Education - Higher

Dr. Ajoy Kumar Panda is a bilingual writer, sports commentator, elevated historian, polyglot, translator and professor par excellence in the Department of English. He is multifaceted intellect, a superbly queer personality in English literature, linguistics and history. His teaching, commentary and writing can transport...

This book investigates e-learning practices at American and Australian institutes of higher learning, their status quo, best-practice examples, and remaining issues. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, it combines three studies - two using quantitative methods and a third using qualitative methods - in order to...

This book focuses on a renewed interest in work based learning in higher education. Due to an increased emphasis on employability in the graduate population, supported by wider policy changes, work based learning is becoming an increasingly pressing issue in higher education. The authors...

This book sets out a new and distinctive means of conceptualising research in the field of Education: 'Freedom Research'. Freedom research is a conceptual understanding of research free from the strictures of orthodoxy; which adapts or knowingly critiques conventions about the ways in which...

This book identifies key factors that drive the development and improvement of higher education research in emerging and advanced economies. In an increasingly interconnected world, knowledge production supported by strong research is a channel for the development of nations. The authors of this book...

Sustainability is now a widely spread concept, and much progress has been achieved since the 1970s, when it started to be widely discussed. At present, many international organizations and scientists are active in implementing sustainable development as a whole and the UN Sustainable Development...

This book examines the topic of learning design from a human, interactive, and collaborative perspective. A variety of pedagogic and instructional modalities are thoroughly investigated as methodologies for creating functional and effective designs for students. The book is appropriate for all levels of teaching...

Get Started on the Right Foot by Stephen Hiles is an essential guide for new teachers stepping into the classroom for the first time. Packed with practical tips and proven strategies, this book provides everything you need to start your teaching career with confidence....

Higher education is a critical juncture where traditional models are being challenged by the complexities of the 21st century, so it is a vital catalyst for empowering women and promoting UN Millennial parity goals and Beijing objectives. Yet, despite progress, women in academia continue...

Money and privilege no longer describe college students who, books in hand, stroll across fair campuses. Changes in American college life since the 1960s make the previous 300 years-from the founding of Harvard in 1636-benign by comparison. Today, universities in gritty downtowns admit welfare...

This Summer 2009 (VII, 3) issue of Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge, is devoted to the theme "Sociological Re-Imaginations in & of Universities." As part of the journal's continuing series critically engaging with C. Wright Mills' "sociological imagination," i.e., the proposition...

Learn how to bring figurative language into your writing through explanations, models and practice exercises. Such language infuses your essays with variety and promotes closer attention to how you say what you want to say. It also gives you a chance to play with...

Nothing seems to have changed. Professor Roberts is aghast at the fact that, in ten years since he first wrote the book, the higher education system has remained stagnant. He has therefore updated facts and figures and presents a book that is still informative...

Continuing to Disrupt the Status Quo? Young and New Women Professors of Educational Leadership was conceptualized as a follow-up to Breaking Into the All-Male Club: Female Professors of Educational Administration (Mertz, 2009), a book about and by many women who were the first women...

This is almost exactly the same book as The Zombie Guide to Public Speaking, 2nd "Dead"ition, Reanimated. If you are not adopting a book for a middle school or high school aged program, you probably would rather have the original book. This book simply...

The undergraduate college admission process in the U.S. is highly complicated and competitive. This guide is designed to help you understand various steps and timeline involved in this process. Once you understand the complexities, you will be able to enjoy the process as well...

One of the most pivotal tasks of a regional government is to find different and innovative ways to develop their economies. Formulating universities, in that respect, potentially holds the key to competitive global economic success. Smart Specialization Strategies and the Role of Entrepreneurial Universities...

This study guide is a great companion to "Mississippi Jangle" for teachers and students. It can be taught in the classrooms and added to school curriculum. Explore a breakdown of each section of the book, character analysis, and historical views. This book will also...

Part One of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners is a series of 6 exams of 110 questions each in a fairly short period of time. The best way to prepare for this style of exam to use practice tests to build your confidence,...

