Education - Higher

The book captures the various ways issues of diversity, equity and social justice unfold in educational settings and offers ideas for eradicating inequalities in schools. Concepts such as parental involvement, equity pedagogy, and dual language, among others, provide a template for assisting educators to...

The second book in this series, Impacting Teaching and Learning: Contemplative Practices, Pedagogy, and Research in Education, demonstrates research-based practices from a variety of teacher education programs, bringing together a rich collection of voices from diverse settings.Author: Elizabeth Hope DormanISBN-10: 147583635XISBN-13: 9781475836356Publisher: Rowman &...

Cultivating a Culture of Learning illustrates practice from a variety of teacher education programs. Authors share their first-hand experience of cultivating a culture of learning as teacher educators. The insights and challenges are shared to stimulate conversation and engender future pedagogy and research in...

Dealing with Dysfunction provides a real-life view of a college department gone awry. Acknowledging the professionalism of the majority of college professors in higher education, this book looks at the options a chair and dean have available to them when dealing with a cadre...

This book is a practical guide for professors who are interested in being more effective teachers.Author: Chris PalmerISBN-10: 147583280XISBN-13: 9781475832808Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/10/2019Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d

This book takes an applied approach to budgeting and fiscal administration in higher education. It presents new and aspiring leaders in higher education and student affairs with the fundamental knowledge and skills to supervise, analyze, and implement budgets that make the best and most...

This book takes an applied approach to budgeting and fiscal administration in higher education. It presents new and aspiring leaders in higher education and student affairs with the fundamental knowledge and skills to supervise, analyze, and implement budgets that make the best and most...

This book focuses on the boundaries which faculty of color encounter in everyday experiences on campus and presents a more complete picture of life in the academy - one that documents how faculty of color are tested, but also how they can not only...

A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully navigating the grant writing process. Author: Rekha S. Rajan, Daniel R. TomalISBN-10: 1475814410ISBN-13: 9781475814415Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2015Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.08h x 5.76w x 0.15d

The book identifies kinds of higher education institutions, and types of teaching positions along with the nature of each position's responsibilities and advantages and disadvantages. It explains how graduate students can promote their future as faculty members while they are still in graduate school...

A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully passing the dissertation defense such as: preparing and finishing the manuscript, using cloud-based communities, preparing presentations, using effective communication strategies, managing stress, motivating yourself, revising and editing the...

This co-edited book provides doctoral candidates with a practical, cross-discipline handbook for successfully navigating the doctoral process - from initial program selection to the final dissertation defense and preparing for the faculty interview.Author: Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw, Lucinda S. SpauldingISBN-10: 1475803737ISBN-13: 9781475803730Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield...

This co-edited book provides doctoral candidates with a practical, cross-discipline handbook for successfully navigating the doctoral process - from initial program selection to the final dissertation defense and preparing for the faculty interview.Author: Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw, Lucinda S. SpauldingISBN-10: 1475803656ISBN-13: 9781475803655Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield...

This book explores the adjustment problems and experiences of international students who have studied in the United States of America. First, it examines the varied adjustments that international students have had to deal with in general, and second, it investigates the experiences of African...

Beginning with his installation as chancellor on University Day, 2000, James Moeser started each academic year with a major address in which he outlined his envisioned agenda for the year ahead. In retrospect, these addresses can be read as guideposts to mark the history...

There is a growing sense of crisis and confusion about the purpose and sustainability of higher education in the United States. In the midst of this turmoil, students are frequently referred to as customers and faculty as employees, educational outcomes are increasingly measured in...

Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that...

The academy may claim to seek and value diversity in its professoriate, but reports from faculty of color around the country make clear that departments and administrators discriminate in ways that range from unintentional to malignant. Stories abound of scholars--despite impressive records of publication,...

In Engines of Innovation, Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. They argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change,...

Are you a college student struggling to find motivation and interest in your studies? Do you feel like the educational system is outdated and fails to meet your needs? Look no further than "Teaching Strategies to Motivate College Students." This book offers a fresh...

Are you ready to dazzle your College Interviewer? If you are a high school student the answer is "probably not." But you can be ready This book will show you how to answer tough college interview questions. What This Book Will Do For You:...

There is no doubt that Indian higher education has come a long way over the past 30 years. Native enrollment in colleges and universities has more than doubled, and so has the number of degrees earned. Across this Country, there are about 37 tribal...

101 Things To Do Before You Graduate is a comprehensive of list of experiences to seek out during college to prepare students for the real world after college. The list is based on Patricia Hudak's (NYU '06) and Jullien Gordon's (UCLA '03 & Stanford...

Mentoring Emerging AdultsSharon Daloz Parks has written Big Questions, Worthy Dreams to inform and inspire renewed commitment by educators, church leaders, and others to consider the institutional and cultural patterns that affect emerging adults. It serves to bridge the divide between generations and to...

Teach for Arabia offers an ethnographic account of the experiences of students, faculty, and administrators in Education City, Qatar. Education City, home to the branch campuses of six elite American universities, represents the Qatari government's multibillion dollar investment over the last two decades in...

