Education - Higher

In 1968-69, Columbia University became the site for a collision of American social movements. Black Power, student power, antiwar, New Left, and Civil Rights movements all clashed with local and state politics when an alliance of black students and residents of Harlem and Morningside...

Ted Kennedy and George W. Bush agreed on little, but united behind the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Passed in late 2001, it was hailed as a dramatic new departure in school reform. It would make the states set high standards, measure student...

How can education protect and strengthen democracy?In an era when democracy is at critical risk, is it reasonable to expect the education system--already buckling under the ordeal of a global pandemic--to solve the converging problems of inequality, climate change, and erosion of trust in...

Prioritizing wellbeing alongside academic development, this book provides practical advice to help students write well, and be well, during their PhD and throughout their career. In this unique book, Katherine Firth offers expert guidance on developing a writing practice and avoiding burnout, providing strategies...

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 handbook offers a comprehensive understanding of the use of technology in education. With a focus on the development of Education Technology in India, it explores innovative strategies as well as challenges in incorporating technology to support learning. The volume examines diverse learning approaches...

This book critiques models of intercultural competence, whilst suggesting examples of specific alternative approaches that will successfully foster intercultural competence in teacher education.Bringing together diverse perspectives from teacher educators and student teachers, this volume discusses the need to move beyond essentialism, culturalism and assumptions...

Contested Issues in Troubled Times provides student affairs educators with frameworks to constructively think about and navigate the contentious climate they are increasingly encountering on campus.Author: Peter M. MagoldaISBN-10: 1620368013ISBN-13: 9781620368015Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/27/2019Pages: 540Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.50dReview Citation(s): Choice...

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,...

While sexual misconduct on our college and university campuses, both public and private, is dismayingly widespread, it continues to be significantly underreported because most victims perceive that judicial recourse, with its legalistic adversarial approach, fails to address--in a healing way--the harms done to them.Author:...

An affirming resource for leaders and practitioners forwarding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on campus. In Restorative Resistance in Higher Education, diversity researcher and educator Richard J. Reddick shares the wisdom gained from three decades of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in educational...

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,...

Articulates salient problems of tenure-track faculty, especially women and faculty of color. Offers a new paradigm to delineate ways in which the academic community can help socialize younger faculty, and honor differences more readily.Author: William G. Tierney, Estela Mara BensimonISBN-10: 0791429784ISBN-13: 9780791429785Publisher: State University...

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 book examines the dominant discourses in higher education. From the moment teachers enter higher education, they are met with dominant discourses that are often adopted uncritically, including concepts such as teaching excellence, student voice, and student engagement. Teachers are also met with simplistic...

This open access book contains observations, outlines, and analyses of educational robotics methodologies and activities, and developments in the field of educational robotics emerging from the findings presented at FabLearn Italy 2019, the international conference that brought together researchers, teachers, educators and practitioners to...

Since the 1960s, Japan has been a historical leading study abroad destination for US undergraduate students. This book explores the long-term impacts of study abroad through a lens of knowledge diplomacy and the cultivation of individuals with understanding of the host country and world...

Power and Doctoral Supervision Teams engages with the interplay of power generated through the way doctoral supervision teams are structured and how they operate in reality. The stories of experienced academic supervisors and late-stage doctoral students from a cross section of Education, Humanities and...

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....

Mark Twain would have no doubt Loved a Modern Computer for writing his Entertaining Books; but, he was Born a hundred Years too soon --- that is, unless he was Born Again, which is a Great Possibility! In Fact, our Selected King could possibly...

"A textual mentor like During the Dissertation can fill a void in writers' lives at a time of solitude, uncertainty, and anxiety. Keep it under your pillow." This volume is a sequel to Casanave's popular Before the Dissertation. Like that volume, this book is...

Forty years in the making, this book constitutes an unveiling of hitherto unrecognized archival records pertaining to the founding of Washington and Lee University. These startling records created by men of the highest reputations and character disclose long-held secrets both shocking and at the...

Shared Governance begins with the premise that today's higher education governance practices have lost their focus and vitality. By re-examining the original suppositions of shared governance, along with an infusion of seminal democratic values and principles, a contemporary model is envisioned. From historical perspectives...

Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation is a first-hand account of the university protests that gripped South Africa between 2015 and 2017, widely better known as the #FeesMustFall. Chikane outlines the nature of student politics in the country before, during and after the emergence...

This is a collection of articles discussing aspects of teacher and higher education in the Cayman Islands. Specifically, discussions address issues, make recommendations and provide solutions. Additionally, the selected articles are a record of happenings in teacher and higher education in the Islands. This...