Students without motivation or vision enroll in higher education because of social pressure and the imperative to conform. They enroll not because they want to learn, nor because they want to personally develop, but because they must earn a college degree if they want...

Minding the Dream provides challenging, reflective, and practitioner-based information about community colleges that is data-based, clear and accessible for the general reader as well as the scholar. New employees, current leaders, graduate students, legislators, and boards of trustees need a grounded sense of the...

""Schooling of the Immigrant"" is a book written by Frank Victor Thompson and published in 1920. The book focuses on the educational experiences of immigrants in the United States during the early 20th century. Thompson explores the challenges faced by immigrant children in adapting...

College Administration is a book written by Charles Franklin Thwing and published in 1900. It is a comprehensive guide to the organization, management, and governance of colleges and universities in the United States. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history...

""College Administration"" is a book written by Charles Franklin Thwing in the year 1900. The book is a comprehensive guide to the administration of colleges and universities. It covers a wide range of topics, including the history of college administration, the role of the...

School Discipline is a book written by William Chandler Bagley in 1917. The book provides a comprehensive guide for teachers and school administrators on how to manage and maintain discipline in the classroom. It explores various disciplinary methods and techniques that can be used...

does researching take place only in the universities? and what about the opportunities opened up by the web? you read it first here! Callender AcademicAuthor: Ruth FinneganISBN-10: 1291463089ISBN-13: 9781291463088Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2013Pages: 210Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d

School Discipline is a book written by William Chandler Bagley in 1917, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the various aspects of classroom management and discipline. The book explores the different approaches to discipline that have been used in schools throughout history, and offers...

""Slaves Need No Leaders: An Answer To The Fascist Challenge To Education"" is a book written by Walter M. Kotschnig that provides a critical analysis of the fascist challenge to education during the 1930s. The book highlights the importance of education in shaping the...

Coeducation of the Sexes in the Public Schools of the United States is a historical book written by John Eaton in 1883. The book examines the issue of coeducation in the public schools of the United States during the late 19th century. Eaton explores...

This book examines Thai knowledge and wisdom from the perspective of postmodern, postcolonial globalization. Ma Rhea explores the ways in which the Thai university system attempts to balance old knowledge traditions, Buddhist and rural, with new Thai and imported knowledge. It traces the development...

An accessible and wide-ranging consideration of concerns facing English Studies in its surrounding context of the university and society. The contributors to this volume seek to trace, in the face of current challenges, historical and contemporary debates surrounding English Studies.Author: N. GildeaISBN-10: 1137478047ISBN-13: 9781137478047Publisher:...

Global university rankings are now more than a decade old and this book uses the data they have produced to examine how the international landscape of universities has changed over the years. It offers new insights into the power and limits of league tables,...

This second edition of the alternative grading classic revisits specs grading with a robust body of research, exemplars, and strategies to elevate the quality of student work, increase engagement and buy-in, and reduce faculty stress.Author: Linda Burzotta Nilson,Joseph A. PackowskiISBN-10: 1032907606ISBN-13: 9781032907604Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Engaging with the topic of critical intercultural education at tertiary level, the book aims to strengthen what critical intercultural communication means and facilitate its implementation in higher education classrooms.Author: Melodine SommierISBN-10: 1032345950ISBN-13: 9781032345956Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2024Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.37d

This fascinating series of lectures from the mid-19th century provides valuable insight into the educational curriculum of the day. While some of the topics covered may seem quaint by contemporary standards, the authors' insights into literature and history remain compelling and thought-provoking.This work has...

This comprehensive study of the rectorship in Scotch universities provides a detailed overview of the role of the rector in Scottish academic life during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of higher education...

A fascinating historical exploration of one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world, Trinity College Cambridge is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of academia and British culture. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author presents a...

This comprehensive study of the rectorship in Scotch universities provides a detailed overview of the role of the rector in Scottish academic life during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of higher education...

This groundbreaking report examines the work of the Pioneer Health Centre in Peckham, one of the world's first public health clinics that focused on preventative medicine and community-based health initiatives. Written by the centre's own team of biologists, this report provides a unique insight...

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,...

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,...

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,...