Education - Higher

Young academicians are serious scholars and voracious readers who are perennially in search of practical and inspiring advice about their vocation. Their tenure-driven neuroses, combined with an inherent competitive streak and an understanding of the importance of public service, engender their quest for advice...

We All Giggled tells the stories of two families that came together when the author's parents met and married in 1945. The Hüglins had lost most of their fortune in the course of two world wars, and the Wachendorff s had survived the Nazi...

In the early twenty-first century a philosophy instructor faced with the assignment of teaching a "Moral Issues" course decided to engage in an experiment in how to teach ethics. Rather than asking whether a given issue was right or wrong he decided to ask...

The true challenge in human relations will be to convert the culture of competition against each other into one of cooperation with each other. That will require open, honest communication and trust, along with a good deal of wisdom.Rising & Wising is a book...

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?: A Guide to Music Perception is designed for college and university introductory music appreciation classes of one semester in length. The material is organized into twelve chapters under two divisions. Division I: Foundations for Listening. Division II: Historical...

The call to teach means different things to different people. This collection contends, however, that, at the very least, faithful work in the teaching vocation involves excellence, commitment, and community. Representing diverse disciplines and institutional perspectives from a Christian research university, the contributors present...

Future generations are being faced with the potential challenge of having to solve professional problems in a hybrid world in which there is no clear boundary between autonomous, non-human nature, and human-generated processes. This requires young students to effectively prepare themselves for managing issues...

The creation of a sustainable and accessible higher education systems is a pivotal goal in modern society. Adopting strategic frameworks and innovative techniques allows institutions to achieve this objective. The Handbook of Research on Administration, Policy, and Leadership in Higher Education is an authoritative...

The true success of a nation can be measured by its ability to create, disseminate, and utilize knowledge through education. A quality education instills in students the capability to add value to the economy through his or her skills, to participate in society, and...

This guide is a necessary reference tool for any international medical graduate or student applicant that is considering applying for a medical residency position in the U.S.A. or Canada. This book provides detailed information on the process of becoming accepted, the residency process, financing,...

In today's world where it is estimated that college graduates earn over 75% more in their lifetime than non-college graduates, a college degree in most instances is a requirement. Therefore, choosing to go to college is a great idea. However, maintaining good grades and...

Leonard A. Slade, Jr., a native of Conway, North Carolina, has lived in Albany, New York, since 1988. He is Professor of Africana Studies, Adjunct Professor of English, Collins Fellow, and Citizen Academic Laureate at the University at Albany (SUNY). He is the Past...

Alcorn State University was founded in 1871 making it the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States. Alcorn State has undergone numerous changes and expansions over the years, and it continues to produce notable alumni and scholars in more than fifty...

2012, according to the media, was The Year of the MOOC. Massive Open Online Courses were declared to be a revolution in college education. The flow of media coverage hyped MOOCs as either the salvation of a beleaguered educational system or the corrosive agent...

This guide is for any high school student considering a career in medicine. It gives every detail you could want, from applications to residency. It includes an extensive list of combined/accelerated programs throughout the nation along with application requirements, due dates, and recommendations in...

Power your way to your college degree by applying your already-acquired life knowledge! Using the strategies and methods explained in Extreme College 101 you will discover how to: - Create college credits from work, hobby, and other life experiences - Dramatically reduce or eliminate...

A delightful, inspiring tale about a professor and a very wise student that shows the power of hope, forgiveness and synchronicity along with the life-changing importance of learning to trust and treasure the many little clues and gifts the universe sends us all, silently...

Structured self-study is a well known and widely accepted strategy for postsecondary institutions seeking re-accreditation. However, it is virtually unknown as a strategy for a Teaching & Learning Center seeking to learn about itself-what it is, what it can be, and the distance between...

There are those who will do anything to stop the embryonic stem cell research. They say they are doing God's work. Could be, or is there a hidden truth? Anti-stem cell demonstrators occupy the Free Forum area across from Mike's office. They plague him,...

The public university classroom is a place where socialization still occurs: it's where students learn to be citizens of the world. Having attended to political correctness and multi-culturalism, universities are now facing the issue of spirituality in their quest to educate the whole person....

Author: Barry Roberts GreerISBN-10: 147918537XISBN-13: 9781479185375Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2012Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

This book describes the many experiences of a university faculty union leader. Interactions with faculty members and administrators are examined in a variety of contexts ranging from discussions about such mundane topics as parking on campus, to such meaningful topics as the nature of...

You have heard about the Internet of Things. You know that it is having an impact on higher education. So, what is it? Now that students have the entire computing power of 1975 in a pocket device, the college of the 2020s is entering...

Many colleges/universities, their professors, and their students are waking up to the question: "how can we transform our institution to meet the needs of today's professors and students?" This book offers real-life depictions of how colleges and universities, often mired in calcified practices, beliefs,...

"When you are in a hole, stop digging." The wisdom of Will Rogers, American humorist, seems to be forgotten with respect to scholarly research in the arts, social sciences, business, and education. Why do doctoral candidates and professors produce scholarship that minimally advances knowledge...

