Education - Higher

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This book is an introduction to TBL for health profession educators.The book provides readers with models and guidance on everything they need to know about team formation and maintenance; peer feedback and evaluation processes, and facilitation; and includes a directory of tools and resources.Author:...

Based on three years of detailed anthropological observation, this account of undergraduate culture portrays students' academic relations to faculty and administration as one of subjection. With rare intervals in crisis moments, student life has always been dominated by grades and grade point averages. The...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The first real exposé of how universities have trademarked, copyrighted, branded, and patented everything they do.Universities generate an enormous amount of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, Internet domain names, and even trade secrets. Until recently, universities often ceded ownership of this property to...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This is the book that introduces schoolchildren to the mathematics behind Artificial Intelligence!There are books with no mathematics, just the description of what AI can do. Then there are books with no mathematics, just lots of computer code. And there are books with lots...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This book examines transitions from law school to the legal profession, and their impact on wellbeing. There is a significant body of evidence that suggests law student wellbeing is particularly problematic, partially due to the distinctive nature of law as a discipline. Similarly, there...

Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) as therapeutics is seen as a hot topic now-a-days. However, there is very vast gap in the understanding of MSCs to be taken from benchside to bedside. The Current book gives details about the potential role of MSCs as therapeutics...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Cell and molecular pharmacology is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the study of drugs and their interactions with cells and molecules at a cellular and molecular level. Cell signaling refers to the process by which cells communicate with each other and respond...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Democracy is neither inevitable nor guaranteed to last. To survive, democracy needs people adequately prepared to enact it. Such preparation for effective citizenship in a complex and plural world requires an adult civic education, one that goes beyond simple knowledge acquisition. It requires a...

This book explores the experiences of gifted Black women doctoral graduates, featuring narratives of their challenges related to race, gender, parenthood, class, and first-generation status offering discussion on the role of community and academic support in their success. Delivering concrete guidance on navigating the...

Author: Geoffry D. Ph. D. WhiteISBN-10: 1573928100ISBN-13: 9781573928106Publisher: Prometheus BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2000Pages: 470Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.62lbsSize: 9.36h x 6.40w x 1.30dReview Citation(s): Mother Jones 11/01/2000 pg. 92Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 138

Young adults with intellectual disability tell the story of their own experience of higher education How do students with intellectual disability experience higher education? Creating Our Own Lives addresses this question through the eyes of participants themselves. In relating their experiences and aspirations, these...

The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education. This in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives provides a wealth of evidence that sabbaticals are instrumental...

General Education Essentials "Full-time and part-time faculty in any discipline and at any size campus with any type of mission can pick up this volume and learn something that will help her or him improve teaching and learning. "--From the Foreword by Terrel L....

The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education. This in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives provides a wealth of evidence that sabbaticals are instrumental...

Author: Kevin MaryISBN-10: 3031378520ISBN-13: 9783031378522Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2023Pages: 214Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Now available in paperback, this two-volume work is intended to help readers develop powerful new ways of thinking about organizational principles, and apply them to policy-making and management in colleges and universities.The book is written with two audiences in mind: administrative and faculty leaders...

Discover the transformative power of healing frequencies with this comprehensive ebook guide. Unlock the secrets of vibrational medicine and harness the healing potential of sound, music, and energy. Whether you're seeking relief from physical ailments, emotional stress, or simply looking to enhance your overall...

Co-published with the Council on Undergraduate ResearchThis book highlights the exciting work of two-year colleges to prepare students for their future careers through engagement in undergraduate research.Author: Nancy H. HenselISBN-10: 1620369958ISBN-13: 9781620369951Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2021Pages: 252Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d

During the 2020 and 2021 phases of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there was significant prognostication regarding what internationalization in higher education would look like in its aftermath. Within the field of international education, many stated the need to reimagine internationalization in and of higher...

This book is a step-by-step guide for improving student learning in higher education. The authors found that faculty and administrators particularly struggle to conceptualize and implement multi-section, multi-course improvement efforts.Author: Keston H. Fulcher, Caroline PrendergastISBN-10: 1642671819ISBN-13: 9781642671810Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/29/2021Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h...

Reflections on a 50-year career in higher education, most of it at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Wayne Roberts taught mathematics and served as provost. Roberts also started the Minnesota State High School Mathematics League, which currently has 165 member schools and...

The Columbia University Seminars, founded in 1945, represent a distinctive experiment in academia. Scholars from different disciplines and institutions, as well as practitioners and other experts, meet once a month through the academic year to study and discuss subjects, sometimes beyond their specialties. Through...

