Drucquer Duff discusses probing questions comprehensively in her book Productive Conversations with Donors: A Handbook for Frontline Fundraisers. This book provides fundraisers with new approaches for being inquisitive and persistent in an authentic manner. Learn how to use probing questions to: Thank a...

There are many decisions you have to make during your life that have major impacts on your future. Buying your first new car, renting your first apartment all on you own, finding a soul-mate and getting married, buying your first house, applying for and...

In this seminal work on academic advising, the authors of three overarching chapters address the key issues and challenges of academic advising.Author: Terry U. O'BanionISBN-10: 1475850840ISBN-13: 9781475850840Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2019Pages: 158Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

This book chronicles what an economic impact study is, is not, what the results mean, and why they are important.Author: Kjell A. ChristophersenISBN-10: 147584588XISBN-13: 9781475845884Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/04/2019Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52dReview Citation(s): Choice 07/01/2020

The most effective and long-lasting student strike in U.S. History took place at San Francisco State College in 1968. The first Black Student Union, the first Black Studies Department, the only College of Ethnic Studies, and the admission of thousands of students of color...

This book defines and explores the four fundamental elements of a community college business model, demonstrates the necessity and impacts of the model, and provides guidance on managing within, effectively developing, and successfully implementing an operational framework structured to enhance student learning and success.Author:...

This volume offers a deep interpretation of Edward Said's literary thought towards the development of educational criticism. Insofar as Said's academic career was built around the contours of literary analysis, Leonardo demonstrates how Said's work propels scholarship on schooling in ways that enrich our...

The 250th anniversary of the founding of Rutgers University is a perfect moment for the Rutgers community to reconcile its past, and acknowledge its role in the enslavement and debasement of African Americans and the disfranchisement and elimination of Native American people and culture....

Over the past several decades, colleges and universities in the United States and United Kingdom have made significant commitments to increasing diversity, most notably regarding race and gender. The result has not, however, been an amelioration of conflict over matters of difference. Instead, there...

Are you struggling in college? Do you spend hours studying, but still get low grades? Do you find college to be frustrating, even though you looked forward to it all your life?If you answered yes to these questions, the reason for your problems is...

Disability at the University is written by those that have traversed the terrain and experienced higher education with a disability. It is in many ways a manifesto, a call for change, a call to action. It is a guide book, a blueprint, and a...