Education - Higher

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 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,...

Being aware of thesis and dissertation pitfalls can help the graduate student make efficient use of resources available to him or her and bring precision to research and writing of that important project. The authors present 61 cases cast as an envisioned conversation between...

Coming out is the process of acknowledging same-sex attractions to oneself and to others. It is both a personal and a public process. For many gay and bisexual students, college marks a pivotal point where for the first time they feel free to explore...

The impetus for this book derives from the unusually high percentage of minority students generally, and Native American students specifically, who do not complete a collegiate degree. Of all ethnic groups in the U.S., Indian students experience the most difficulty in obtaining a degree....

Designing Effective Feedback Processes in Higher Education: A Learning-Focused Approach addresses the challenge of developing effective feedback processes in higher education, combining theory and practice to equip and empower educators. Author: Naomi Winstone,David CarlessISBN-10: 0815361610ISBN-13: 9780815361619Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2019Pages: 208Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.30h x...

This book provides detailed analysis of Supreme Court judgments which have impacted the rights of minorities in relation to higher education, and so illustrates ongoing issues of racial discrimination throughout the American education sector.Race, Law, and Higher Education in the Colorblind Era brings together...

Addresses the question, "What place does reading have in the college writing classroom?" Brings together compositionists engaged in teaching writing, criticism, and technology to re-think the separation of reading and writing and to re-theorize readingAuthor: Marguerite HelmersISBN-10: 0805844988ISBN-13: 9780805844986Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2002Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight:...

In 2015, the New York Times reported, "The bright children of janitors and nail salon workers, bus drivers and fast-food cooks may not have grown up with the edifying vacations, museum excursions, daily doses of NPR and prep schools that groom Ivy applicants, but...

In this thought-provoking collection of personal essays, a diverse group of professors describe what they actually do in the classroom and in their personal lives to balance the tension between teaching and research. Some of the themes Researchers Hooked on Teaching discusses are teachers...

This text draws on a range of expertise to share good practice and explore new ways of using appropriate technologies in assessment. It provides a strategic overview along with pragmatic proposals for the use of computers in assessment.Author: Sally BrownISBN-10: 0749430354ISBN-13: 9780749430351Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

American higher education was transformed between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I. During this period, U.S. colleges underwent fundamental changes--changes that helped to create the modern university we know today. Most significantly, the study of the sciences...

This is a general study of the development of higher education in Europe from antiquity until the end of the Middle Ages. It shows how the slender traditions of ancient learning, kept alive in the monastic and cathedral schools, were enriched by an enormous...

This is the first of a four volume History of the University of Cambridge, under the General Editorship of Professor C.N.L. Brooke, and the first volume on the medieval University as a whole to be published in over a century. It provides a synthesis...

Argumentation in Higher Education offers professors, lecturers and researchers informative guidance for teaching effective argumentation skills to their undergraduate and graduate students. This professional guide aims to make the complex topic of argumentation open and transparent.Author: Richard AndrewsISBN-10: 0415995019ISBN-13: 9780415995016Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2009Pages: 238Format:...

This new book tells the story of the rise and fall of Fu Ren University (1925-1952) and provides an analysis of a key Catholic higher education institution in China.Author: John S. ChenISBN-10: 0415948169ISBN-13: 9780415948166Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/12/2003Pages: 274Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.32h x 6.10w x...

The main point of this book is to argue that French universities experienced a quiet but important change during the last decade, which allowed them to become pertinent and more autonomous actors within the French university system.Author: Christine MusselinISBN-10: 0415934974ISBN-13: 9780415934978Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2004Pages:...

This book is the first comparative analysis of global faculty salaries, remuneration, and terms of employment. Offering an in-depth international comparison of academic salaries in 28 countries, chapter authors shed light on the conditions and expectations that shape the modern academic profession. This valuable...

Written for academic developers, academic administrators and others responsible for promoting organizational change, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Academic Development shares best practice advice and frameworks for evaluation and monitoring. Author: Lorraine StefaniISBN-10: 0415872073ISBN-13: 9780415872072Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2010Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.10w x...

This groundbreaking volume seeks to take the first steps in analysing the impact of internationalisation initiatives from student perspectives.Author: Elspeth JonesISBN-10: 041587128XISBN-13: 9780415871280Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2009Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50dReview Citation(s): Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 206

There is no single idea of the university. Ever since its medieval origin, the concept of the university has continued to change. The metaphysical university gave way successively to the scientific university, and then to the corporate and the entrepreneurial university. But what, then,...

Values in Higher Education Teaching explores the way in which teaching, research, learning and higher education are a values enterprise and that an exploration of values is necessary to work out the full purposes of a higher education to guide practices and help academics...

