Education - Higher

A major transformation of Chinese higher education (HE) has taken place over the past decade - China has reshaped its higher education sector from elite to mass education with the number of graduates having quadrupled to three million a year over six years. China...

Meaning-Centered Education explores the counter-tide for an alternative vision of education, where students and instructors engage in open meaning-making process and self-correcting, self-organizing educational practices that cannot be and should not be stifled by any preset curricular endpoints and standards. Author: Olga KovbasyukISBN-10: 0415532035ISBN-13:...

'Transition' has numerous everyday and conceptual meanings yet, while certain transitions are unsettling and difficult for some people, risk, challenge and even difficulty might also be important factors in successful transitions for others.Author: Kathryn EcclestoneISBN-10: 0415481732ISBN-13: 9780415481731Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2010Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.21h...

Interethnic competition in plural societies is often characterized by a 'counterbalance' of political and economic strength between different groups. In such cases, tensions emerge as politically dominant groups fear loss of hegemony to more economically aggressive groups. Likewise, economically successful groups require key public...

This volume is a detailed and up-to-date reference work providing an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today. Consisting of newly commissioned chapters and impressive journal articles, it surveys the state of the discipline and includes the examination...

Inclusion and Diversity is structured around the life-cycle and day to day experiences of staff and students as they make contact with each other. With reference to international examples and best practice, it covers a wider range of useful topics. Author: Sue Grace,Phil GravestockISBN-10:...

Dyslexia: Surviving and Succeeding at College is a practical and easy-to-read guide for dyslexic and dyspraxic students. Clearly and simply written, in a dyslexia-friendly format, it addresses not just study skills, but also more general aspects of coping with student life. Each chapter includes...

Illustrated with case studies, this practical guide develops a new way of understanding educational improvement - one which focuses on the formation and transformation of the practices through which students learn.Author: David James,Gert BiestaISBN-10: 0415427355ISBN-13: 9780415427357Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2007Pages: 222Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.21h x...

Reviewing the emerging issues from researching teaching and learning in different post-school contexts, this book focuses on a wide range of issues related to lifelong learning, including higher education and community-based learning.Author: Michael OsborneISBN-10: 0415424941ISBN-13: 9780415424943Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/2007Pages: 246Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.21h x...

With increasing numbers of international students, this book explores how best to broaden the approaches to learning and teaching in the higher/further education environment. Rather than seeing internationalization as a problem to be addressed, this text embraces the opportunities for the enrichment of the...

The 'Key Issues in Higher Education' series aims to raise both awareness and the standards of debate on the fundamental issues that lie at the very heart of higher education and intends to assist national and international debate.Higher Education and Sustainable Development examines whether...

Underpinned by research this book provides best practice examples of innovative and inclusive curriculum designined to improve student retention in HE.Author: Glenda Crosling,Liz Thomas,Margaret HeagneyISBN-10: 0415399203ISBN-13: 9780415399203Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2007Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d

A lot hangs on the summative grades that students are given. A good degree opens doors which otherwise might remain closed. Yet, as higher education is now a mass rather than an elite system, what is expected of its graduates is different from the...

Blended learning is firmly established in universities around the world, yet to date little attention has been paid to how students are enaging with this style of learning. Presenting a theoretically-based and empirically-validated model of engagement, this book examines the application of the model...

E-learning is at an exciting point in its development; this book aims to define e-learning as a field of research, highlighting the complex issues, activities and tensions that characterize the area. Author: Gráinne ConoleISBN-10: 0415393930ISBN-13: 9780415393935Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2006Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.42h x...

This book presents the work of a highly innovative partnership between the University of Cambridge and eight secondary schools with stories and examples from practitioners and others who worked directly in and with schools.Author: Colleen McLaughlin,Kristine Black Hawkins,Sue BrindleyISBN-10: 0415388414ISBN-13: 9780415388412Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2006Pages:...

Drawing on international case studies, this book explores the theory and practice of the everyday reality of change to promote learning and teaching in universities.Author: Lynne HuntISBN-10: 0415385814ISBN-13: 9780415385817Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2006Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.56h x 6.32w x 0.61d

It has long been a matter of concern to teachers in higher education why certain students 'get stuck' at particular points in the curriculum whilst others grasp concepts with comparative ease. What accounts for this variation in student performance and, more importantly, how can...

This book is written for all lecturers in higher education who may not have previous experience of working with disabled students, but now wish to develop a better understanding of the issues involved.Author: Mike AdamsISBN-10: 0415365287ISBN-13: 9780415365284Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/27/2006Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h...

This book is a detailed study of higher education institutions affiliated to particular religions. It considers the debates surrounding academic freedom, institutional governance, educational policy, mission and identity together with institutions' relations with the state and their wider communities. A wide range of institutions...

With increasing focus on excellence in research and teaching, the service role of the individual academic is often neglected. This book calls for greater recognition of this important aspect of academic life, highlighting the importance of mentoring, committee work and pastoral care in the...

This book aims to explain the key issues in finance and management in higher education. It is a professional guide that is authoritative and comprehensive enough for professional accountants, yet accessible to non-finance professionals.Author: Eric Morgan,Malcolm ProwleISBN-10: 0415335388ISBN-13: 9780415335386Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2004Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight:...

A good university is invariably assumed to be one which is managerially effective in terms of its economic efficiency, and is judged in terms of entrepreneurialism, self-promotion and competitive innovation. This book argues that in the majority of institutions, these goals are being pursued...