J. E. Wallace Sterling was Stanford University's fifth president, serving from 1949 until 1968. During his presidency, Stanford evolved from a notable regional university into a leading national and eventually international university--developments in which Sterling played a critical part. Taking advantage of a postwar...

This is the final volume in a four-part series covering the development of the university in Europe (east and west) from its origins to the present day, focusing on a number of major themes viewed from a European perspective. The originality of the series...

This accessible and engaging text explores the relationship between philosophy, science and physical geography. It addresses an imbalance that exists in opinion, teaching and to a lesser extent research, between a philosophically enriched human geography and a perceived philosophically empty physical geography. The text...

This fully revised and updated second edition builds upon the original vision of the first, which was to give voice to diverse and inclusive perspectives, identities, and practices and to enact the principle that student conduct and conflict response must be based upon foundations...

This book presents the Being Human in STEM Initiative, or HSTEM, as a model for challenging the assumptions we make, and how we communicate to students, about who belongs and who can thrive in STEM.Author: Sarah L. Bunnell, Sheila S. Jaswal, Megan B. LysterISBN-10:...

50 Anatomy Word Searches Aimed at Medical Students.50 pages black ink on white paper.Part 1- Covers from The Thorax to the Head and Neck.Author: Jacob WordwormISBN-10: 1708952772ISBN-13: 9781708952778Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/16/2019Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.11d

The first in-depth treatment of the school/work transition, this book raises the level of discussion above simple how to strategies. Howard considers the values, choices, responsibilities, and challenges facing the student leaving college or graduate/professional school. The transition from school to work entails a...

Black Female Perspectives from Predominantly White Institutions: Strategies for Wellbeing in White Spaces and Beyond supports Black women working in predominantly White spaces and further educates their institutions, non-Black counterparts, students, and families in developing an understanding of the challenges and needs of Black...

This guide for admission to NYU Stern has been revised for the 2014 application season So you want to go to a great New York business school for your MBA? Then you probably want to try for NY Stern. Here are a few great...

Higher education institutions have already begun to see decreasing enrollment numbers, even as higher education enrollment is predicted to drop precipitously starting in 2025. Much of the decrease in enrollment will be driven by demographic trends about which higher education institutions can do little,...

Draws on and centers oral histories with Black women college graduates to demonstrate the role of community in fostering their success in and beyond education.Author: Rachelle Winkle-WagnerISBN-10: 1438495420ISBN-13: 9781438495422Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 373Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Harvard gets well over 9,000 MBA applications each applications season. Even with just a single essay this year, that's still a lot for the adcom to review If you're going to go for the Harvard dream, how do you have a chance? How do...

Using Focus Groups to Listen, Learn, and Lead in Higher Education presents an easy-to-use 6-step guide to help leaders in higher education listen to and learn from their stakeholders in order to enhance decision making.Author: Mona J. E. Danner, J. Worth Pickering, Tisha M....

Stories abound regarding the poor conditions in which adjunct faculty labor, yet many of those that employ adjunct faculty are unaware of how the conditions impact an adjunct's ability to teach.Author: Roy FullerISBN-10: 1620363720ISBN-13: 9781620363720Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2017Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w...

This book is a search for the promises of public education and the places where these are broken by critics feeding at the academic and professional trough. This book is a venture in critical auto-ethnography, exploring critique through this ethnographic technique has allowed me...

The exponentially increasing production of new data and the advancements in AI learning tools will require teachers to rethink their roles if they are to prepare their students to thrive in this new age of data. The New Science of Teaching: Rethinking a Teachers...

Placement tests are rapidly joining the ranks of high-stakes testing and college freshmen are required to take mathematics placement exams to determine their first mathematics course upon entering college. Unfortunately, these exams tend to place students in a lower-level or remedial course. As a...

From the first intercollegiate hockey contest in American history, in 1896, to today, Yale hockey has provided its fans with countless memorable moments. Over the course of more than one hundred seasons, the Bulldogs have won intercollegiate, league, and conference championships and have delivered...

On the 100th anniversary of TCU's move to Fort Worth, The Center for Texas Studies at TCU and the TCU Press have joined together to produce an in-depth look at the historical relationship between town and gown, between the city and the university that...

Succinct and simply written, these 89 Essential Tips will focus students on the most important lessons to gain from the college experience. From money-management to study and test-taking tips, this short compendium of advice ranges from the big-picture importance of a college education to...

This is a book about the enormous changes that took place at Baylor University from 1991 to 2003, as seen through the perceptive eyes of its provost at the time, Donald D. Schmeltekopf. On the front end was the charter revision, a change that...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...