In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat. But if we scale back support for these institutions, we also cut off a key source of value creation in our economy and society. Research Universities...

This is the incredible Research and Write a Dissertation in 30 Days book from the Essential Study Skills Series published by Purple Devil Publishing. This book provides all you need to know to produce a good dissertation quickly. It cuts out all the unnecessary...

Technology has invaded our working and recreational lives to an extent that few envisaged 20 or 30 years ago. We'd be fools to avoid the developments in personal, mobile, and wearable technology. Even if we tried we'd still have to deal with other developments...

Derived from India, Algebra has revolutionized the world and the children in it. Algebra is a core function of society and society revolves around Algebra. Children and Adults alike need to understand Algebra. This book helps solve that problem. Algebra Workbook: For Kids, High...

Derived from India, Algebra has revolutionized the world and the children in it. Algebra is a core function of society and society revolves around Algebra. Children and Adults alike need to understand Algebra. This book helps solve that problem.Author: Cherish PublishingISBN-10: 150249289XISBN-13: 9781502492890Publisher: Createspace...

In The Instrumental University, Ethan Schrum provides an illuminating genealogy of the educational environment in which administrators, professors, and students live and work today. After World War II, research universities in the United States underwent a profound mission change. The Instrumental University combines intellectual,...

How do American intellectuals try to achieve their political and social goals? By what means do they articulate their hopes for change? John McGowan seeks to identify the goals and strategies of contemporary humanistic intellectuals who strive to shape the politics and culture of...

It has long been assumed that college admission should be a simple matter of sorting students according to merit, with the best heading off to the Ivy League and highly ranked liberal arts colleges and the rest falling naturally into their rightful places. Admission...

Using archival materials never previously accessible to Western scholars, Michael David-Fox analyzes Bolshevik Party educational and research initiatives in higher learning after 1917. His fresh consideration of the era of the New Economic Policy and cultural politics after the Revolution explains how new communist...

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,...

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,...

This volume, the Frank Gerstein Lectures for 1963, is the second series of Invitation Lectures to be delivered at York University. The theme "Imagination and the University" was appropriate for it is in its early years that a university is sufficiently flexible to utilize...

Academic Librarianship Today offers the most current, comprehensive overview of the field available today. Key features include: -Each chapter was commissioned specifically for this new book, and the authors are highly regarded academic librarians or library school faculty--or both-Cutting-edge topics such as open access,...

Understanding Authority in Higher Education clarifies issues of authority in an academic setting. Throughout, it introduces basic concepts of higher-education administration and then examines the limits of authority in context.Author: Dean O. SmithISBN-10: 1442241772ISBN-13: 9781442241770Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2015Pages: 354Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize:...

From the Marine Corps to College: Transitioning from the Service to Higher Education offers clear and accessible information transitioning Marines need in order to find success in their pursuit of higher education. From available state and federal veterans' education benefits to navigating the maze...

Conducting Educational Research is geared to help graduate students understand and apply the most important principles of scholarly investigation. The clarity of the text and the numerous practical examples help to reinforce important concepts and key ideas, increasing the efficacy of the text for...

Conducting Educational Research is geared to help graduate students understand and apply the most important principles of scholarly investigation. The clarity of the text and the numerous practical examples help to reinforce important concepts and key ideas, increasing the efficacy of the text for...

Professor Mommy is designed as a guide for women who are trying to combine the life of the mind with the joys of motherhood. The authors tackle these issues not only during the infant/toddler stages, but also follow the demands of motherhood all the...

Teacher Work Samples are increasingly being used by teacher preparation programs to quantify the complex set of tasks that comprise effective teaching on a daily basis and document the effectiveness of preservice teachers' impact on student learning. The featured case studies from 10 universities...

This book on the causes of grade inflation will be of interest to faculty in all disciplines.Author: Valen E. JohnsonISBN-10: 1441918019ISBN-13: 9781441918017Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2011Pages: 262Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d

Substance Abuse Recovery in College explains in authoritative detail what collegiate recovery communities are, the types of services they provide, and their role in the context of campus life, with extended examples from Texas Tech University's influential CSAR (Center for the Study of Addiction...

Drama Education with Digital Technology explores the rapidly evolving intersections between drama, digital gaming, technology and teaching. It documents the praxis (practice and research) that move beyond anecdotal discussion of approaches and design. The contributors explore the realities of teaching an ancient aesthetic form...

This provocative book's starting point is a deep and profound concern about the commodification of knowledge within the contemporary university.Acts of Knowing aims to provide readers with a means of understanding the issues from the perspective of Critical Pedagogy; an educational philosophy which believes...

Offering answers to essential questions about student debt and many connected issues, this book examines student debt in the United States at every stage of the process--from the banks that issue the loans to the colleges and universities that collect the payments. Student lending...

Leaders from both private and public institutions provide a 360-degree view of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education--and offer a manifesto for restoring relevance and respect. Where is the value in higher education? How can higher education restore its relevance and trust with...