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Drawing on academic research and practitioner expertise, this essential volume provides a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional perspective on postgraduate researcher mental health and wellbeing in order to support academic and professional staff in...

Like its three predecessors, this fourth instalment of Trinity Tales gathers together recollections of a decade at Trinity College Dublin. This time, the story is taken up by 1990s graduates-those who passed through its gates as the twentieth century...

Navigating the Postqualitative, New Materialist and Critical Posthumanist Terrain Across Disciplines is an accessible introductory guide to theories, paradigm shifts and key concepts in postqualitative, new materialist and critical posthumanist research...

This book focuses on the nexus of language, disciplinary content and knowledge communication against the background of the economic, cultural and ideological forces of Higher Education's current push for internationalisation. It suggests the need for a...

Early career faculty colleagues may only recently have completed their own doctoral studies, and what knowledge they have of supervising doctoral candidates may be limited. Supervising Doctoral Candidates provides support for new and young academics who,...

When Ivory Towers Were Black lies at the potent intersection of race, urban development, and higher education. It tells the story of how an unparalleled cohort of ethnic minority students earned degrees from a world-class university. The story takes...

Drawing on original survey data, reflective accounts, and case studies of supervisory practice in different disciplines, Doctoral Supervision and Research Culture explores the supervisor experience and demonstrates the craft, compassion and consistency...

Revealing higher education inclusive practice in action, this key title showcases a range of international case studies from a number of universities in order to highlight approaches to developing a culture of access and inclusion. It provides detailed...

Dissatisfaction with the academy runs deep in America. Despite-or perhaps because of-the fact that a far greater percentage of Americans have attended college than at any time in the past, distrust of the higher education system seems higher than ever...

Humanities have the potential to transform human culture-and an obligation to preserve it.In The Public Humanities Turn, Philip Lewis argues that universities are uniquely equipped to act as catalysts for cultural change in the face of the climate crisis...

This book centers equity in the approach to trauma-informed practice and provides the first evidence-based guide to trauma-informed teaching and learning in higher education. The book is divided into four main parts. Part I grounds the collection in an...

Reconstructing Identities in Higher Education: The Rise of Third Space Professionals draws on studies conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to explore the roles and identities of a growing number of staff associated with...

Theory of Change speaks to those looking for an academically rigorous discussion of the origins and debates around this approach in Higher Education. Melding together robust academic research with examples of practice, the book provides specific...

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Our campuses are steeped in political correctness-that's hardly news to anyone. But no one realizes that radical social agendas have also taken over campus health and counseling centers, with dire consequences. Psychiatrist Miriam Grossman knows this...

This book contains an Open Access chapter. Communities exist everywhere in academia. They are important not only for facilitating academic socialisation and generating intellectual capital, but also for fostering academic wellbeing. But how do...

Gamification in Higher Education is a user-friendly text for anyone curious about gamification and how it increases student engagement.This book presents actual examples from gamified college courses, furnishing strategies and detailed plans for...

Well-written and accessible, this guide should prove essential reading for all FE lecturers.This is a general introduction to unravelling the maze of assessment in FE. Andy Armitage and Mandy Renwick provide readers with helpful hints and strategies for...

The concept of belonging has been increasingly understood as the missing piece in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education. This book explores the need to recognize and account for institutional-level factors that shape academic...

From the authors of Student Success in College-the book that describes the policies, programs, and practices of twenty colleges and universities that have created success-oriented campus cultures and learning environments-comes the next-step resource to...

This volume explores the current state of student mental health and trauma while offering theories and practice of trauma-informed teaching and learning.The interdisciplinary authors gathered in this collection discuss the roles, practices, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547093Author Andrew GarrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 754gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 29mm

With a focus on the growing number of institutions employing commercial agents to support international student recruitment, Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education provides an evidence-based exploration of this phenomenon, and will...

A timely book about assessing, coping with, and mitigating burnout in higher education.Faculty often talk about how busy, overwhelmed, and stressed they are. These qualities are seen as badges of honor in a capitalist culture that values productivity...

Covering all aspects of the research, decision-making, planning and adjustment process, Studying Abroad is your personal compendium of the exciting array of undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities on offer overseas. With handy tips and advice from...

In the 1960s and 1970s, minority and women students at colleges and universities across the United States organized protest movements to end racial and gender inequality on campus. African American, Chicano, Asia American, American Indian, women, and...

Get ready to take on your first college research paper like a pro Just got assigned your first college research paper? Don't sweat it! College Research Papers For Dummies has your back with the perfect companion to these not-as-hard-as-they-look...

In this work Alice Gallin, O.S.U., takes on questions of the identity of Catholic colleges and institutions-those that educate young lay men and women-from a broad historical perspective: How have these institutions acclimated themselves to the standards...

What is a university's true purpose? In The Concept of a University, the author embarks on a compelling exploration of what makes these institutions unique, challenging the common assumption that they exist solely to fulfill societal or economic needs...

Fully revised, updated edition of the classic text with all new essays assessing the state of race and racial issues in US higher education today.A crisis of immense magnitude persists in higher education in the United States. For this third edition of...

Draws on and centers oral histories with Black women college graduates to demonstrate the role of community in fostering their success in and beyond education.The Chosen We elevates the oral histories of 105 accomplished, college-educated Black women who...

Ethnography of Black engineering majors navigating campus life at a historically White university.An in-depth ethnography of Black engineering students at a historically White institution, Black Campus Life examines the intersection of two crises, up...

Ethnography of Black engineering majors navigating campus life at a historically White university.An in-depth ethnography of Black engineering students at a historically White institution, Black Campus Life examines the intersection of two crises, up...

Shows how authentic diversity and inclusive leadership practices can promote anti-racist, equitable, and transformational change in institutions of higher learning in the United States and beyond.Finalist for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year...

Offers insight into race-based disparities in higher education and practical tools for advancing racial equity on college and university campuses.The current socio-political moment-rife with racial tensions and overt bigotry-has exacerbated longstanding...

Introduces readers to the rationale and risks of using AI and big data in higher education and shares novel applications for improving educational practice.Colleges and universities collect-and own-more data than ever before. These data can be analyzed...

Fully revised, updated edition of the classic text with all new essays assessing the state of race and racial issues in US higher education today.A crisis of immense magnitude persists in higher education in the United States. For this third edition of...

Writing as Artistry: EdD Students Learning to Write as Scholarly Practitioners is a timely guidebook that supports EdD students' scholarly writing development while honoring and amplifying their rich practitioner knowledge and wisdom. EdD students are...

The founder of higher education research in Germany, Ulrich Teichler, looks back on more than five decades of higher education research. The economic miracle and university expansion, the student movement, experiments and crises of the 1970s,...

Uses a cross-national comparison of Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Hong Kong to develop strategies universities should employ to strengthen democracy and resist fascism.Bronze Winner, 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Education Category...