Education - Higher

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young people aged 18 to 25 are at a significant risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Primary developmental processes that place college students particularly at risk...

This book continues the two scholars' endeavours for opening up more spaces for alternative perspectives, analyses and praxis in interculturality.Author: Hamza R'Boul,Fred DervinISBN-10: 1032602015ISBN-13: 9781032602011Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2024Pages: 174Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d

Designed to mentor aspiring and current faculty, Becoming a Successful Community College Professor analyzes how the current institution of community colleges affects both staff and students, and presents strategies for effectively navigating the community college professor role from the point of job search to...

Based on a case study of engineering teaching in China's higher education sector, this work unravels the interlocking influencing factors that condition the experience of engineering faculty members along with multiple stakeholders' expectations of engineering teaching.Author: Tengteng ZhuangISBN-10: 1032387823ISBN-13: 9781032387826Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2024Pages: 200Format:...

Bringing together the latest research among various communities of practice, this volume reflects upon the knowledge, experience and practice gained through taking a unique community of practice approach to fostering gender equality in the sectors of research and innovation, and higher education in Europe...

By foregrounding successful transnational research projects conducted across Latin America and Europe, this edited collection contests epistemological hegemony and heterogeneity in the academy and highlights feasible models for research cooperation across diverse languages, cultures, and epistemologies. Author: Manuela GuilhermeISBN-10: 1032127066ISBN-13: 9781032127064Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2024Pages:...

This book examines how climate change and renewable energy are being taught in Arctic Higher Education. This innovative volume will be of great interest to students, scholars and educators of climate change, renewable energy, Arctic studies and sustainability in higher education.Author: Gisele M. ArrudaISBN-10:...

This book focuses on multi-faceted strategies to be adopted by HEIs to deal with the emerging issues related to teaching-learning processes using cloud computing, technological interventions, curriculum overhaul, experiential learning, multi-disciplinary approach and continuous innovations and digitalization.Author: S. L. GuptaISBN-10: 1032066156ISBN-13: 9781032066158Publisher: CRC PressLanguage:...

This book discusses the concept of the smart campus and e-learning practice in tertiary education, showing the relevance of the smart campus to the current learning environment. It provides a pedagogical framework for good practice in smart university campuses. Author: Sayed Hadi SadeghiISBN-10: 1032057106ISBN-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,...

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 book is created to help high school students and their families with college planning from choosing schools, the application process, and financial aid. There are tips and worksheets included also.Author: Thomas C. Nisco,Gina M. D'Amore-NiscoISBN-10: 0998590800ISBN-13: 9780998590806Publisher: Move Forward PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2018Pages: 148Format:...

Ever wonder how we know what we know? Especially in medical research? How do we know that some diets are probably more healthful than others? How do we know that smoking is likely to cause lung cancer? You might be surprised to learn that...

This book is about a school-a community college in Illinois, Belleville Area College (BAC) now Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC)-my experiences, as well as the experiences of other professors there from 1967 until 1995. Its purpose is two-fold. First, I have set out an historical...

University of Phoenix co-founder John D. Murphy's inside account of the nearly twenty-year struggle to overcome opposition by many in traditional higher education to a for-profit nontraditional institution that integrated higher education into the lives of its students rather than students integrating their lives...

Published in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, this book provides more than an institutional history. Rich with anecdotes and personality, Dora Wang's account is a must-read for anyone curious about health care...

In Raised at Rutgers, Richard L. McCormick tells what it is like to run a major state university and vividly portrays the often contentious environment in which a university president operates today. He unsparingly recounts his decade of leadership, including his own missteps--those we...

Bulletin number three of the Southern Humanities Conference presents a digest of replies to over a thousand personal letters sent to executives in business and government, asking their opinion of the value of humanistic studies in the training of personnel. It is a revelation...

While the study deals with an essentially technical subject, Brown's analysis is cast in language that is readily understandable to nonspecialists. Written primarily for labor economists, this book should also interest all members of the academic community.Originally published in 1958.A UNC Press Enduring Edition...

This is the first comprehensive, data-based study of the benefits to students who actively participate in authentic science research programs. The book features contributors from a variety of institutions who bring together studies of undergraduate research programs. They focus on identifying the successful elements...

Postwar Higher Education in America: Just Yesterday explores the apogee of American Higher Education and its devolution into its current state. It offers concrete recommendations for capitalizing on its lost strengths and restoring the standards and expectations that our current students have been denied.Author:...

James Joyce's famous description of the Roman Church, "Here Comes Everybody," may have presaged the developing Catholic Studies programs in U.S. Catholic higher education. Some of these essays were first delivered as lectures in the "Here Comes Everybody" series to inaugurate the establishment of...

