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This insightful book explores the answers to two ongoing debates: how should societal impact of research be measured and to what extent are national research evaluation systems fit for purpose? In exploring these two questions, the...

This must-read book combines carefully selected contributions to form a collective scholarly critique of existing research with international students, focusing on key critical and conceptual considerations for research where international students are...

What does it mean to be a productive professor in higher education? What would it feel like to have more peace and productivity? To have nothing fall through the cracks? The Productive Online and Offline Professor is written for today's busy higher...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218241902Author Tiffani JaquaFormat HardbackPage Count 78Imprint Tiffani JaquaPublisher Tiffani JaquaWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798895654866Author Gary Scott SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint Post Hill PressPublisher Post Hill PressWeight(grams) 689g

In this text nine leading academics consider the problems confronting the American university in terms of their effect on the future of academic freedom. Whom and what does academic freedom protect? Are restrictions on free speech compatible with the...

How to advance student success through inclusive reform at America's research universities.How can research universities foster both equity and excellence in undergraduate education? This compelling collection, edited by Steven P. Dandaneau, offers a...

A persuasive case for building career success through broad education, targeted skills, and social capitalYoung people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989400850Author Karen RistucciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Stone Tower PressPublisher Stone Tower Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884836961Author John A. FlowerFormat HardbackPage Count 378Imprint The University of Akron PressPublisher The University of Akron PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780962262807Author George W. KnepperFormat HardbackPage Count 159Imprint The University of Akron PressPublisher The University of Akron PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931968188Author John A. FlowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint The University of Akron PressPublisher The University of Akron PressWeight(grams) 538g

American universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. But only a few decades ago, these same universities...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890862084Author Kenneth LassonFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Bancroft PressPublisher Bancroft Press

Reimagining higher education around the world: lessons from the creation of eight new colleges and universities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North AmericaHigher education is perpetually in crisis, buffeted by increasing costs and a perceived...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578866543Author Robert Greene BSN CPAN, RNFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Contrapoint PublishingPublisher Contrapoint PublishingDimensions(mm)...

Founded in 1873, Texas Christian University is located on 272 acres about three miles from downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Walking TCU: A Historic Perspective, Second Edition describes the buildings on the Fort Worth campus, and before that those on the...

Dictatorships destroy intellectual freedom, yet universities need it. How, then, can universities function under dictatorships? Are they more a support or a danger for the system? In this volume, leading experts from five countries explore the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798369382875Author Mohammed Amin AlmaiahFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Information Science ReferencePublisher Information Science Reference

Mit einer umfassenden Einführung und einem ausführlichen Kommentar wertet Zilong Guo die dem attischen Redner Aischines zugeschriebenen Briefe neu aus. Diese Briefe verdienen einen Platz in der griechischen Literaturgeschichte ob ihrer Synthese von...

Assessing the trajectory of China's higher education system amid competing domestic priorities and global ambitions.By 2025, China had twice as many college students as the United States, four times as many STEM graduates, and double the number of STEM...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780774822091Author Susan G. DrummondFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint University of British Columbia PressPublisher University of British Columbia...

American Trojan is the captivating story of a refugee who lost everything and then rebuilt it all, an immigrant who defied the odds and achieved the American Dream; a visionary technologist who transformed the University of Southern California into one...

American public higher education appears to be in a state of crisis. Declining funding for public colleges and universities has led to declining faculty salaries relative to those of private institutions and to increasing tuition, threatening access and...

We have long been encouraged to look to education, especially higher education, for the solution to social problems, particularly as a way out of poverty for the talented and the hard working. But in its appointed role as the path to upward mobility that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798337338781Author Nguyen Duc SonFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Information Science ReferencePublisher IGI Global

The discovery and imparting of knowledge are the essential undertakings of any university. Such purposes determined John Carroll, SJ's modest and surprisingly ecumenical proposal to establish an academy on the banks of the Potomac for the education of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780472613007Author University Of MichiganFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan Press

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...

In 1880, forty-three women walked into the president's office at the University of Kentucky (UK) and signed the student register, becoming the first female students at a public college in the commonwealth. But gaining admittance was only the beginning...

The first scholarly treatment of private education outside the United States.Book InformationISBN 9780472063680Author Roger L. GeigerFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan...

Drawing on the largest survey of doctoral students ever conducted, Three Magic Letters provides a compelling portrait of the graduate school experience and identifies key issues affecting the success and failure of doctoral students. Michael T. Nettles...

Can civic engagement rescue the humanities from a prolonged identity crisis? How can the practices and methods, the conventions and innovations of humanities teaching and scholarship yield knowledge that contributes to the public good? These are just two...

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Public Higher Education in California offers a comprehensive analysis of the development, challenges, and transformations of California's higher education system, particularly in the context of rapid expansion and societal upheaval. Published as part of...

A persistent challenge in higher education is regarding effectively integrating research methodologies into everyday academic practices. This gap often inhibits the potential impact of scholarly inquiry on teaching and administrative processes. Bridging...

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...

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