This book takes a unique, practical, hands-on approach to the everyday activity of work integrated learning, addressing the topic through both direct instruction and case studies derived from actual experience.Author: Lesley Cooper,Janice Orrell,Margaret BowdenISBN-10: 0415556767ISBN-13: 9780415556767Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2010Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.21h x...

Based on extensive original research, this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children's experiences of Japanese schools, examines the special tutoring such children often have to improve their language proficiency, and explores the role of mothers...

Using Educational Research to Inform Practice provides a clear, practical and accessible account of the way in which education research can be used to inform teaching in universities and colleges, setting the background for the requirements to evidence informed teaching before addressing questions of...

In this book, Jennifer Moon explores and clarifies critical thinking and provides practical guidance for improving student learning and supporting the teaching process. Key themes covered include: different views of and approaches to critical thinking with an emphasis on a practical basis that can...

Concerning the changing shape of the university, this book sets out the social, historical and philosophical aspects of the current digital transformation of education.Author: Carl A. RaschkeISBN-10: 0415369843ISBN-13: 9780415369848Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2002Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.36h x 5.64w x 0.43d

The Challenge to Scholarship is a lively and engaging investigation that seeks to establish what it means to be a scholar and the value of scholarship. It addresses current concerns and tensions including the scholarship of teaching and the relationship between teaching and research.Gill...

This book brings together a collection of ground-breaking research and techniques in the field of learning and teaching in higher education.Author: Peter HartleyISBN-10: 0415335299ISBN-13: 9780415335294Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2005Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.16h x 6.30w x 0.50d

This book is a packed with research and proven case study material on what education development can offer managers in higher education.Author: Kym FraserISBN-10: 0415335248ISBN-13: 9780415335249Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/25/2004Pages: 236Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Changes to ICT and teaching must be accompanied by commitment to quality and integrity of education. This wideranging account dealing with concerns including: devising an institution wide-strategy, developing course materials, using ICT assisted assessment, and adopting professional support processes should be on the shelves...

Written to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors working at different levels and in many situations, this is an authoritative guide to understanding the key issues, best practice and new developments in social work and social policy.Author: Hilary BurgessISBN-10: 0415334950ISBN-13: 9780415334952Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

What are the obligations of the university to society and its communities? What are the virtues of university education? What are the university's ethical responsibilities to its students?The role of citizenship and civic responsibility in higher education is a highly contested yet crucial element...

Looking at the practice of the UK's 'excellent' university teachers, this book draws on insightful interviews where they share their teaching approaches and development plans - the first in-depth study of teaching excellence in higher education.Author: Alan SkeltonISBN-10: 041533327XISBN-13: 9780415333276Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2005Pages: 208Format:...

The shape and nature of professional standards for further and higher education teachers are changing constantly. This book provides a current account of developments and debates about both groups in an attempt to challenge strongly held beliefs.Author: Jocelyn RobsonISBN-10: 0415331668ISBN-13: 9780415331661Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2005Pages:...

This book sets current policy and practice concerns against the backdrop of community education and employs case studies to chart the developments and changes that have taken place in FE.Author: Terry Hyland,Barbara MerrillISBN-10: 0415268079ISBN-13: 9780415268073Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2003Pages: 216Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.76h x 5.58w...

Educational Design in Six Steps provides a theoretical and practical framework for redesigning and revolutionising any educational environment, across primary, secondary and tertiary education.Author: Yoram HarpazISBN-10: 036789386XISBN-13: 9780367893866Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2020Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.26d

This book examines the historical FeesMustFall (FMF) university student protests that took place in South Africa and shows how the enduring historical construction, representation and conceptualisation of South African youth (as typically radical and political) contributed to the (mis)interpretation of FMF protests, and led...

This book provides concise, pragmatic solutions to common challenges and demands that higher education faculty face in teaching online. Written for instructors who have little to no experience designing and teaching online courses, this is an approachable and efficient guide to the real problems...

The Realities of Completing a PhD gives a balanced and evidence-based view of the realities of PhD life. Full of practical tips and including a checklist to complete before sending an application, the book helps prospective PhD students prepare for the realities of taking...

This book - written with theoretical rigor, sociological sensibility and poetic beauty - reveals the intensity of classroom lectures and dialogues. In the age of 'virtual intimacy', the author retains the courage to celebrate the spirit of direct, face-to-face classroom interactions. As he delivers...

Grounded in key sociological theory on the concepts of boundaries, power and control, this text addresses the question of whether the university is thriving or merely surviving.Author: Eliel CohenISBN-10: 0367562987ISBN-13: 9780367562984Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2021Pages: 104Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.40d