Education - Higher

The majority of adult learners are looking to attain their desired academic credentials within the shortest amount of time possible. By implementing competency-based programs, learners are accelerated through their designed program or course. The Handbook of Research on Competency-Based Education in University Settings is...

This book argues that Linguistics has been shaped by colonization. It outlines how linguistic practices may be decolonized and the challenges which this poses to linguists. It concludes that decolonization in Linguistics is a process with no definite end point and cannot be completely...

Be inspired by the nation's leading practitioners as they reveal how to properly build partnerships, act on them, and sustain them. Inside Career Pathways: Education With a Purpose you gain the insight of more than 20 well-known policymakers, researchers, and state and institutional leaders...

This book offers an important contribution to the field of curriculum studies and higher education by examining the impacts of colonialism and neoliberalism in the South African education system and addressing ways to decolonise curriculum and teaching. Drawing on Pinar's work in curricular theory,...

Constructing Online Work-Based Learning Placements offers a step-by-step approach to understanding and applying the principles of design and delivery in online work-based learning (WBL) placements for students. A crucial component of employability strategies for higher education students, WBL placements are increasingly in need of...

The concept of the "sophomore slump" is not new or unfamiliar to most people. Students in their second year of college are often let down as they don't receive the same fanfare they did the year before, classes get harder, and what they thought...

A completely revised and updated values-based guide full of practical tools and advice that students need to navigate the first year of college and get the most out of their experience. In the twelve years since its initial publication, The Freshman Survival Guide has...

Providing a critical look at how it is possible for institutions of higher education to go beyond the institutional constraints that plague the neo-liberal university, the authors of this volume explore the powerful role of transformative university-based research and education.Author: Azril Bacal RoijISBN-10: 1801176957ISBN-13:...

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,...

Schools are increasingly responding to the impact and prevalence of special health care needs among children and youth. COVID-19 brought the health needs of many students to the forefront. Now more than ever, it is crucial to for educators to plan for working with...

Academia is not, by and large, a kind place. Individualism and competition are what count. But without kindness at its core, Catherine Denial suggests, higher education fails students and instructors--and its mission--in critical ways. Part manifesto, part teaching memoir, part how-to guide, A Pedagogy...

Explains how to learn any vocabulary list using the OPT-Repeat method. OPT stands for organize, process and test. Repeat is a reminder that learning vocabulary is a recursive process. The psychology of learning is a great example of how to apply these steps because...

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,...

You go into teaching with high hopes: to inspire students, to motivate them to learn, to help them love your subject. Then you find yourself facing a crowd of expectant faces on the first day of the first semester, and you think "Now what...

This book is about using the Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID) method to make improvements to the educational experience midcourse. The idea is to use this structured interview process to involve students in helping faculty improve a course while they are in it, potentially...

Drawing from mindfulness education and social justice teaching, this book explores an effective anti-oppressive pedagogy for university and college classrooms.Author: Beth BerilaISBN-10: 1032044578ISBN-13: 9781032044576Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Is it possible to bring university research and student education into a more connected, more symbiotic relationship? If so, can we develop programmes of study that enable faculty, students and 'real world' communities to connect in new ways? In this accessible book, Dilly Fung...

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,...

There is a Bewildering Number of Churches to Choose from, which could not all be Right in their Heads: beCause they are Contradictory, which spells CONFUSION in the Mind of any Innocent Person, who might be Searching for the Riit Cherch to Attend Services,...

Much has been written about the importance of creativity in learning and education over the last few decades. This unique book extends beyond the usual focus on implementing creative methods in learning, teaching and assessing within higher education, to an examination of creativity as...

Doctorates awarded based on artefact and exegeses are a minority enrolment which suffer from wildly diverse examination expectations and assumptions about quality. Widening the disciplinary parameters and currency of this kind of doctorate The Creative PhD is the first book that challenges the standards,...

Do you ever feel like more and more of your students come to your classroom not knowing how to study or what to do in order to be successful in your class? Some students come to college knowing the ropes, knowing what it takes...

Published in Association with 2020 AECT Division of Distance Learning Book AwardSocial presence continues to emerge as a key factor for successful online and blended learning experiences. It is commonly described as the degree to which online participants feel connected to one another. Understanding...

English-medium instruction (EMI) has become a pervasive teaching model in recent higher education. The implementation of EMI programs requires changes in university teaching methods since most lecturers need to adapt their contents and the way they teach them to successfully work in foreign language...

Grounded in Critical Race Theory (CRT), Black Men in Law School refutes the claim that when African American law students are "mismatched" with more selective law schools, the result is lower levels of achievement and success. Presenting personal narratives and counter-stories, Jackson demonstrates the...

The book makes the case for an approach that combines the strengths of the liberal arts, professional studies, and civic responsibility in order to give students the combination of skills and experience that will prepare them for success in all aspects of life after...

