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Politics Of Remediation: Institutional And Student Needs In Higher Education by Mary Soliday 9780822941866
RRP: $65.10$53.87While some students need more writing instruction than others, The Politics of Remediation reveals how that need also pertains to the institutions themselves. Mary Soliday argues that universities may need remedial English to alleviate their own crises... -
Alternative Models of Sports Development in America: Solutions to a Crisis in Education and Public Health by B. David Ridpath 9780821422908
RRP: $140.70$119.20In the United States, the entanglement of sports and education has persisted for over a century. Multimillion-dollar high school football stadiums, college coaches whose salaries are many times those of their institutions' presidents, psychological and... -
Sport and the Neoliberal University: Profit, Politics, and Pedagogy by Ryan King-White 9780813587707
$87.21College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded... -
Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free: How to Decrease Cost and Increase Quality at American Universities by Robert Samuels 9780813561233
$68.86Universities tend to be judged by the test scores of their incoming students and not on what students actually learn once they attend these institutions. While shared tests and surveys have been developed, most schools refuse to publish the results... -
Notes to the University of Toronto: A History by Martin L Friedland 9780802085269
$123.00Two histories of the University of Toronto have been published, one in 1906 and one in 1927. Since the latter volume appeared, no comprehensive history of the University has been published. Given the size of the University and the complexity of the task,... -
Dueling Students: Conflict, Masculinity and Politics in German Universities, 1890-1914 by Lisa Fetheringill Zwicker 9780472117574
RRP: $153.30$124.64Standard narratives hold that the German students of the late 1800s and early 1900s were conservative, anti-Semitic, radically nationalist, and aggressively militaristic. According to such accounts, these students-who became the doctors, lawyers, civil... -
Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University: A University President's Perspective by James J. Duderstadt 9780472111565
RRP: $126.00$102.98After decades of domination on campus, college sports' supremacy has begun to weaken. "Enough, already!" detractors cry. College is about learning, not chasing a ball around to the whir of TV cameras. In Intercollegiate Athletics and the... -
Diversity in College Classrooms: Practices for Today's Campuses by Ann M. Johns 9780472089444
RRP: $62.90$50.67These essays guide teachers to understanding and acknowledging the complexities of today's college students and offer real world solutions. With the varied approaches and purposes of the chapters, diversity -- much like in the real world -- here is... -
Dangerous Professors: Academic Freedom and the National Security Campus by Malini Johar Schueller 9780472070633
RRP: $180.60$147.17This is a provocative essay collection on academic freedom in the modern world. Through various examinations of past and current threats to academic freedom, ""Dangerous Professors"" investigates the status of such freedom in the... -
In the Name of Editorial Freedom: 125 Years at The Michigan Daily by Stephanie Steinberg 9780472036370
RRP: $52.40$42.55At a time when daily print newspapers across the country are failing, the Michigan Daily continues to thrive. Completely operated by students of the University of Michigan, the paper was founded in 1890 and covers national and international news topics... -
College Knowledge for the Community College Student by David Louis Schoem 9780472034550
RRP: $35.60$29.57Most students arrive at college not fully aware of just how different the college experience is from other prior experiences. The intellectual and social expectations, as well as the rules and regulations, are different, and not just different from high... -
College Knowledge for the Jewish Student: 101 Tips by David Schoem 9780472034307
RRP: $41.90$34.44"Students and parents alike will benefit from reading David Schoem's well-written, lively, and documented guide." ---Elie Wiesel "This is a wonderful sequel to Schoem's very successful College Knowledge: 101 Tips. As I read through this... -
Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309472739
RRP: $94.50$82.93The U.S. system of graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has served the nation and its science and engineering enterprise extremely well. Over the course of their education, graduate students become involved in... -
The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309497299
RRP: $128.10$112.48Mentorship is a catalyst capable of unleashing one's potential for discovery, curiosity, and participation in STEMM and subsequently improving the training environment in which that STEMM potential is fostered. Mentoring relationships provide... -
Undergraduate Research Experiences for STEM Students: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309452809
RRP: $111.30$97.27Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to improve undergraduate science, technology,... -
Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering: Summary of a Workshop by Debasish Dutta 9780309151184
RRP: $37.78$33.47The 21st century is witnessing a rapid increase in the pace of knowledge creation in the sciences and engineering. Competing in this global economy requires a science and engineering workforce that is consistently at the technological forefront. Dr... -
Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action by Committee on Implementing Engineering Messages 9780309261807
RRP: $50.38$43.97For 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... -
Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Report of a Workshop by Steering Committee on Criteria and Benchmarks for Increased Learning from Undergraduate STEM Instruction 9780309089296
RRP: $94.50$82.93Participants in this workshop were asked to explore three related questions: (1) how to create measures of undergraduate learning in STEM courses; (2) how such measures might be organized into a framework of criteria and benchmarks to assess instruction;... -
Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit by Planning Committee on Evolving Relationships and Dynamics Between Two- and Four-Year Colleges and Universities 9780309256544
RRP: $71.40$63.21The National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have released a new report, Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit. Based on a national summit that was supported by the National... -
Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation's Prosperity and Security by National Research Council 9780309256391
RRP: $86.10$75.77Research Universities and the Future of America presents critically important strategies for ensuring that our nation's research universities contribute strongly to America's prosperity, security, and national goals. Widely considered the best in the... -
Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309467025
RRP: $119.70$104.45The field of computer science (CS) is currently experiencing a surge in undergraduate degree production and course enrollments, which is straining program resources at many institutions and causing concern among faculty and administrators about how best... -
From Science to Business: Preparing Female Scientists and Engineers for Successful Transitions into Entrepreneurship: Summary of a Workshop by National Research Council 9780309256094
RRP: $56.70$49.25Scientists, engineers, and medical professionals play a vital role in building the 21st- century science and technology enterprises that will create solutions and jobs critical to solving the large, complex, and interdisciplinary problems faced by... -
Exploring Opportunities in Green Chemistry and Engineering Education: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable by Chemical Sciences Roundtable 9780309103527
RRP: $50.38$43.97Going 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... -
Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education: Summary of a Workshop by National Academy of Engineering 9780309307857
RRP: $60.90$54.24Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education is the summary of a workshop held in September 2013 to take a fresh look at the impediments to greater diversification in engineering education. The workshop brought together educators... -
Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research: What's Been Learned? What Should Be Done? Summary of a Workshop by Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society 9780309140010
RRP: $50.38$43.97Increasing 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... -
Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions: Report of a Workshop by Committee on Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions 9780309130837
RRP: $50.38$43.97Research experience is now known to be an extremely effective means for engaging students, especially in science and engineering, yet it is not used extensively to engage the most rapidly growing segment of the student population. The reasons for this... -
Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers by Committee on Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers 9780309095341
RRP: $77.70$68.59Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to engineering careers, but students often face obstacles in transferring to four-year educational institutions to continue their education. Enhancing the Community College... -
New Languages and Landscapes of Higher Education by Peter Scott 9780198787082
RRP: $205.80$191.08The landscapes of higher education have been changing rapidly, with enormous growths in participation rates in many countries across the world, and major developments and changes within institutions. But the languages that we need to conceptualise and... -
Rutgers since 1945: A History of the State University of New Jersey by Paul G. E. Clemens 9780813564210
RRP: $84.00$63.95In the 1940s, Rutgers was a small liberal arts college for men. Today, it is a major public research university, a member of the Big Ten and of the prestigious Association of American Universities. In Rutgers since 1945, historian Paul G. E. Clemens... -
Engineering in Society by National Research Council 9780309035927
RRP: $77.70$68.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780309035927Author National Research CouncilFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint National Academies PressPublisher National Academies Press -
Class Not Dismissed: Reflections on Undergraduate Education and Teaching the Liberal Arts by Anthony Aveni 9781607323020
RRP: $31.40$26.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607323020Author Anthony AveniFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of ColoradoWeight(grams) 340g -
Reclaiming Class: Women, Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education in America by Vivyan C. Adair 9781592130214
RRP: $161.70$145.01"Reclaiming Class" offers essays written by women who changed their lives through the pathway of higher education. Collected, they offer a powerful testimony of the importance of higher learning, as well as a critique of the programs designed... -
A History of Southland College: The Society of Friends and Black Education in Arkansas by Thomas C. Kennedy 9781557289162
RRP: $107.10$88.01This work focuses on dedicated Quaker missionaries in post-Civil War Arkansas. In 1864 Alida and Calvin Clark, two abolitionist members of the Religious Society of Friends from Indiana, went on a mission trip to Helena, Arkansas. The Clarks had come to... -
UW Struggle: When a State Attacks Its University by Chuck Rybak 9781517903534
RRP: $18.90$17.56A Wisconsin story that serves as a national warning UW Struggle provides an on-the-ground view of the smoldering attack on public higher education in Wisconsin. Chuck Rybak, who works in the University of Wisconsin System, provides important glimpses... -
Nothing Less than Great: Reforming Canada's Universities by Harvey P. Weingarten 9781487509446
$52.02Canada's public higher education system is in trouble. The economic and social benefits of the Canadian university system are widely seen as a public good, which raises a pressing question: Why should we aspire to anything less than a great system? For... -
Claiming Space: Performing the Personal Through Decorated Mortarboards by Sheila Marie Bock 9781646425242
$45.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646425242Author Sheila Marie BockFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University Press -
Claiming Space: Performing the Personal Through Decorated Mortarboards by Sheila Marie Bock 9781646425235
$175.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646425235Author Sheila Marie BockFormat HardbackPage Count 174Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University Press -
Carson-Newman University: From Appalachian Dream to Thriving Educational Community by Melody Marion 9781621908166
RRP: $79.70$65.44The history of Carson-Newman University, the development of rural Appalachia in the nineteenth century, and the rise of the Baptist faith in the South are all inextricably linked. The 120-acre university known today for its high-value liberal arts... -
Overcoming the Odds: The Benefits of Completing College for Unlikely Graduates by Jennie E Brand 9780871540089
RRP: $78.75$50.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871540089Author Jennie E BrandFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Russell Sage FoundationPublisher Russell Sage Foundation -
Perspectives on the Social Sciences in Canada by T.N. Guinsburg 9780802062482
RRP: $44.08$39.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802062482Author T.N. GuinsburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto Press