Education - Higher

This book is written as a research article analyzing the Skill gap in Civil engineering sector in India. The main purpose of writing this book is to guide the educators and students in the field of Civil engineering towards the Skills needed by industry....

For many students, working while in college is a defining characteristic of the undergraduate experience. However, student workers often view campus employment as a money-making opportunity rather than a chance for personal development. Likewise, institutions often neglect to consider campus jobs as a means...

We live in a context of change, whereby postmodernity shapes our understanding and our searching for truth. Postmodernity dictates not only what kind of results we obtain in our researches, but also on the ways we use to search for truth. This means that...

"Stephen Parks restores politics to the history of Composition Studies." -Richard Ohmann CLASS POLITICS THE MOVEMENT FOR THE STUDENTS' RIGHT TO THEIR OWN LANGUAGE (Second Edition) is a response to histories of Composition Studies that focused on scholarly articles and university programs as the...

The WAC Journal is a national peer-reviewed journal on writing across the curriculum. Published by Clemson University and Parlor Press, The WAC Journal is an annual collection of articles by educators about their WAC ideas and WAC experiences. It is a journal of practical...

At the time of its initial publication in 1904, The Higher Learning in America was known in educated circles as the most reflective study ever made of the university system in America. Veblen's evaluation of the misleading notions and erroneous beliefs were inherent in...

What is the purpose of black colleges? Why do black colleges continue to exist? Are black colleges necessary?Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are at the same time the least studied and the least understood institutions of higher education and the most maligned and...

The weary student handbook genre is in need of a belligerent mauling. This is our crack at the job. We don't want to talk down to anyone, but neither do we want to chat them up, so this is an attempt at thinking out...

Fifteen authors from the United States, Australia, and Germany contribute articles on issues such as the political agenda of higher institutions, language across the curriculum, service learning, adult education, artistic and aesthetic practice, intercultural awareness through electronic media, extra-curricular consultation, and language learning outreach,...

This book is for professors, administrators, government officials, and every part of global society that has a stake in higher education or the problems faced by humanity today. It is also for students, their families, and communities who want a different performance from institutions...

Written for diverse academic audience, this text serves as a handbook for professors, instructors, and advisors who oversee data collection by undergraduate students for the purpose of writing a research report. It provides background information concerning today's diverse undergraduate student population and the increasing...

Published in 1977, this collection of essays was published to honor Cratis D. Williams upon his retirement from Appalachian State University. Williams was an influential scholar, folklorist, teacher, and administrator who spent much of his career focused on the Appalachian region. Contributors to the...

What is a Foundation Degree? What are the needs of Foundation Degree students? How should course design and delivery be shaped?This text is a complete guide for academic tutors and support staff involved in teaching on Foundation Degrees. The contributors explore the specific and...

Originally published in 1973. Toward Freedom and Dignity is a humanist's view of the humanities in an age of burgeoning technology. O. B. Hardison Jr. deals with the status of the humanities and their future--how they are regarded and how they may come to...

This is a story of the EC at work over 50 years, seen from the perspective of a developing European higher education policy. The book provides a rich background narrative to current strategic efforts to develop the Europe of Knowledge, and to the Bologna...

The Absence of Soulware in Higher Education provides an analysis for promoting healthy soulware in the higher education sectors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China from five angles: the internationalization of higher education, the integration of teaching and research, the separation of politics...

This open access edited collection brings together reflections on the fast-changing and crisis-ridden global context and develops new ways of conceptualising academic mobilities, and immobilities, against a backdrop of a conflicted and precarious future for global higher education. The result is a set of...

Reflective Teaching in Higher Education is the definitive textbook for reflective teachers in higher education. Informed by the latest research in this area, the book offers extensive support for those at the start of an academic career and career-long professionalism. Written by an international...

Essentials of Online Teaching is a standards-based, streamlined guide to teaching online in higher education, high school and vocational training, or corporate learning environments. Author: Margaret Foley McCabe,Patricia González-FloresISBN-10: 1138920541ISBN-13: 9781138920545Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/27/2016Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.67d

Explore the rich history of Michigan Agricultural College and the many notable individuals who contributed to its success. From its humble beginnings as an agricultural college to its status as a leading research university, this book tells the story of an institution that has...

This fascinating book offers a glimpse into the history of Lafayette College, through the stories of its alumni. Featuring biographical sketches of notable graduates and historical information about the college itself, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of 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,...

University faculty members describe their collaborative projects with other faculty members, rsearchers, graduate students, professional educators, and other stakeholders in the educational enterprise. Through descriptions of several collaborative projects, the chapters explore some of the less explicitly articulated aspects of collaborative ventures. The authors...

Taking a long-term historical and future perspective on the university is critical at this time. The university is being refashioned, often by forces out of the control of academics, students, and even administrators. However, there remain possibilities for informed action, for steering the directions...

