Education - Higher

Millions of students seek short- and long-term study abroad options every year, and this trend is a key illustration of the internationalization of higher education. Because a global perspective has become mandatory in the largely globalized workforce, many institutions look to study abroad programs...

There are currently no books on Catholic higher education that offer a theological foundation for academic freedom. This book presents a theologically grounded understanding of academic freedom that builds on, extends, and completes the prevailing secular understanding for Catholic higher education.Author: K. GarciaISBN-10: 1137031913ISBN-13:...

Originating in the 1968 student-led strike at San Francisco State University, Asian American Studies was founded as a result of student and community protests that sought to make education more accessible and relevant. While members of the Asian American communities initially served on the...

Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles: intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions to respond creatively to these...

In a series of stinging analyses, this book examines the current sorry state of higher education. The second half of the volume offers "alternative futures" for the academy, visions that involve academic organizations, public outreach through the internet, faculty unionization, and campus organizing. Office...

In 1867 Kusakabe Taro, a young samurai from Fukui, Japan, began studying at Rutgers as its first foreign student. Three years later, in 1870, his former tutor, friend, and Rutgers graduate, William Elliot Griffis, left for Japan to teach English and Science for three...

Why institutional neutrality is nothing but an illusion. Can a university ever truly be neutral in today's social and political climate? Pushing against the tide of universities increasingly pledging to stay neutral about contentious issues, law professor Brian Soucek argues that their promises are...

A founding document of African American Studies, reissued for today's students and scholars In a landmark 1968 conference at Yale University, students, faculty, and community activists helped establish "Afro-American Studies" as a major, and then a thriving department, at Yale. In these conference proceedings,...

A blueprint for what's possible when higher education institutions embrace collaboration over competition.In Collaborative Thinking, Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher offers an insightful guide to the transformative potential of consortial thinking in higher education. With extensive experience leading one of the largest and oldest higher...

An empowering essay collection on fostering a more inclusive, compassionate mental health culture in higher education.In the competitive and achievement-driven world of higher education, the mental health and neurodiversity of faculty and staff often remain overlooked or misunderstood. While institutions increasingly prioritize student mental...

A revealing expos? on how foreign authoritarian influence is undermining freedom and integrity within American higher education institutions.In an era of globalized education, where ideals of freedom and inquiry should thrive, an alarming trend has emerged: foreign authoritarian regimes infiltrating American academia. In Authoritarians...

How American universities operate as social and economic engines that shape society beyond their traditional educational roles.University Keywords gathers, contextualizes, and develops original understandings of 27 key terms that define the study and operation of the American university today. Editor Andy Hines and the...

Explores religion's historic and present-day role in American universities.Once the unifying center of American higher education, religion has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past 220 years. From its origins as the core of a unified understanding of truth as it was taught at...

Designing, creating, and leading new degree programs can be an arduous and unpredictable task for any college or university faculty member. Faculty, typically trained within a specific discipline and who are charged with creating new degree programs, are rarely prepared for the process. In...

The incredible story of Nazi German exchange students in the United States during WWII.In the 1930s, international exchange students in the United States celebrated their Christmas breaks in Florida, enthusiastically engaged in college-aged antics, rowdy parties, and the defiance of authorities. In between such...

Like most good educational interventions, problem-based learning (PBL) did not grow out of theory, but out of a practical problem. Medical students were bored, dropping out, and unable to apply what they had learned in lectures to their practical experiences a couple of years...

What energizes the power of youth and confidence is the awareness and strength generated by nutrition and education that cannot be had with indiscriminate consumption or aimless conduct. Confidence comes with strength. Correspondingly, ceasing to pollute our body which may even occur with what...

Providing coherence in understanding the role that education and higher education played in the colonizing purposes of the rich nations of the North, this book draws from multiple geopolitical spaces across the world to consider how epistemic injustice has characterized colonial higher education systems....

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 uses a communicative perspective to help the higher education leader conceptualize, gear up, implement and follow through with their change plan.Author: Stacy SmulowitzISBN-10: 1475854633ISBN-13: 9781475854633Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/14/2020Pages: 200Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

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...

Co-published with How do we interrupt the current paradigms of sexism in the academy? How do we construct a new and inclusive gender paradigm that resists the dominant values of the patriarchy? And why are these agendas important not just for women, but for...

This important new work will help department chairs, faculty, and administrators understand and address the increasing complexity of relationships within higher education, as well as the growing influence of external factors. The Department Chair as Academic Leader is a completely updated revision of Allan...

One of the most important issues academic organizations face is how the administration and faculty handle cultural and varied differences in higher education. High racial tensions as well as the ever-increasing need for equality suggest that changes at the highest level are essential to...

Beyond their educational value, university institutions can play a pivotal role in community improvement. By utilizing academic resources, these organizations can positively impact their communities. Engaged Scholarship and Civic Responsibility in Higher Education is a critical reference source for the latest scholarly research on...

