Education - Higher

America's second oldest higher education institution experienced the full violence of the Civil War, with a wartime destiny of destruction compounded by its strategic location in Virginia's Tidewater region between Union and Confederate lines. This book describes the fate of the College and also...

Communication Centers and Oral Communication Programs in Higher Education, edited by Eunkyong L. Yook and Wendy Atkins-Sayre reveals vital information that is of theoretical and practical importance to higher education administrators, educators, and communication centers directors and staff. It is the first book to...

Based on the most extensive research on community college teaching to date, this book examines the nature of teaching and the institutional forces that shape it in a variety of course settings, ranging from innovative approaches to complex subjects to conventional didactic instruction. Drawing...

This book presents basic atomic theory as given in first and second year courses at university. It demonstrates that the structure of the Periodic Table as we know it is based on sound principles. Throughout the book, theoretical concepts are presented, along with the...

Only 57 percent of incoming college freshmen will graduate over the next six years. Your freshman year is critical! Learn time-tested strategies to help ensure that you won't become the next dropout statistic. Discover how to: Strengthen your resilience to anxiety, depression, and stress...

Parents, your child is going to high school. When did that happen!? High School Grand Slam: An Educational GPS Parent Edition, is an excellent tool that will address your questions, help you guide your child to get organized and develop solid educational goals and...

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,...

Increasingly, faculty with intersectional perspectives are challenging many aspects of higher education and urging a radical reimagination of the institution itself. This volume explores the successful strategies and contradictions of working within, against, and beyond a university with the goal of creating a humanizing...

Rutgers University has come a long way since it was granted a royal charter in 1766. As it migrated from a parsonage in Somerville, to the New Brunswick-sited Sign of the Red Lion tavern, to stately Old Queens, and expanded northward along College Avenue,...

A must-have for international risk managers, education abroad health and safety officers, or anyone with significant responsibility for student safety and well-being. This volume shares risk mitigation best practices informed by higher education litigation outcomes, legislative and regulatory policies, and current standards to build...

Artificial intelligence (AI) opens new opportunities for STEM education in K-12, higher education, and professional education contexts. This book summarizes AI in education (AIED) with a particular focus on the research, practice, and technological paradigmatic shifts of AIED in recent years.Author: Fan OuyangISBN-10: 1032019603ISBN-13:...

Applied Linguistics in the Global South: Ethical Human Relations Within and Beyond the Academia emerges from conversations between scholars interested in discussing all the pains, crises, and difficulties on the path to establishing themselves in academia. Through these dialogues, this book creates a space...

Drawing from in-depth interviews with alumni across the disciplines, this book explores the benefits of undergraduate research: meaningful intellectual engagement, a sense of belonging in the campus community, and vocational clarity and career success after college.Author: Kristine Johnson, J. Michael RifenburgISBN-10: 1032701277ISBN-13: 9781032701271Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

This book provides innovative, practical tools to help combat declining personal wellbeing in the higher education workplace.Divided into two sections, the book looks at wellbeing from institutional and individual levels. It outlines a framework for how wellbeing in the higher education workplace can be...

Public Policy and Higher Education, third edition, provides readers with the tools to examine how policies affect students' access and success in college. Rather than arguing for a single approach, the authors use research-based evidence and consider political and historical values and beliefs to...

The 125-year history of Appalachian State University rests on the ambitious yet selfless dream of empowering impoverished mountain families through education. Dauphin Disco Dougherty, his wife Lillie Shull Dougherty, and his bachelor brother, Blanford Barnard Dougherty, founded a small semi-private high school in 1899...

This book offers a timely investigation into the impact of affective factors on learning in English-medium instruction. It explores topics including motivation, anxiety, emotions, willingness to communicate and teacher beliefs, providing insights into the field from Anglophone, non-Anglophone, monolingual, multilingual and migration contexts.Author: David...

This book is an essential guide for current and prospective international doctoral students wishing to apply and study for a PhD in the UK, and other countries where courses are conducted in English.Author: Peter SamuelsISBN-10: 1032561939ISBN-13: 9781032561936Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2024Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 9.69h...

ACCESS: Accessible Course Construction for Every Student's Success is a practical guide to digital course design that incorporates and exceeds current accessibility practices for disabled and non-disabled students in higher education. Author: Cat Mahaffey, Ashlyn C. WaldenISBN-10: 1032777591ISBN-13: 9781032777597Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2024Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Blended Learning Solutions for Higher Education explores the origins, empirical foundations, and implementation of blended learning in colleges and universities. Author: Neil HughesISBN-10: 1032417978ISBN-13: 9781032417974Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2024Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

Colleges and universities were once places where students came to learn, experts, intellectuals, and others came to teach, and where knowledge was created. Today, America's higher education system is severely compromised by commodification and corporatization, which have transformed higher education into a marketplace. This...

A fresh approach to conceptualising and actioning high quality teaching in Higher Education, this volume fills a gap in current literature by expanding beyond the 'delivery' of teaching. It offers an evidence-based discussion of 'artistry' and demonstrates how this may be applied within Higher...