Goleman investigates the relationship between critical theory and composition pedagogy in extensive and methodical ways. The philosophical insights of Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, and Mikhail Bakhtin are transformed into methodologies for critical work in composition. The book rests on the premise that critical approaches...

This volume explores the critical role of family and community in the life and experiences of college students, showing how the the family experience may deepen higher education practice and analyzing the ways in which family and community are included, valued, or devalued in...

A veteran college dean gives parents of college students all the practical guidance they'll need to navigate the labyrinth of bureaucracies and policies in order to support their student's academic career and extracurricular life. Most books for college parents dwell on the emotional and...

This volume is the first book-length treatment of how the 9/11 attacks and the American political scene afterward have affected higher education in this country. It covers topics such as: universities' roles in training counter-terrorism experts, particularly anthropologists working in Iraq and Afghanistan; bio-terrorism...

Identifies five critical issues with which higher education institutions in the developing world must grapple as they respond to changing external contexts, offers examples of institutional responses to these issues, and considers these within a systems perspective which recognizes that each response impacts how...

Challenges to American college and university affirmative action and racial and ethnic diversity initiatives were resolved by the Supreme Court in its 2003 decisions in the University of Michigan case. Those decisions affirmed, as a compelling interest, the attainment of racially diverse student bodies...

This study of journalism training analyzes training programs in 70 countries and lists 600 training institutions around the world. This first worldwide survey of communication training since 1958 was sponsored by UNESCO. In analyzing different programs, the study examines such areas as the type...

Priest, educator, and public servant, Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, is internationally recognized as one of the most influential leaders of the American Catholic Church not only because of his commitment to Catholic education but also because...

According to Professor Wallenfeldt, if higher education is to serve the needs of a broad range of people, a communication must be developed that relates special interests to essential realities. The book assesses special interests in American society, and the influences on higher education...

The Academic Bill of Rights was introduced in 2003 after two decades of conservative critiques of higher education and its faculty. Its goal was to generate legislative initiatives to rein in the tenured radicals who were allegedly dominating higher education and infringing on the...

This issue of History of Universities, Volume XXXI / 2, contains the customary mix of learned articles and book reviews which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. The volume is, as always, a lively combination of original...

In recent times, the fastest growing part of the higher education system has been business schools. With an established set of university based business schools in the USA since the early part of the 20th century, the growth since then has come in Europe...

Author: Jennifer L. Booth,John D. Harvey,Melina W. RabonISBN-13: 9798385235612Publisher: Wipf & Stock PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 212Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

Writing a Thesis Based on SurveysA Step-by-Step Guide for Master's and Doctoral StudentsNavigating the complexities of academic research can be daunting, especially when surveys form the backbone of your thesis. In Writing a Thesis Based on Surveys, Dr. Jose Bronet simplifies this process by...

Pay Less for College: The Must-Have Guide to Affording Your Degree gives families real financial aid know-how and the power to save thousands on college costs.This no-nonsense, comprehensive, up-to-date guide: Strips away the confusion around college costs and financial aid Explains how colleges actually...

Pay Less for College: The Must-Have Guide to Affording Your Degree gives you real financial aid know-how and the power to save thousands on college costs.This no-nonsense, comprehensive, up-to-date guide: Strips away the confusion around college costs and financial aid Explains how colleges actually...

'I was so thirsty for the prize of academia, so thrilled to defy the fates, that I suffocated my own history and culture, my Burmese heritage and my mother's language. By doing this, I also possessed my ancestors and made them dance to the...

College graduates do not benefit economically from the intercollegiate athletic programs of their alma mater. Students provide substantial funding for their institution's intercollegiate athletic programs via tuition and fees. In fact, a typical student is required to pay for such activities. Will this financial...

This book explores integration of AI-powered chatbots tools such as ChatGPT into higher education for instructional and communication purposes. The author emphasizes the responsibility of higher education institutions to equip students with advanced skills for writing with AI assistance, and prepare them for an...

Take Control of Your Business Finances-One Step at a TimeManaging your business finances doesn't have to be stressful or confusing. Mastering the Basics of QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2025 by Eva Cole is your beginner-friendly guide to navigating QuickBooks with ease, confidence, and clarity-no accounting...

The Handbook of Peer Tutoring is the authoritative resource on the emerging interdisciplinary field of peer tutoring in higher education. Addressing the multiple audiences of undergraduate tutors in advanced trainings, students immersing themselves in the research of learning and writing centers, professionals seeking to...

Training School Principals as Talent Developers: An International Perspective focuses on how to prepare school principals to lead their schools by training and supporting teachers in their craft. The main goal of schools is improving teaching and learning in order to maximize students' potential...

This book explores questions around the meaning and significance of international student migration. Framed in relation to the mobilities - and immobilities - of international students, the book highlights various key themes emerging from the rich interdisciplinary scholarship in this area, including socio-economic diversification...

This latest volume in the Learning in Higher Education series, New Innovations in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education presents primary examples of innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The authors - scholars of teaching and learning from universities across the globe...