Education - Higher

Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening Doors, Closing Wounds): Latinas/os Finding Work-Life Balance in Academia is the newest book in the series on balancing work and life in the academy. This volume focuses on the experiences of Latina/o students, professors, and staff/administrators in higher education...

Bending Space and Time to Harness Chaos and Teach in a Digital AgeTeachers change the world. Teachers have borne the brunt of the dislocations initiated by the pandemic. Teachers also hold the keys to unlocking the digital opportunities this crisis exposed. This book is...

Co-published with AIR. The book is guided by the core purpose of assessment, which is to enable faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals with the information they need to increase student learning by making changes in policies, curricula, and other programs.Author: Tammie CummingISBN-10: 1620363674ISBN-13:...

Algebra is the language that must be mastered for any course that uses math because it is the gateway for entry into any science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline. This book fosters mastery of critical math and algebraic concepts and skills essential to...

Education Redux is a timely and incisive work answering the myriad of questions about the future of America. It is a general interest book of particular consequence to the current political and education debate. The U.S. is facing a surfeit of crises--social, political, economic...

Distance no longer impedes a college or university education; however, when institutions offer support of course design, avenues for communication, and outside assistance for students, their online programs succeed. Through its detailed investigation of these issues, this volume will interest practitioners of online teaching,...

Author: Victoria Valdebenito Mac Farlane,Lesley Vidovich,O'Donoghue TomISBN-10: 1527554422ISBN-13: 9781527554429Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2020Pages: 242Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.80d

This volume brings together the voices of a number of translation and interpreting scholars and educators representing several different cultures and language combinations, in order to present their views on, and experiences with, authentic experiential learning in professional translation and interpreting programmes. Readers who...

Author: R. Paul MaidenISBN-10: 1527537633ISBN-13: 9781527537637Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2019Pages: 330Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.90d

This volume will serve to inspire doctoral students and supervisors and make the journey to a doctorate less stressful and more successful. Experienced professors from Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Eastern Europe were invited to participate in interviews. Each interview is presented in...

US higher education institutions host more than a million international students, many of whom speak English as a second language (ESL). As this number is projected to grow, it is vital that new curricular and non-curricular approaches to English language development are considered, including...

Author: Graeme HarperISBN-10: 1527528030ISBN-13: 9781527528031Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2019Pages: 177Format: Hardcover

At each particular historical moment, the university appears as a heavy and rigid structure resisting changes, whereas, throughout time, it has actually undergone profound transformation. Often such changes have been drastic and almost always provoked by factors external to the university, be they of...

Mobile phones have become an integral part of society, as their convenience has helped democratize and revolutionize communication and the marketplace of ideas. Because of their ubiquity in higher education, undergraduate classrooms have begun to utilize smartphones and tablets as tools for learning. The...

Leading with Aesthetics: The Transformational Leadership of Charles M. Vest at MIT examines the role of aesthetics, design, and architecture in organizational transformation and leadership, particularly in the context of academic institutions. Leadership has been thus far predominantly examined from the perspective of function...

THE first step towards the founding of Victoria University was taken in 1829 at the Conference of the Episcopal Methodist Church of Canada. It is here proposed in telling the story of the growth from small beginnings to depict the actors against the background...

The addresses in this book have been selected from among those given by Dr. Bissell, on many occasions, to many different groups ofp eople, over the last twelve years. In them he expresses some of his attitudes to the roleo f the university today,...

This collection is the first systematic examination of the evolving relationship between the federal government and Canadian universities as revealed through changes in federal research and innovation policies.Author: G. Bruce DoernISBN-10: 1487526121ISBN-13: 9781487526122Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2020Pages: 324Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x...

This book offers a candid and unflinching account of the PhD experience in a sector marked by precarity, insecurity, and intense competition. Throughout the volume, current and former PhD students reflect on their varied journeys, addressing challenges such as balancing study with family life,...

This volume features a collection of papers from the first annual Intercultural Horizons conference held in May 2011 in Siena, Italy. The 2011 conference was entitled Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development and featured speakers and participants from over 15 countries, including leaders in...

Commonwealth scholarships began in 1959. They have since moved 25,000 people across borders, launching them into influence as politicians, poets, painters, professors-and the rest. Their stories illuminate the sociology and politics of higher education, of the Commonwealth, and of its member countries: they include...

The Rover Boys at College, also known as The Right Road and the Wrong, is a classic novel written by Arthur M. Winfield. The story follows the adventures of three brothers, Tom, Dick, and Sam Rover, as they attend a prestigious college. The boys...

By 2010 the Government requires all teaching staff in the Lifelong Learning Sector to gain the QTLS (Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills) teaching qualification. In addition to the new qualification, all those training to teach in the post compulsory/FE sector must also have reached...

Advocates have positioned service-learning as a real-world, real-time opportunity for students to encounter academic knowledge in a meaningful and relevant manner. Service-learning in higher education settings offers a powerful alternative to traditional models of teaching and learning. Students are encouraged to develop links to...