Offers a more advanced overview of how staff and educational development can be promoted and managed at senior and institutional levels.Author: David BaumeISBN-10: 0415335043ISBN-13: 9780415335041Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2004Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 10.28h x 7.36w x 0.76d

Staff developers, lecturers and researchers in both higher and further education institutions will welcome this comprehensive yet critical guide to achieving effective student involvement in assessment.Author: Nancy FalchikovISBN-10: 0415308208ISBN-13: 9780415308205Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2006Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.46h x 6.36w x 0.85d

Anyone with a responsibility for curriculum development or policy making within higher education who wants to advance learning and promote employability amongst their students will find this book absolutely essential reading.Author: Peter Knight,Mantz YorkeISBN-10: 0415303427ISBN-13: 9780415303422Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/04/2003Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.44h x...

Built on research findings and data from a wide variety of empirical and attitudinal sources, this book raises timely issues about elitism, expansion, quality and access in higher education.Author: Louise Archer,Merryn Hutchings,Alistair RossISBN-10: 0415276438ISBN-13: 9780415276436Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2002Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.68h x 6.16w...

This exhaustive study from an experienced and respected set of editors and authors looks at the impact that universities have on their surroundings, with particular reference to regional development. With contributions from such leading scholars as Peter Maskell and Gunnar Törnqvist, this book will...

This book provides valuable insights into the situation of women in distance education around the world. A wide variety of evidence from different countries supports the conclusion that open and distance learning has the potential to provide equal opportunities in higher and continuing education...

The Educated Woman is a comparative study of the ideas on female nature that informed debates on women's higher education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in three western European countries. Exploring the multi-layered roles of science and medicine in constructions of...

This book summarises the current status of both open and dual mode institutions and reviews developments that have taken place over the last twenty years.Author: Keith HarryISBN-10: 0415197910ISBN-13: 9780415197915Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/1999Pages: 328Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.38h x 6.30w x 0.89d

This book shows academic leaders how to increase resource productivity and enhance teaching quality. It also demonstrates how leaders can help their staff through momentous change without compromising professional standards.Author: Paul RamsdenISBN-10: 0415151996ISBN-13: 9780415151993Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/1998Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.66h x 6.22w x...

Higher education institutions are concerned with the quality of teaching and learning experiences they provide for students, including the increasing number of overseas students.Author: Robert HarrisISBN-10: 0415131995ISBN-13: 9780415131995Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/1997Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

This book presents the state-specific dimensions of the governance of higher education in Bihar, India, based on a real-case perspective. It discusses the policies of the center and state governments, and their implications on the state's higher education system. It addresses the issues and...

This book explores the phenomenon of e-cheating and identifies ways to bolster assessment to ensure that it is secured against threats posed by geographically distributed assessments, computer-based examinations, anonymous online communications and online cheating services.Author: Phillip DawsonISBN-10: 0367341549ISBN-13: 9780367341541Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2020Pages: 166Format: HardcoverWeight:...

This book examines the process and events surrounding the migration of African scholars, as well as their lives and lived experiences within and outside of their colleges and universities.The chapters chronicle the lived-experiences and observations of African scholars in North America and examine a...

While it is assumed that American undergraduates who study abroad derive unique benefits from the experience, until now its actual impact has not been assessed. This book, which presents the findings of a long-term evaluation project, provides the kind of systematic and comprehensive data...

Adapting to a Changing World was commissioned by the National Science Foundation to examine the present status of undergraduate physics education, including the state of physics education research, and, most importantly, to develop a series of recommendations for improving physics education that draws from...

For those in the broad engineering community--those who employ, work with, and/or educate engineers, and engineers themselves--there is no need to explain the importance and value of engineering. They understand that engineers help make the world a better place for all, that they regularly...

Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation's economic activity, both directly and through their impact on future growth; federal and state governments support teaching and research with billions...

The ongoing development of military aerospace platforms requires continuous technology advances in order to provide the nation's war fighters with the desired advantage. Significant advances in the performance and efficiency of jet and rocket propulsion systems are strongly dependent on the development of lighter...

In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage innovation, and grow a strong and talented science and technology workforce. Expanding Underrepresented Minority...

Increasing complexity and competitiveness in research environments, the prevalence of interdisciplinary and international involvement in research projects, and the close coupling of commerce and academia have created an ethically challenging environment for young scientists and engineers. For the past several decades, federal research agencies...

Medical residents in hospitals are often required to be on duty for long hours. In 2003 the organization overseeing graduate medical education adopted common program requirements to restrict resident workweeks, including limits to an average of 80 hours over 4 weeks and the longest...

The threat from the degradation of materials in the engineered products that drive our economy, keep our citizenry healthy, and keep us safe from terrorism and belligerent threats has been well documented over the years. And yet little effort appears to have been made...

Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full-time, tenure-track, and tenured faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at the nation's top research universities. Much of...

What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master's degree level? How do master's level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace? How do master's programs meet or support educational and career goals? Science Professionals: Master's Education...

Going green is a hot topic in both chemistry and chemical engineering. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green engineering is the development and commercialization of economically feasible industrial...

This study was designed to provide expert, objective, independent advice to 11 tribal colleges that are working together to offer engineering programs. The chief data-gathering activity was a one and one-half day workshop. Reasons for establishing a four-year engineering program at a TCU were...

How should we assess and present information about the quality of research-doctorate programs? In recommending that the 1995 NRC rankings in Assessing the Quality of Research-Doctorate Programs: Continuity and Change be updated as soon as possible, this study presents an improved approach to doctoral...