Cross-cultural experiences in university settings have a significant impact on students' lives by enriching the learning process and promoting cultural awareness and tolerance. While studying abroad offers students unique learning opportunities, educators must be able to effectively address the specific social and academic needs...

This volume examines the evolution of higher education opportunities for African Americans in the early and mid-twentieth century. It contributes to understanding how African Americans overcame great odds to obtain advanced education in their own institutions, how they asserted themselves to gain control over...

Rethinking the SAT is a unique presentation of the latest thoughts and research findings of key individuals in the world of college admissions, including the president of the largest public university system in the U.S., as well as the presidents of the two companies...

In Capitalizing on College Joshua Brown skillfully illustrates how tuition-driven colleges and universities have been forced to innovate and adopt market-driven financial strategies. These institutions have longstanding commitments to offering access and opportunity to marginalized students, but the promise of improved educational outcomes stemming...

Book entitled 'Finite Element Method: Introduction, Concepts & Fundamentals' covers CAD-CAE-CAM aspects, Numerical Methods, Applications of Finite Element Method, Potential Energy Method, Raleigh-Ritz Method, Galerkin's Method, Steps of FEM, Element Classification, Strain-Displacement, Stress-Strain relations, Interpolation Models, and Continuity.These corresponds to Module I of syllabus...

Although America's universities have become the envy of the world for their creative energy and their production of transformative knowledge, few understand how and why they have become preeminent. This groundbreaking book traces the origins and the evolution of our great universities. It shows...

People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States. While nothing about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, jobs, or workplaces would seem to inherently exclude people with disabilities, in practice, stigma and discrimination continue to limit opportunities for disabled...

AI AND THE LAW: Harnessing Technology for Legal ExcellenceIn an era where technological innovation is transforming every facet of our lives, the legal profession stands at a pivotal crossroads. "AI AND THE LAW: Harnessing Technology for Legal Excellence" is your essential guide to navigating...

It is my ethical obligation to understand clients through a culturallycontextual framework. I will do my due diligence by also providing avariety of screening questionaries to my clients, and researching theircultural backgrounds prior to, during, and after working with them.Author: Nicole ChauvetISBN-13: 9798301170751Publisher: Independently...

In Hip-Hop Civics, Jabari Evans demonstrates how Hip-Hop can be deployed in revamping formal civic education for Black and Brown youth. Based on an original ethnographic study of a Hip-Hop-based education program, the Songwriting and Production Program (SWP) administered by the Foundation of Music...

The ecological university takes its interconnectedness with the world seriously. This is challenging, for the world is in difficulty and is shot through with antagonism. The university is partly culpable for those difficulties and so has responsibilities towards the world. Realizing the Ecological University...

This book contains the address given at the dedication of Pardee Hall at Lafayette College in 1873. The author, Rossiter W. Raymond, a prominent geologist and founding member of the National Academy of Sciences, speaks on the importance of higher education and the role...

This comprehensive history of Harvard University covers the school's establishment in the 17th century to its growth into one of the most prestigious universities in the world. With detailed accounts of key events and prominent figures, this book is a must-read for anyone interested...

This book is essential for beginners as well as for college and university science students. The knowledge of chemical thermodynamics is very essential and very useful in every walk of life. This subject generally falls under the branch of Physical Chemistry. This book specially...

In this companion manual to The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning, this text was developed to fill a significant resource gap in leadership education. In response to this gap, as well as leadership educators' call for professional development related to teaching and learning,...

This book focuses on the assessment of the academic language and literacy levels of students entering higher education, so as to identify those who would benefit from assistance in undertaking their studies successfully. The volume aims to bring the innovative solutions designed by South...

In The Demise of the Library School, Richard J. Cox places the present and future of professional education for librarianship in the debate on the modern corporate university. The book is a series of meditations on critical themes relating to the education of librarians,...

Rincon reviews the struggle by undocumented immigrant students to gain access to college by paying in-state tuition rates. These efforts, which have been successful in ten states, can be characterized as a human and civil rights struggle based on the fundamental premise that no...

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness that Native clients who suffer from substance abuse often face challenges that are distinct from those experienced by the mainstream population. For a number of years, I have been involved in research involving Native alcoholism...

Gives an abundance of practical advice on how active learning techniques can be used by teachers across the disciplines. Using real-life examples, the authors discuss how various small-group exercises, simulations, and case studies can be blAnded with the technological and human resources available outside...

The Life of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, Founder of All Souls College in the University of Oxford is a historical biography written by Oliph Leigh Spencer and originally published in 1783. The book provides a detailed account of the life and achievements of...

Author: Martin Ruzicka, Alexander Zouev, Kenneth Christopher HendraISBN-10: 1068444207ISBN-13: 9781068444203Publisher: Zouev Ibdp PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2025Pages: 430Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.94d

How short-term college and university leaders, overwhelmed by the tyranny of the urgent, compromise the success and future of their institutions.Amid mounting institutional pressures and a rapidly changing higher education landscape, leadership churn at colleges and universities represents a major roadblock to institutional success....