Making Learning Job-Embedded: Cases from the Field of Instructional Leadership is a book for sitting principals, aspiring principals, and teacher leaders. This edited volume includes studies that describe and detail findings from dissertation research conducted by scholar-practitioners in preK-12 schools. These studies examined job-embedded...

The changing role and expectations of higher education have reached a crisis point. The heart of the problem is an isolation of the professoriate. An emphasis on obscure research and lack of accountability is undermining the academy. Creating a dissertation is usually an exhausting...

Teaching, Pedagogy, and Learning: Fertile Ground for Campus and Community Innovations brings together narratives of pedagogical innovation aimed at increasing student engagement and performance and bolstering faculty teaching effectiveness and satisfaction. These trans-disciplinary, trans-pedagogical essays all emerged from faculty experiences at the annual Institute...

Revitalizing Classrooms brings together six diverse essays with the central purpose of providing a venue for scholar teachers from a number of disciplines to convey their individual journeys in pedagogical innovation. These classroom narratives involve a paradigm shift away from traditional lecture modes to...

In the second half of the 20th century, men and women of uncommon vision and commitment drove the phenomenal growth of that uniquely American institution of higher education, the community college. Students of this movement are well aware of the contributions of the men...

Leading an institution of higher education requires an understanding of the responsibilities of the position, the diversity of its constituencies, and the complexity of the environment. This volume describes the structure and function of campus leadership and the interests of constituent groups as well...

It is the purpose of this book to examine the ever-changing meaning of the term "liberal arts" and to trace its development from antiquity to the present. In doing so, the text will compare and contrast the values of such an education with the...

Arguably, the nation's community colleges have experienced more change in the last several years than they have over the prior 115 years of their existence. Rapid changes in technology, external pressures for accountability and student completion, aggressive competition from other higher education institutions (i.e.,...

American colleges and universities are laboring with sharply reduced resources and being asked pointed questions about their efficiency and effectiveness in educating students like never before.For those administrators, faculty and all readers who want to understand how colleges can get better at their most...

Study abroad programs have proven beneficial for both the international student as well as the domestic community and school population interacting with the student. In an effort to promote cultural awareness, intercultural communications as well as opportunities for future study abroad program success, universities...

As one of the fastest growing trends in higher education, study abroad programs are having a critical impact on the educational landscape. While international study programs generate more revenue and promote campus diversity, there are several challenges that must be considered when integrating non-native...

Despite modern technology and the focus on international business striving to make the world a smaller place, many organizations still struggle with the need for diversity and multiculturalism. This issue is also present in academia, as women of color and those previously perceived to...

With an increase in global competition among universities and national higher education systems, educational programs desire to offer compatible content without losing their competitive advantage. Because of this balance, the issue of convergence, along with its benefits and limits, has emerged. The Handbook of...

As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region becomes increasingly intertwined in the global economy, investment continues to be made in the educational sector. Multidimensional approaches to higher education have greatly influenced the state of business and government in the region. Handbook of...

Strategic Role of Tertiary Education and Technologies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage explores how education enables social and economic development through the targeted training of human capital and the evaluation and dissemination of knowledge resources across generations. This book provides entrepreneurs, leaders, policy makers, and...

Even in higher education, the traditional perception of learning is a face to face environment; while distance education is typically thought of as its alternative. However, the continuous expansion of technology has altered this point of view as a more flexible option of education,...

Although educators continue to face the issue of maintaining quality teaching practices, academic managers and educational developers face significant challenges when changing in higher education teaching strategies. Cases on Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education presents international case studies of individual approaches and institutional...

Although the topic of e-commerce has been very widely discussed and researched, it is not often discussed in terms of its affect on leadership and management structures. Electronic Commerce and Organizational Leadership: Perspectives and Methodologies investigates the ways in which e-commerce not only affects...

Even as enterprise resource planning (ERP) continues to play a strategic role in an education sector, educational institutions and universities are facing many challenges in creating strong ERP applications and methods to achieve the expectations of academia. Enterprise Resource Planning Models for the Education...

In the ever changing scientific word, Academic entrepreneurship has emerged as a new and growing field. Referring to the creation and management of an environment for active support of knowledge exploitation and transfer, Academic entrepreneurship aims to encourage entrepreneurial behavior in the academic community....

Thinking of doing an online MBA, DBA, or PhD? Written in Dr. Wong's vivid and interesting style, this book gives you an insider's view of the online education market and helps you pick the right programme. Topics covered include: - 6 Types of Online...

What will higher education look like in 20 years? Will a bachelor's degree still be viable-or even valuable? How will we assess learning? Will it be competency based? Determined by the sum experience of individual achievement? Or measured by student peers? How will learning...

Creating new universities and gaining accreditation is one of the most exciting education challenges in a century of knowledge and innovation. The authors of this book have met this challenge and created a resource in which the policies, procedures, curriculum and planning is mapped...

Only one out of every twenty-four high school athletes goes on to play college sports. That means that over 95 percent of student-athletes miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime. In the competitive world of college athletics, the difference between becoming a recruited...

Presents a coherent sequential body of knowledge for adult education and training. Developed for general use by academic settings, local to national government organizations, start-up to international Fortune 500 companies, and the various military trainers. useful in your interactions with other adults. Over the...