This book is about understanding the nature and application of reflection in higher education. It provides a theoretical model to guide the implementation of reflective learning and reflective practice across multiple disciplines and international contexts in higher education. The book presents research into the...

The Second World War stands as the most devastating and destructive global conflict in human history. More than 60 nations representing 1.7 billion people or three quarters of the world's population were consumed by its horror. Not surprisingly, therefore, World War II stands as...

However personally committed faculty may be to helping students learn, their students are not always as eager to participate in this endeavor, and may react with both active and passive resistant behaviors, including poor faculty evaluations. The purpose of this book is to help...

This anthology comprises chapters authored by an international panel of 25 expert practitioners in case based teaching and learning. Their experiences and insights span from traditional to innovative types of case based learning, some enabled by information and communication technologies and some focusing on...

A Stanford University landmark since 1941, the 285-foot-tall, Art Deco-style Hoover Tower provides a contrasting focal point for the horizontal lines of the Quad's sandstone arcades. The Quad, begun in 1887 and designed in Richardsonian Romanesque style, was only partially completed for the first...

Nonviolent environments are desirable in many areas of life, yet none are as essential as within our educational institutions. Providing a safe space for students has become a critical concern in modern society. Violence Prevention and Safety Promotion in Higher Education Settings is a...

This book is addressed primarily to college and university administrators and faculty members who seek greater depth and understanding of the issues associated with diverse Millennial college student populations.Author: Fred A. II BonnerISBN-10: 1579224474ISBN-13: 9781579224479Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2011Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w...

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Tarrytown for members of their order before opening to women in 1961, Mercy College has always striven to positively impact the lives of its students and the members of its community. In 1969, the college became coeducational...

"A country's education system plays a pivotal role in promoting economic growth and shared prosperity. Sri Lanka has enjoyed high school-attainment and enrollment rates for several decades. However, it still faces major challenges in the education sector, and these challenges undermine the country's inclusivegrowth...

New 2014 Edition Have you ever wondered what are the best ways to gain admission to college? What are the best ways to gain admission to medical school? What are the best ways to gain admission to law school? What are the best ways...

A Faculty Guidebook for Effective Shared Governance and Service in Higher Education bridges the gap between training and work experience, offering a blueprint for academic workers' effective participation in service and governance in higher education. Unpacking skills of problem solving, critical analysis, politicking, negotiation,...

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,...

Digital Internationalization in Higher Education: Beyond Virtual Exchange explores the intersection of technology, sustainability, and global learning in the evolving landscape of international higher education. Experts in the field of international education will find the text sharply relevant and invaluable in its practicality.Author: Taylor...

Alcorn examines qualities of student resistance to new and uncomfortable information and proposes methods for teachers to work productively with such resistance. Drawing on research from numerous disciplines showing how emotion grounds human reason, he outlines an agenda that makes emotional experience central to...

""A Defense of Classical Education"" is a book written by Richard Winn Livingstone and originally published in 1916. The book is a defense of the traditional classical education system that was popular in the early 20th century. The author argues that classical education, which...

This book emerges from the author's ongoing work as director of Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning, where for the past decade, more than 200 scholars from over 120 post-secondary institutions across more than a dozen countries have participated in multi-institutional scholarship of teaching...

Christian schools and colleges that include spiritual formation and Christian maturity within their mission are facing challenges. The challenge of being a Christian college within a secular society is well-recognized. There are intellectual clashes of secular versus religious worldviews to be negotiated, and clashes...

This is an exciting time to be an academic advisor--a time in which global recognition of the importance of advising is growing, research affirms the critical role advising plays in student success, and institutions of higher education increasingly view advising as integral to their...

The Global North and Global South are in different stages of the journeys towards a sustainable future. The Global North is focusing on cutting carbon emissions and discussing "de-growth", whilst large parts of the Global South are still struggling to move out of poverty,...

I was nineteen when I prayed for guidance in the library. I found myself walking to the philosophy stacks where I saw a faded green clothbound tome published in 1901, Cosmic Consciousness by R. M. Bucke. I thank heaven every day for that invaluable...

Developments Beyond the Asterisk is essential to continued conversations in Indigenous higher education and invites current, emerging, and future scholars to carry the conversation forward in respectful, responsible, and relational ways. Author: Heather J. ShottonISBN-10: 1032626259ISBN-13: 9781032626253Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h...

The cattle industry played a crucial role in the development of the American West, and the Flint Hills of Kansas were no exception. In this comprehensive history, Lydia Andres Skeen traces the evolution of the cattle industry in this region from the early days...

A detailed and fascinating account of the origins, development, and challenges of one of America's leading public universities, from its humble beginnings as a small college to its current status as a thriving center of learning and innovation.This work has been selected by scholars...