In the fourth addition to her series of books about Circle Time in the Secondary School, Charlie has developed a fascinating Circle Time book that addresses the transition from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4 and considers the dip in achievement especially evident...

International Perspectives in Higher Education offers a balanced perspective on how different countries approach key policies and what the United States can learn from those programs. Jason D. Delisle and Alex Usher have gathered a diverse group of experts to examine systems across the...

This unique study uncovers the lives and working conditions of a group of individuals who are usually rendered invisible on college campuses--the custodians who daily clean the offices, residence halls, bathrooms and public spaces.Author: Peter M. MagoldaISBN-10: 1620364603ISBN-13: 9781620364604Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/13/2016Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Everyone loves an underdog who succeeds against the odds. CCNY Made. Profiles in Grit is the story of City College of New York alumni who beat the odds to reach the pinnacle of their professions and in the process transformed our world.Here are just...

For more than a century, the institution of higher learning now known as Alcorn State University has been devoted to the education of black students. Historically established for this purpose, Alcorn has struggled against great odds. This new history of Alcorn reveals the unrelenting...

Addresses what educators, young people, and concerned citizens can do to reclaim higher education from market-driven neoliberal ideologies.Author: Henry A. GirouxISBN-10: 1608463346ISBN-13: 9781608463343Publisher: Haymarket BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2014Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Discover the perfect companion for classroom discussions with this practical resource full of low-prep exercises and thoughtfully selected materials for improving English conversation. The flexible exercises can seamlessly integrate into your lesson plans. With my extensive ten years of teaching experience, I have chosen...

Introducing Multidisciplinary Micro-credentialing establishes a HE-industry framework to augment a re-skilling and upskilling process where courses could generate adaptable multidisciplinary links and intersections toward self-sufficiency.Author: Chamila SubasingheISBN-10: 1803824603ISBN-13: 9781803824604Publisher: Emerald Publishing LimitedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2023Pages: 216Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w 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...

New York University is a comprehensive history of one of America's most prestigious universities. The book covers the founding of the university, its growth and development over the years, and the achievements of its alumni.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

A concise and accessible guide to philosophy and psychology, written specifically for students by philosopher Benjamin Franklin Cocker. The book covers major theories and concepts in these fields, and provides clear explanations and examples for students to follow.This work has been selected by scholars...

This book presents leaders and aspiring leaders in community colleges with a theoretical and practical framework for analyzing their leadership styles, and determining the dimensions of leadership they need to improve in order to strengthen their capacity to resolve complex issues and effectively guide...

Take a tour of one of the world's most prestigious universities with the Oxford University Handbook. From its history and traditions to its academic programs and campus life, this book offers a comprehensive guide to Oxford University.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Ten sets of disciplinary scholars respond to an orienting essay that raises questions about the history of discourse about teaching and learning in the disciplines, the ways in which disciplinary "styles" influence inquiry into teaching and learning, and the nature and roles of interdisciplinary...

This book contains the story of faculties, deans, presidents, and chancellors, and the struggle among them to define either the goals of theological education or the quality of a university and the role of religion within it. The struggle takes place in the midst...

This book explores the historical and social foundations of Canadian higher education and provides a detailed analysis of university boards within this broader context of university governance.Author: Dominik Antonowicz, Glen A. JonesISBN-10: 1032126965ISBN-13: 9781032126968Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2023Pages: 184Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Why the First-Year Seminar Matters: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a Career Path provides an overview of the Guided Pathways movement and the critical role that the first-year seminar can play in setting the stage for student success. After reviewing the extensive history...

Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you′re panicking? Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical...

This practical, evidence-based guide equips higher education leaders with the coaching skills they need to encourage and support faculty engagement, productivity, and satisfaction.Author: Susan RobisonISBN-10: 164267141XISBN-13: 9781642671414Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2023Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d

Combining real examples with a roadmap of how to construct studies, analyze results, and share work, this book serves as a primary research methodology text for the field of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).Author: Michelle Yeo, Janice Miller-Young, Karen ManarinISBN-10: 1642672416ISBN-13: 9781642672411Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

I have purchased the ' Personalized Back Cover' option and this is the text that should appear at the back cover of my book: Is there room for yet another book on PhD-writing? Yes there is. Most of the available publications on this topic...

The University as a Site of Resistance analyses massive protests that emerged in the aftermath of Rohith Vemula's death in Hyderabad Central University as well as the Azadi Campaign started by Jawaharlal Nehru University students in Delhi in 2016. Taking Osmania University in Hyderabad...

A pathbreaking study of the critical role women's institutions play in global higher education.Educating girls and women is a powerful route to improving societies worldwide. When women receive more education, literacy rates in children rise, maternal and infant death rates drop, and women enjoy...