Written specifically for postgraduate students carrying out small-scale research projects in and around their work environment and for those undertaking research projects as part of their higher education courses.Author: Brenda Lawrence,Louis MurrayISBN-10: 0750707712ISBN-13: 9780750707718Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/10/2000Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.18h x 6.38w x...

This unique and comprehensive overview of open and distance education is written by one of the best known names in the field. It integrates historical, contemporary and future aspects of distance education. Packed with international case studies, it goes beyond looking at the methods...

This study examines the factors influencing the changes in teaching assessment at the higher education level and studies the range of techniques and methods available to the assessor. It evaluates the effectiveness of certain methods and discusses their implementation.Author: Sally Brown,Peter KnightISBN-10: 0749411139ISBN-13: 9780749411138Publisher:...

The new focus in learning is on developing the individual's capability. This work looks at this in the context of improving skills, lifelong learning and welfare-to-work. It debates the issues within the setting of institutional strategies, work-based learning, skills development and assessment.Author: John StephensonISBN-10:...

Author: Howard J. WiardaISBN-10: 0738804339ISBN-13: 9780738804330Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/1999Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.54h x 5.53w x 0.75d

Austin College has a heritage that is unsurpassed in the history of Texas higher education. Named in memory of Stephen F. Austin, it received a charter from the State of Texas in 1849, making the school the oldest college or university in the state...

Established in 1831, Westbrook Seminary, as the school was originally known, may be the earliest coeducational boarding school in the country. Once noted as having been in three cities without moving, the institution began in a section of Westbrook that became Deering and was...

In Rock Freshman Year, Kim Girard shares strategies on achieving what every human being in existence is seeking- happiness. This often overlooked outcome for the college experience is brought to the forefront, as students learn to successfully navigate their way through their freshman year....

How to find, train, and retain talented individuals for the public service is the concern of this symposium. It applies the recent experience of government (both British and American) to the question of the types of personnel needed and the way in which institutions...

Not sure if you can get into an elite MBA program at Harvard, Stanford or Wharton? A leading MBA admissions consultant assesses your odds of success based on actual profiles of real business school applicants. A witty, entertaining and highly informative look at elite...

There is a mistaken assumption in many social sciences that knowledge will automatically translate into action. Based on this assumption, textbooks for basic oral communication, a required course in many college campuses, attempt to ameliorate students' communicational behaviors by teaching them knowledge about communication:...

Author: Henry H. WalbesserISBN-10: 0595197337ISBN-13: 9780595197330Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2001Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.16h x 6.28w x 0.30d

Abstract: Multiple scenario analysis of data to forecast demand. Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, "Anticipating Futures" by Thomas A. Gaylord, was obtained from University of Florida and...

The Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan has a blend of architecture that is as varied as is the University itself. This convenient and selective guide describes the most beautiful, interesting, and historic buildings on a campus rich in tradition.Photographs and an...

Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not attracted, supported or retained female students and identifies the issues needing to be addressed in changing engineering...

Doing Educational Research in Rural Settings is a much-needed guide for educational researchers whose research interests are located outside metropolitan areas in places that are generically considered to be rural. This book is both timely and important as it takes up the key question...

This book explores what students are learning and outlines the changing global context of provision for undergraduates.Author: Camille KandikoISBN-10: 0415809282ISBN-13: 9780415809283Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2014Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

By and large, the debate about the merits of including higher education services within free trade policies has occurred outside of the United States, even though the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative has specifically included higher education services in its March 2003 negotiating...

"Van Brunt does an excellent job of presenting a structure for a team approach to preventing students' behavior from crossing the line and resulting in violence." -American Psychological Association Author: Brian Van BruntISBN-10: 0415807441ISBN-13: 9780415807449Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2012Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.80h x 6.90w...

Originally published in 1973, this volume explores the interaction between education and the professions.Author: History of Education SocietyISBN-10: 0415761700ISBN-13: 9780415761703Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2014Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.21d

This encyclopedia is the result of a highly selective enterprise that provides a careful selection of key topics in essays written by top scholars in their fields. Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of a limited number of countries, regions and themes is provided. The essays...

Programmes in higher education tend to focus attention on the student's first year (because of concerns about student transition and retention) and on their final year (because of students exiting for their future careers). The middle year(s) of programmes receive less attention which can...

Story is everywhere in human lives and cultures and it also features strongly in the processes of teaching and learning. Author: Jennifer A. MoonISBN-10: 0415564697ISBN-13: 9780415564694Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/2010Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.34w x 0.46d

The idea for this book was initiated by Terry Mast, who believed all medical teachers should be generalists, with skills and knowledge in all aspects of the field. This book therefore provides insights from a variety of experienced medical educators.Author: Linda H. DistlehorstISBN-10: 0415515653ISBN-13:...