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This book documents the intellectual property experiences of writing studies scholars and challenges naturalized ways of responding to intellectual property concerns. Analyzing results of a nationwide survey and semi-structured interviews to examine...

Music Production Cultures draws on interviews with international educators, surveys completed by students of music production from around the globe, doctoral research findings and contextualised career experiences from the author as a celebrated music...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802883391Author Rick OstranderFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint William B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyPublisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

For scholars seeking to undertake consequential research in service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) at a time when there is widening interest in and increasing acceptance of research in this field as a primary area of scholarship, this book...

- Designed for researchers, students and professionals in higher education - Presents the TSM, Rasch and SEM for application to HE research - Offers actionable insight for empirical HE research - Available online from the publisher as a fully-Open Access...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642670615Author Robert Longwell-GriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Stylus Publishing (VA)Publisher Stylus Publishing (VA)Weight(grams) 152g

Orientalism, Zionism and Academic Practice explores the field of Israeli Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) sociologically and politically, as a window onto the relationship between Orientalism, Zionism and academia. The book draws special attention...

The Columbia University Seminars, founded in 1945, represent a distinctive experiment in academia. Scholars from different disciplines and institutions, as well as practitioners and other experts, meet once a month through the academic year to study and...

Drawing on affect theory and research on academic capitalism, this book examines the contemporary crisis of universities. Moving through 11 international and comparative case studies, it explores diverse features of contemporary academic life, from the...

Perhaps no topic in higher education is more controversial than admissions, whether it be to a prestigious college, graduate schools, or professional schools. In response to the pandemic and a host of race relations issues in the country, many colleges...

The book outlines two separate processes for working with groups and discusses their separate applications as well as how they work together for a holistic approach to institutional transformation; it emphasizes group level processes, including academic...

Enormous changes are affecting African production agriculture, urbanization, and food consumption patterns, requiring new approaches to training and knowledge generation and dissemination to achieve food security. Many agricultural universities and other...

There was a time when crises on college and university campuses were relatively rare. Much has changed, and it has changed quite rapidly. Rather than being isolated incidents requiring the sole attention of presidents, chancellors, or communication...

• Provides a broad overview of the admission process, current concerns with the process, as well as insight into future use of admission tests. • This book covers a timely and topical issue -- college admission tests are facing a tumultuous time and...

*Presents innovative and highly successful approaches to university education and research that saw a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous students. *Highlights strengths-based approaches to teaching and learning, providing a “toolkit” of...

Academic Labor beyond the College Classroom initiates a scholarly and professional conversation, calling upon faculty to participate in, reimagine, and transform their institutional and professional work to look beyond just teaching and research...

How would you lead your college if you knew that you had to close it?Founded in 1888 as Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training School, Wheelock College's mission was to prepare students to work in the helping professions, including teaching and social...

This text offers an in-depth case study of the development of an experimental community college established by City University of New York with the aim of increasing two-year completion rates. By detailing academic and administrative reforms undertaken...

The essential guidebook for effective faculty hiring committees Best Practices for Faculty Search Committees presents a clear, direct action plan for faculty and administration involved in hiring. Written by a veteran university administrator, this book...

Anticipate, manage, and overcome the complex issues facing community colleges Practical Leadership in Community Colleges offers a path forward through the challenges community colleges face every day. Through field observations, reports, news coverage,...

This volume examines the sustainability of higher education massification throughout the Asia Pacific region. The massification of higher education has swept across the region over the past three decades in complex and astounding ways in some cases. The...

Colleges and universities are at the forefront of efforts to preserve the earth's resources for future generations. Carbon neutrality, renewable energy sources, green building strategies, and related initiatives require informed and courageous leaders at...

This book introduces the concept and practices of Total Inclusivity to universities around the world. It is written to help universities contend with increasing public scrutiny and uncertainty around issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice now...

The Gender-Sensitive University explores the prevailing forces that pose obstacles to driving a gender-sensitive university, which include the emergence of far-right movements that seek to subvert advances towards gender equality and managerialism that...

A 360-degree look at academic integrity with case studies from professors, administrators, and students Building Honor in Academics: Case Studies in Academic Integrity is a collection of case studies on academic integrity from around the globe. More...

Wellness Issues for Higher Education is an essential resource that addresses a range of student wellness issues confronting professionals in college and university settings. Organized around five dimensions of Wellness-Emotional, Social, Intellectual,...

Management Behaviours in Higher Education explores the traits and behaviours of higher education leaders that are associated with staff management. It sets out beneficial management qualities and techniques which can be applied and suggests the need for...

Public concern over sharp increases in undergraduate tuition has led many to question why colleges and universities cannot behave more like businesses and cut their costs to hold tuition down. Ronald G. Ehrenberg and his coauthors assert that...

Low income and first-generation students comprise a significant portion of today's college student population. The articles in this publication examine the various programs and strategies that are designed to support student success for these populations...

What if educational programs designed curriculum with the end in mind, teaching and assessing only the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the workplace and broader life applications? Competency-Based Education (CBE) provides an answer to...

This edited collection aims to provoke discussion around the most important question for contemporary higher education - what kind of education (in terms of purpose, pedagogy and policy) is needed to restore the health and wellbeing of the planet and...

50 Techniques for Engaging Students and Assessing Learning in College Courses Do you want to: * Know what and how well your students are learning? * Promote active learning in ways that readily integrate assessment? * Gather information that can help...

Two of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability? In...

In this much anticipated second edition of their authoritative book on addressing student sexual violence at UK universities, Clarissa DiSantis and Graham Towl revisit the discussion around sexual violence within Higher Education.

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This practical guide equips educational developers with a clear, systematic approach to evaluating the impact of their center's programs.Evaluation data and evidence can serve as powerful tools to demonstrate alignment with strategic priorities and to...

This practical guide equips educational developers with a clear, systematic approach to evaluating the impact of their center's programs.Evaluation data and evidence can serve as powerful tools to demonstrate alignment with strategic priorities and to...

The 1980s were a consequential decade for universities. The marketization of higher education, the adjunctification of labor, and culture wars over curriculum transformed the landscape in a short period of time. The Battles of Texas traces the lived...

The 1980s were a consequential decade for universities. The marketization of higher education, the adjunctification of labor, and culture wars over curriculum transformed the landscape in a short period of time. The Battles of Texas traces the lived...