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International Perspectives in Higher Education offers a balanced perspective on how different countries approach key policies and what the United States can learn from those programs. Jason D. Delisle and Alex Usher have gathered a diverse group of...

A comprehensive expansion to the essential higher education assessment text This second edition of Assessment Essentials updates the bestselling first edition, the go-to resource on outcomes assessment in higher education. In this thoroughly revised...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2014!Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), this one-of-a-kind book demonstrates the best tools, resources, and techniques for discovering, selecting, and integrating interactive...

Robust university-industry partnerships are vital to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create a better world for everyone. Developing the theory and practice of the '5th Generation University', this book shows how cross-sector...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046053Author David A. JoynerFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

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,...

How can colleges and universities engage students in ways that prepare them to solve problems in our rapidly changing world?Most American colleges and universities assimilate students into highly competitive undergraduate experiences. By placing...

This book explores the role education has played in fostering or hindering reconciliation between groups divided by violent and/or social conflict. What is the relationship between education and reconciliation initiatives? Who encourages and enacts it...

Wagstaff's personal acquaintance with many of the university men whom he describes, his profound understanding of the forces that shaped the institution's history, and his keen wit and lively imagination make this a valuable record.A UNC Press Enduring...

The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in the assessment process in higher education. With the increased pressure to perform assessment to demonstrate accountability,...

Frustrated by the lack of opportunities to research, create learning experiences or make a basic living within the university on our own terms, para-academics don't seek out alternative careers in the face of an evaporated future; we just continue to do...

This book analyses the role of the university in working towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In contrast to the previous Millennium Development Goals, higher education is seen to have a crucial role in this new agenda. Yet how can the university...

Drawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM. Based on this extensive...

This book spotlights new pathways for academic career progression beyond the traditional teaching-and-research model. It sets out key parameters for constructive conversations about alignment to these new pathways, which are examined from the point of...

The academy is in crisis. Students call for speakers to be banned, books to be slapped with trigger warnings and university to be a Safe Space, free of offensive words or upsetting ideas. But as tempting as it is to write off intolerant students as a...

Imagining the universities of the future.How can we re-envision the university? Too many examples of what passes for educational innovation today-MOOCs especially-focus on transactions, on questions of delivery. In Alternative Universities, David J...

Colleges fiercely defend America's deeply stratified higher education system, arguing that the most exclusive schools reward the brightest kids who have worked hard to get there. But it doesn't actually work this way. As the recent college-admissions...

Following World War II the American government and philanthropic foundations fundamentally remade American universities into sites for producing knowledge about the world as a collection of distinct nation-states. As neoliberal reforms took hold in the...

First Published in 1993. At a time when more mature women are encouraged to enter higher education, this book investigates the effects that being a student has on women's family and social relationships. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, Mature Women...

The digital transformation of higher education has the same reputation as the higher education sector itself: rigid and reluctant to change. Covid-19 has radically changed this rigidity, with thousands of Universities compelled to go 100 percent online...

Focusing on writing for publication, The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing discusses the components of a manuscript, types of manuscripts, and the submission process. It shows how to craft scholarly papers and other writing suitable for...

Medical competence is a hot topic surrounded by much controversy about how to define competency, how to teach it, and how to measure it. While some debate the pros and cons of competence-based medical education and others explain how to achieve various...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814250990Author Donald Eugene HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780969313717Author Nancy GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint CsspPublisher CsspWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 251mm * 203mm * 8mm

A toolkit of strategies for postsecondary instructors to use to cultivate safe, inclusive learning spaces and improve teaching.Based on work conducted through the Instructional Moves project at Harvard University, Instructional Moves for Powerful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789333223416Author Dr D A GodseFormat PaperbackPage Count 750Imprint Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print USPublisher Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP...

Combining real examples with a roadmap of how to construct studies, analyze results, and share work, this book serves as a primary research methodology text for the field of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).The volume seeks to explore key...

This book addresses the all-important dimensions of collaboration in the study of learning raised by such questions as: Should teachers engage students directly in discussions and inquiry about learning? To what extent? What is gained by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975501464Author John DeweyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Myers Education PressPublisher Myers Education PressWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm)...

Extending the chance for people from diverse backgrounds to participate in Higher Education (HE) is a priority in the UK and many countries internationally. Previous work on widening participation in HE however has focussed on why people choose to go to...

Informative, insightful, and accessible, this book is designed to enhance the capacity of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as early career scholars, to write for academic purposes. Fang describes key genres of academic writing, common...

Critical Race Theory in the Academy explores the deep implications of race and its effects on the expanse of the American social fabric and its fragile democratic process. This volume contributes to a more effective, powerful, and insightful theorization...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060977726Author Alan Charles KorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543807684Author Alan R PalmiterFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Aspen PublishingPublisher Aspen PublishingWeight(grams) 1220gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

This is the latest volume in the Learning in Higher Education series. Active Learning has at least two major benefits: 1) it engages students in their learning, and 2) it enhances their deeper learning outcomes. In this book, authors from universities in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219227Author Gabriella Gutierrez y MuhsFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692398005Author J Gordon KingsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Turtle Creek PublicationsPublisher Turtle Creek PublicationsWeight(grams) 263g

Games-based teaching offers an engaging way for students and adult learners to interact with concepts and build their problem-solving and communication skills. This exciting book will help educators integrate games into their classes and shows how this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599425238Author Teresa Heinz HouselFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Brown Walker PressPublisher Brown Walker PressWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm)...

Co-Creating Digital Curricula in Higher Education is a step-by-step guide to the collaborative design of online and blended curricula in higher education using systematic yet flexible frameworks. While instructors charged with developing and delivering...