Dedicated to the technical talent underpinning research, teaching and innovation within universities and research institutes, this book highlights the vital contributions of technicians to the higher education and research sector.Author: Kelly VereISBN-10: 1032282851ISBN-13: 9781032282855Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2024Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x...

The Persian King Darius I (reigned 522-486 BCE) constructed a canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea- an ancient precursor to the Suez Canal. Artachaies was a Persian engineer who engineered the Xerxes Canal in Greece. The Persian Empire witnessed remarkable contributions to...

Designing Socially Dynamic Digital Learning is a practical guide to the creation of online and blended coursework and learning environments that foster social interaction and engagement among students. Author: Chaohua OuISBN-10: 1032436018ISBN-13: 9781032436012Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2024Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

Most Ph.D. aspirants underestimate the demand on their time, budget, and relationships. Yet, even before the investment in classwork and the dissertation, they commonly minimize what goes into the application process. This book will step you through seven questions, probing the IFs, ANDs, and...

Focusing on the professional learning journeys of practicing teachers and their tutors, this book takes readers through the experiences of teachers on the Developing Innovative Pedagogies through the Lesson Study module at the University of East Anglia.Author: John ElliottISBN-10: 1032711213ISBN-13: 9781032711218Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/12/2024Pages:...

Providing readers with insights and examples of how teacher educators learn and teach a pedagogy of teacher education (PTE), Butler and Bullock organize a wholistic and practical resource that expands on previous scholarship and explores PTE through multiple contexts, making it a great tool...

Drawing from a diverse range of expert voices within the field, this key work explores how communities of practice are an effective tool for supporting successful collaboration, whilst also creating the foundations for lasting institutional change.Author: Camila Devis-RozentalISBN-10: 1032361646ISBN-13: 9781032361642Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/2024Pages: 200Format:...

Examines the policies of governments, higher education institution management, leadership styles to aid digitalization, the use of online teaching tools, changes in educational pedagogy, the impact of educational technology on the attitudes of students and educators to learning, and more.Author: Tanusree ChakrabortyISBN-10: 177491414XISBN-13: 9781774914144Publisher:...

This book documents the history and traditions of Chi Omega, one of the oldest women's fraternities in the United States. Readers can explore the values and experiences that are central to the organization and learn about the history of its founding.This work has been...

This volume brings together interdisciplinary research, theoretical perspectives, and detailed explanations of paths and examples to help colleges become supportive spaces for pregnant and parenting students.Author: Catherine L. RileyISBN-10: 1032391626ISBN-13: 9781032391625Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 258Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around the world are being pressured to become more entrepreneurial. However, the concept of an entrepreneurial university has remained elusive, including ideas that range from supporting students and staff with new ventures to encouraging partnerships between academics and entrepreneurs. New...

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 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 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 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 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,...

In higher education institutions across the globe, there is a growing interest in integrating classroom learning with experience in practice settings. This interest is the result of an increased emphasis on courses that prepare students for specific occupations in the hopes that upon graduation...

The years following 1945 witnessed a massive change in American intellectual thought and in the life of American universities. The effort to mobilize intellectual talent during the war established new links between the government and the academy. After the war, many of those who...

Media is rapidly evolving, from social media to news channels, individuals are being bombarded with headlines, new technologies, and varying opinions. Teaching the next generation of communication professionals how to interact with varying forms of media is paramount as they will be the future...

Few world regions today are of more pressing social and political interest than the Middle East: hardly a day has passed in the last decade without events there making global news. Understanding the region has never been more important, yet the field of Middle...

Spiritual Discourse in the Academy reaches out to educators, scholars, and students who are interested in the multiple roles of spirituality in schooling and society at large. It can be used for teaching courses in spirituality, education, religious studies, and cultural studies.Author: Rochelle BrockISBN-10:...

Author: Catherine FarrellISBN-10: 1410742199ISBN-13: 9781410742193Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2003Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.02w x 0.32d

Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook is a seminal work by Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori method of education. Originally published in 1914, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Montessori's philosophy, methodology, and approach to education. In the book, Montessori emphasizes the importance...

This comprehensive guide for new university teachers brings together straightforward and practical advice on small group teaching alongside examples of practice across disciplines. Written in a highly accessible style, it covers topics such as the foundations of small group teaching; methods and techniques; and...

Author: Bodhi TreeISBN-10: 1095129309ISBN-13: 9781095129302Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/2019Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.14d

Every semester, colleges and universities ask students to complete innumerable course and teaching evaluation questionnaires to evaluate the learning and teaching in courses they have taken. For many universities it is a requirement that all courses be evaluated every semester. The laudable rationale is...

The FreedomCivics College Edition is a "turn-key" 20-session civics course for college-age students and advanced high school students. It is suitable for all adults. The course focuses on and includes the unabridged texts of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest...

Written by activists and scholars based in Australia, Kenya, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Uganda and the USA, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Prison Education offers the first global state-of-the-field overview of research into educational practices and programs in prisons. It covers the history of...