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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780530003290Author Jay BushnellFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Dissertation Discovery CompanyPublisher Dissertation Discovery CompanyWeight(grams) 644g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780530003283Author Jay BushnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Dissertation Discovery CompanyPublisher Dissertation Discovery CompanyWeight(grams) 367g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262551243Author Elizabeth LoshFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

This title looks at what academic memoirs say about the current state of the humanities and the institution of the university. Since the early 1990s, there has been a proliferation of memoirs by tenured humanities professors. Although the memoir form has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826512819Author John A. McCarthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Vanderbilt University PressPublisher Vanderbilt University Press

With the emergence of mass higher education, many national governments have identified a diverse higher education system as a policy objective. Diversity is seen as good because it supposedly increases the range of choices for students, matches the...

A largely unseen phenomenon is shaping the direction of higher education today: the growth of leadership programs. These programs are hidden ladders that help the talented move up toward university presidencies. Their number and importance are rapidly...

The book provides significant insight into the factors that affect the careers of these scientists and, importantly, gives voice to the many men and women who overcame discrimination, prejudice, and racism to build successful scientific careers. Although...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999678886Author Joseph H WycoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Historia-Research PressPublisher Historia-Research PressWeight(grams) 413g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780773408227Author Kenneth WesthuesFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Em TextsPublisher Em TextsWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780530001555Author Monica DetureFormat HardbackPage Count 76Imprint Dissertation Discovery CompanyPublisher Dissertation Discovery CompanyWeight(grams) 472g

Academic Motherhood tells the story of over one hundred women who are both professors and mothers and examines how they navigated their professional lives at different career stages. Kelly Ward and Lisa Wolf-Wendel base their findings on a longitudinal...

Experts discuss the potential for open education tools, resources, and knowledge to transform the economics and ecology of education. Given the abundance of open education initiatives that aim to make educational assets freely available online, the time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013270710Author Nancy W GleasonFormat HardbackPage Count 238Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013295614Author Johan MullerFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780813912134Author Virginius DabneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 642Imprint University of Virginia PressPublisher University of Virginia Press

This book addresses some of the issues of equity and equality for Black undergraduates in higher education during the latter years of the twentieth century. It provides analyses of black students' experiences and performance at predominantly white...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956486479Author Toks K OyegunleFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Information & MediaPublisher Information & MediaWeight(grams) 381g

Universities are unlikely venues for grading, branding, and marketing beauty, bodies, poise, and style. Nonetheless, thousands of college women have sought not only college diplomas but campus beauty titles and tiaras throughout the twentieth century...

Richard P. McCormick has chronicled the black student protest movement at Rutgers University, from the 1960s to today. He examines the forces that produced the protest movement, the tactics that were employed, and the qualified gains that were achieved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674429550Author Nathan M PuseyFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 490g

The former president of MIT discusses challenges and policy issues confronting academia, science and technology, and the world at large. In his fourteen years as president of MIT, Charles Vest worked continuously to realize his vision of rebuilding...

"The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why...The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education."--'Christian...

This book argues against the conventional idea that Protestantism effectively ceased to play an important role in American higher education around the end of the 19th century. Choosing Princeton as an example, Kemeny shows that Protestantism was not...

This handbook is intended for faculty and administrators who wish to create a welcoming and safe environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on our campuses. It will help readers, even those who may struggle personally with...

A former college president offers a framework for sustainability on campus, describing initiatives that range from renewable energy to a revamped curriculum to sustainable investment. Colleges and universities offer our best hope for raising awareness...

Bringing together an international line-up of contributors, this collection provides a transnational examination of recent developments within the academic profession in the light of changes to higher education systems, globalization and marketization...

Many in higher education fear that the humanities are facing a crisis. But even if the rhetoric about ""crisis"" is overblown, humanities departments do face increasing pressure from administrators, politicians, parents, and students...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759616400Author Rubye Graham EmersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 171g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978879310Author John L WatzkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Alliance for Catholic Education PressPublisher Alliance for Catholic Education...

Undergraduate research (UR) is widely believed to enhance the learning experience of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. This is the first comprehensive, practical, research-based book on undergraduate research. It...

Etched into America's consciousness is the United Negro College Fund's phrase "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This book tells the multifaceted story of the organization's efforts on behalf of black colleges against the backdrop of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674429321Author Nathan M PuseyFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 481g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791456989Author Becky Ropers-HuilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

This book is about how technologies are used in practice to support learning and teaching in higher education. Despite digitization and e-learning becoming ever-increasingly popular in university teaching settings, this book convincingly argues instead...

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Academic Motherhood tells the story of over one hundred women who are both professors and mothers and examines how they navigated their professional lives at different career stages. Kelly Ward and Lisa Wolf-Wendel base their findings on a longitudinal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013295591Author Thierry M LuescherFormat HardbackPage Count 346Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g