The academic profession faces new challenges everywhere. The pressures of mass higher education, accountability, fiscal constraints, distance education and the new technologies, and changing attitudes concerning academic work have combined to place unprecedented strains on the professoriate. There is no country that has avoided...

Anke Hanft and Michaela Knust The present study examines and compares the structure and organisation of c- tinuing higher education in six countries: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, the UK and the USA. The focus is not just on current continuing education provisions at higher...

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated and oppressed. From the literal stigmatizing (tattooing) of criminals in ancient Greece, to modern day discrimination against Muslims, refugees and the 'undeserving poor', stigma has long...

In this edited collection, the authors grapple with both the strengths and challenges that HBCUs face as the nation's demographics change, from their place in American society and growing diversity on HBCU campuses to class and elitism issues to study abroad and honors programs.Author:...

The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education provides a single compendium on the nature, function, and applications of critical thinking. This book brings together the work of top researchers on critical thinking worldwide, covering questions of definition, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, research, policy,...

With the rise of the knowledge economy, universities are under pressure to embrace not just their traditional missions of teaching and research but a third mission of serving economic and social development. This book examines the major strategies that governments in East Asia have...

The present volume sets out in the wider context of globalization to critically examine how selected countries / societies in Asia have responded to the growing pressures of globalization for improving university performance in the global market place. In order to enhance the global...

The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to the rise of a managerial class in the university. These essays focus on the widespread use of business models and...

""Henry Pestalozzi And His Plan Of Education"" is a comprehensive account of the life and writings of the influential Swiss educator, Heinrich Pestalozzi. Written by Edward Biber, the book explores Pestalozzi's innovative approach to education, which emphasized the importance of hands-on learning and individualized...

Talks on Pedagogics by Francis W. Parker is a book that delves into the principles and practices of teaching. The author, a renowned educator, shares his insights on how to create a learning environment that fosters the development of critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving...

The book makes a significant contribution to critical higher education studies, specifically to graduate employability research and to capabilities and education research. The book moves beyond the simplistic conception of alleged 'gaps' in graduate skills and 'mismatches' between employers and universities, and instead provides...

Author: Michael FlavinISBN-10: 1137572833ISBN-13: 9781137572837Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/06/2017Pages: 150Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d

This book explores the question of how and to what extent the ongoing neoliberal transformation of higher education exerts influence on the university and academic everyday life in different societies. By listening to, observing, and comparing the critical voices of academics and students -...

Author: Surja DattaISBN-10: 1137535709ISBN-13: 9781137535702Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2017Pages: 163Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d

By integrating neuroscience and social science, this book introduces a bold new vision of Participatory Action Learning and Action Research (PALAR). The authors explain and enhance the art of action research through PALAR as a philosophy, methodology and theory of learning and as a...

This revised edition of Keeping Us Engaged centers on in-classroom instruction, offering fresh student perspectives on how faculty can maximize engagement when teaching in person.Author: Christine HarringtonISBN-10: 103278931XISBN-13: 9781032789316Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/2025Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

This book explores the history and metamorphosis of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), the premier business and management schools in India, and their significance within the changing landscape of higher education, nation-building and socio-economic development in the country. Author: R. Rajesh BabuISBN-10: 1032724455ISBN-13:...

The third edition Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. Although online learning proliferates across today's K-12, higher education, and business sectors, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and...

This book offers a comprehensive look at the ways in which data science can be conceptualized and engaged more equitably within the K-16 classroom setting, moving beyond merely broadening participation in educational opportunities. Author: Colby Tofel-GrehlISBN-10: 1032428627ISBN-13: 9781032428628Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/03/2024Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize:...

A historical survey of the first fifty years of university extension in the United States, covering its inception, growth, and evolution in scope and purpose. Draper, an authority on educational administration and lecturer at the University of Illinois, provides a thorough examination of the...

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,...

Long argues that higher education is a moral enterprise and that, as such, it must be guided by a commitments to what is morally right and fundamentally good, not just by what is necessary in intellectual or financial endeavors.Author: Edward Leroy Jr. LongISBN-10: 0878405313ISBN-13:...

The 1960s: a time of protests and civil rights marches, sit-ins and speak-outs, free-love rallies and anti-establishment Yip-ins. Yet going largely unnoticed was another powerful revolution: the explosive growth of the two-year college. In The Profession of English in the Two-Year College, those on...

"I am moved deeply by the vision, passion, idealism, and hope expressed by this intergenerational collective of writers of Crafting Homeplace." --From the Foreword by Margo Okazawa-Rey, San Francisco State UniversityThis volume highlights a case study of one diverse institution of higher education that...

In order to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary - the third lustrum - of our Center, we at CHEPS decided to collectively write a book on the issue of how higher education institutions deal with the demand for change. Institutional change is without any doubt...