Organizations & Institutions

I Was There shares the insights and experiences of the generations of students, professors, and staff who lived and worked at the U of A for the past 100 years. First-person stories and period photographs present a unique insight into university lore...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991163960Author Helena WorthenFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Hard Ball PressPublisher Hard Ball PressWeight(grams) 354g

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing was founded in 1965 under the direction of President Bonnie Cone in what was then the Charlotte College. Miss Bonnie's Nurses: The First Fifty Years of Nursing at UNC Charlotte traces the history of the school to its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989983006Author Johnny "slin_k" BrownleeFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Johnny BrownleePublisher Johnny BrownleeWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986166211Author Simon BirtFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Learning UnscriptedPublisher Learning UnscriptedWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

In this memoir, Thomas Stritch turns a loving, reflective eye on the university to which he came as a freshman in 1930 and in which he remains today, as Professor Emeritus of American Studies. Stritch pretends to no more than a personal view, but this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780944285732Author Paul RichFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 286g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692603178Author Sean-Michael GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Theleigh Publishing CompanyPublisher Theleigh Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648284888Author LL M John Kon KeleiFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Bor PublishersPublisher Bor PublishersWeight(grams) 152g

Never has the world been as rich in scientific knowledge as it is today. But what are its main sources? In accessible and engaging fashion, Global Mega-Science examines the origins of this unprecedented growth of knowledge production over the past...

Although its mission and centrality to teaching and research remain fundamentally unchanged, the University of Alberta Library of today bears scant resemblance to its earliest incarnations. During its first century, it weathered frequent moves and much...

After examining budgets from all kinds of schools, over the past three decades, two key findings emerged: school budgets reflect school values, intentionally or not; and, there are noteworthy ways to reduce the costs of operating schools. This text...

The deck is stacked against educators and parents/caregivers looking for educational adequacy in contemporary US education. Too often, satisfactory quality in the good public school is identified based on opinion, the dubious value of standardized test...

In a world where the value of a liberal arts education is no longer taken for granted, Mark William Roche lucidly and passionately argues for its essential importance. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience in higher education as a student,...

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Faces and Places of IUPUI: Fifty Years in Indianapolis presents the story of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in a new and unique way. With a focus on the "Fifty Faces of IUPUI," a select...

The late 1930s and early 1940s were the peak of progressive education in the United States, and Elisabeth Irwin's Little Red School House in New York City was iconic in that movement. For the first time, stories and recollections from students who...

Digital collaboration has been established in higher education for many years. But when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, digital learning and virtual mobility became of utmost importance for higher education. In the international project "Digital and...

What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988531335Author Alison ClarkeFormat HardbackPage Count 472Imprint Otago University PressPublisher Otago University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975500405Author Suzanne SooHooFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Myers Education PressPublisher Myers Education PressWeight(grams) 575gDimensions(mm)...

The deck is stacked against educators and parents/caregivers looking for educational adequacy in contemporary US education. Too often, satisfactory quality in the good public school is identified based on opinion, the dubious value of standardized test...

Teach for Arabia offers an ethnographic account of the experiences of students, faculty, and administrators in Education City, Qatar. Education City, home to the branch campuses of six elite American universities, represents the Qatari government's...

This book takes stock of learning theories in the European Union (EU) integration literature and assesses what insights the concept of 'learning' has added to our understanding of the European integration processes. Given the European integration...

"No one who anticipates developing a full-service school shouldproceed without first studying this manual." --Joy G. Dryfoos, author of Full-Service Schools This how-to companion to Joy Dryfoos' Full-Service Schools is thefirst practical and...

This historical perspective on The Open University, founded in 1969, frames its ethos (to be open to people, places, methods and ideas) within the traditions of correspondence courses, commercial television, adult education, the post-war social...

This book focuses on the paramount importance of policies and regulations for successful governance operations in any organization.Book InformationISBN 9781475864656Author M. Scott NortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Rowman &...

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has affected the entire globe and various countries worldwide have faced educational crises that entailed the re-organization of educational institutions for coping with the complex reality. On the international level,...

Embedded in the evolving comparative regionalism literature, this book offers a systematic analysis of the factors positively and negatively influencing regional institution-building.The ruptures caused by the Eurozone crises, the coronavirus pandemic...

Some rather remarkable changes took place in North American business schools between 1945 and 1970, altering the character of these institutions, the possibilities for their future, and the terms of discourse about them. This period represents a minor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467105019Author Katherine AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921867187Author Cynthia TroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University PublishingWeight(grams) 564g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980510829Author Fay WoodhousePage Count 44Imprint Monash UniversityPublisher Monash UniversityWeight(grams) 368g

Focusing on the evolution of Northern Illinois University since 1965, the author highlights the process by which the university has accomplished its goals. He also introduces the key men and women who have helped make the university what it is today.Book...

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780805893526Author Abraham DeLeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis GroupPublisher Taylor...

There has been much public praise for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's efforts to reform public education. However, few scholars have engaged substantively and critically with the organization's work. While the Gates Foundation is the single...

The European higher education sector is moving online, but to what extent? Are the digital disruptions seen in other sectors of relevance for both academics and management in higher education? How far are we from fully seizing the opportunities that an...

Between 1945 and 1990 the United States built the largest and most productive higher education system in world history. Over the last two decades, however, dramatic budget cuts to public academic services and skyrocketing tuition have made college...

The late 1930s and early 1940s were the peak of progressive education in the United States, and Elisabeth Irwin's Little Red School House in New York City was iconic in that movement. For the first time, stories and recollections from students who...

Founded by Alfred C. Kinsey in 1947, the Kinsey Institute has been a leading organization in developing an understanding of human sexuality. In this new book with over 65 images of Kinsey and the Institute's collections, Judith A. Allen and the coauthors...