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Grad school isn’t easy. It’s even less easy when you’re also managing a second job, a family, or depression—or when you are a first-generation student, or if you come from an underrepresented group or a lower socioeconomic-status background. Grad...

This book contains a number of cross-national analyses of policies and policy-processes regarding higher education. Design, dynamics and outcomes of a variety of policies are studied at both the national and the institutional level. The theoretical...

Knowledge is more expansive than the boundaries of the Western university model and its claim to be the dominant—or only—rigorous house of knowledge. In the former colonies of Europe (e.g., South Africa, Brazil, and Oceania), the curriculum, statues,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978809178Author Nathanael J. OkpychFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 485g

College Belonging reveals how colleges' and universities' efforts to foster a sense of belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the message to "get out there!" and "find your place" by joining student organizations,...

2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Research frequently neglects the important ways that race and gender intersect within the complex structural dynamics of STEM. Diversifying STEM fills this void, bringing together a wide array of perspectives and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978805620Author Laura NicholsFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975504519Author Caralyn ZehnderFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint Myers Education PressPublisher Myers Education PressWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945459146Author John SaltmarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Campus CompactPublisher Campus Compact

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942072546Author Catherine HartmanFormat PaperbackImprint First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South CarolinaPublisher...

With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, more than 1.4 million service members and their families became eligible for higher education benefits, and veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in record...

The inspiration for this timely book is the pressing need for fresh ideas and innovations in U.S. higher education. At the heart of the volume is the realisation that higher education must evolve in fundamental ways if it is to respond to changing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781928257271Author Malcolm RayFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint BookstormPublisher Bookstorm

1952 saw the opening of a new Technical College in Hatfield, built on land donated by Alan S Butler, Chairman of the de Havilland Aircraft Company. With its roots in Britain's pioneering aeronautical industry, the College was soon established as an...

There are many different variations of academic dress, depending on the academic qualification held by the wearer. In this booklet, the different degrees and diplomas awarded by the University of Hertfordshire are described, together with the special...

First-year seminars and learning communities are two of the most commonly offered high-impact practices on U.S. campuses. The goals of these initiatives are similar: helping students make connections to faculty and other students, improving academic...

Providing a critical look at how it is possible for institutions of higher education to go beyond the institutional constraints that plague the neo-liberal university, the authors of this volume explore the powerful role of transformative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945459221Author Amanda Moore McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Campus CompactPublisher Campus CompactWeight(grams) 295g

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...

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 9781421448183Author Marybeth GasmanFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Johns Hopkins University PressPublisher Johns Hopkins University PressWeight(grams)...

Send your child to college with all the tools they need to succeed.Whether it is knowing when to ground your helicopter or park your snowplow, parenting a college student today means giving them the independence they need to make their own decisions. In...

For much of America's history, African Americans were discouraged or aggressively prevented from becoming scientists and engineers. Those who did enter STEM fields found that their inventions and discoveries were often neither recognized nor valued. Even...

With clarity and wisdom, Pope Benedict XVI sets out his vision for Catholic higher education in this first and only collection of his major addresses on the topic. What is the mission and identity of a Catholic university? What are the responsibilities...

While he celebrated higher education as the engine of progress in every aspect of American life, George Keller also challenged academia's sacred cows and entrenched practices with provocative ideas designed to induce "creative discomfort."...

This book provides critical insights into the English-medium instruction (EMI) experiences which have been implemented at a number of universities in countries such as China, Finland, Israel, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and the USA, which are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845405731Author Nicholas MaxwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint SocietasPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 200g

Student feedback has appeared in the forefront of higher education quality, particularly the issues of effectiveness and the use of student feedback to affect improvement in higher education teaching and learning, and other areas of the students'...

In recent years, student feedback has appeared at the forefront of higher education quality. In particular, the issues of effectiveness and the use of student feedback to affect improvement in higher education teaching and learning, and also other areas...

Creativity and Discovery in the University Writing Class presents ideas for teaching writing at university level which recognize the need in the current world to be continually innovating in response to rapidly changing student populations and...

For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British universities--and the results are considerable, obliging us to envisage new ways of conceiving of this academic...

For Indigenous students and teachers alike, formal teaching and learning occurs in contested places. In Indigenous Education, leading scholars in contemporary Indigenous education from North America, New Zealand, and Hawaii disentangle aspects of...

Across the world, universities are grappling with the colonial legacies that have shaped them. That struggle is especially vital in South Africa where the Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall movements have catalysed decolonial activism and discourse...

As Canadian universities work to increase access to graduate education, many are adopting blended modes of delivery for courses and programs. Within this changing landscape of higher education, The Finest Blend answers the call for rigorous research into...

How Jesuit education can help students create meaningful connections in an age of secularism In A Secular Age, the philosopher Charles Taylor challenges us to appreciate the significance of genuine spiritual experience in human life, an occurrence he...

Enhancing Inclusive Instruction centers the voices of students of diverse backgrounds to explore how instructors can approach equitable, inclusive teaching.Grounded in student perspectives, this book is a powerful call to action for instructors to listen...

Enhancing Inclusive Instruction centers the voices of students of diverse backgrounds to explore how instructors can approach equitable, inclusive teaching.Grounded in student perspectives, this book is a powerful call to action for instructors to listen...

This book elucidates the intricacies and obscurities of graduate enrollment management, allowing scholars and professionals to advance research and practice in the field.Masterfully drawing upon scholarly and applied literatures pertaining to graduate...

This book elucidates the intricacies and obscurities of graduate enrollment management, allowing scholars and professionals to advance research and practice in the field.Masterfully drawing upon scholarly and applied literatures pertaining to graduate...

The history of ICET dates back to 1953. Since that time, a common theme linking its members' initiatives has been the promotion of universal quality education through transnational co-operation for educational development programs. These programs include...