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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611862553Author Lorlene HoytFormat PaperbackImprint Michigan State University PressPublisher Michigan State University PressWeight(grams) 417g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487592127Author Howard Mumford JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487591427Author Robin S HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 327g

With a perpetually tight job market, the road to an academic career can be a rocky and frustrating one. There are lots of questions, and this book attempts to provide good, frank answers to them. The three authors, with more than 75 years of combined...

When Richard Alan Stikeman, an incredible businessman, community leader, and family man, died from malignant mesothelioma, his family, friends, and community established the Stikeman Fund for Surgical Advancement and the Stikeman Visiting Professorship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487591403Author Robin S HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 304g

In 2005, Adrian College was home to 840 enrolled students and had a tuition income of $8.54 million. By fall of 2011, enrollment had soared to 1,688, and tuition income had increased to $20.45 million. For the first time in years, the small liberal arts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814251614Author Donald E HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams) 245g

Digital technologies and new media are changing the nature of research, teaching, and learning in humanities. Interdisciplining Digital Humanities sorts through definitions and patterns of practice over roughly 65 years of work, providing an overview for...

Established in December 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education was charged with identifying the challenges of and highlighting best practices in postsecondary data science...

Thousands of college students across the country apply each year for nationally and internationally competitive scholarships and grants. Different awards target different interests, career goals, and student qualifications. Advising students on how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487591410Author Robin S HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 503g

Although many humanities scholars have been talking and writing about the transition to the digital age for more than a decade, only in the last few years have we seen a convergence of the factors that make this transition possible: the spread of...

The essays in The Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth represent a defense of the social function of the humanities in today's society. Edited by Ignacio López-Calvo and Christina Lux, the volume explains different ways in which the...

An exploration of the University of South Carolina's trailblazing approach to the first-year experienceAs an innovative educational experiment, University 101 was designed to support students' transition to and success in college. Now, fifty years after...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761524267Author Michael James MasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 221g

Time Management Survival Planning Guide for Schools and Colleges is a road map (or GPS) for students' academic journey; therefore, it is designed to assist students to utilize their time wisely by helping them stay focused on classes, events,...

The role of educational developer in the realm of service-learning and community engagement (S-LCE) is multidimensional. Given the potentially transformational nature--for both faculty and students--of the experiences and courses in whose design they may...

The first of its kind, this book chronicles and contextualizes the underexplored history of African American memory at TCU. It focuses specifically upon the understudied role of Black Americans within TCU lore from many perspectives: students, staff,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816516704Author Jay M. RochlinFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press

It began modestly, as a series of high school courses to train young men and women in industrial and domestic arts. Then in 1903 the Kansas legislature set in motion a chain of educational innovations by authorizing an auxiliary program of the normal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978805941Author Vicki L. BakerFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University Press

Located near Cumberland Gap in the rugged hills of East Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) was founded in 1897 to help disadvantaged Appalachian youth and reward the descendents of Union loyalists in the region. Its founder was former Union...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442651937Author Claude T BissellFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 295g

The University of Alabama: A Guide to the Campus and Its Architecture is a richly illustrated guidebook to the architecture and development of the University of Alabama’s campus as it has evolved over the last two centuries.In 1988 the University of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871547941Author Jim SidaniusFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Russell Sage FoundationPublisher Russell Sage Foundation

This book offers formal and informal leaders at all levels of their institution theory-informed and practical guidance on implementing and sustaining change through collaborative leadership. The framework and concepts presented are applicable at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539036Author Dara FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Mit PressPublisher Mit PressWeight(grams) 152g

Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia University since World War II chronicles the emergence of WVU as a major land-grant institution. As a continuation of the work of Doherty and Summers in West Virginia University: Symbol of Unity in a Sectionalized...

Since the 1970s, working-class individuals have made up an increasing proportion of students enrolled in institutions of higher education. At the same time, working-class studies has emerged as an academic discipline, updating a long tradition of...

Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe...

In the sink-or-swim world of academia, a great graduate advisor can be a lifesaver. But with university budgets shrinking and free time evaporating, advisors often need a mentor themselves to learn how to best support their advisees. Bruce M. Shore, an...

As the price of higher education escalates and the number of Americans seeking a college degree steadily rises, Anne Matthews paints this portrait of the American campus. With each chapter dedicated to sections of the academic year, Matthews puts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814213964Author Thomas M RielandFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint TrilliumPublisher TrilliumWeight(grams) 544g

Academic discourse socialization involves written and oral communication, yet there are few resources for developing courses on oral academic communication. This edited collection gathers TESOL scholars and practitioners in exploring the theories,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972939416Author Campus CompactFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Campus CompactPublisher Campus Compact

From the former president of one of America''s leading universities comes a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in America as we enter the 21st century.'Book InformationISBN 9780472110919Author James J...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771835954Author John OughtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 175Imprint MirolandPublisher MirolandWeight(grams) 152g

Now available for the first time in paperback, ""Farm House"" tells the story of the first structure built on the Iowa State University campus. Mary Atherly provides a comprehensive history of the Farm House from its founding days in...

The transition from high school to college is an important milestone, but it is only one of many steps in the journey through higher education. Interest in the many other transitions students make—through the sophomore year, from one institution to...