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Institutional Change from Within: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education by David Silverberg 9781475835977
RRP: €57.12€52.51This book offers real-life depictions of how colleges and universities are remaking their Teaching & Learning practices by confronting complacency and building new kinds of futuristic and humanistic programs and practices. Chapter authors present... -
Exploring Campus Diversity: Case Studies and Exercises by Sherwood Thompson 9781475835021
RRP: €76.16€66.31Exploring Campus Diversity: Case Studies and Exercises explores the realistic chain of events that happens on college and university campuses across the United States that involve issues of diversity and campus climate. Many of the real-life scenarios... -
Present Successes and Future Challenges in Honors Education by Robert Grover 9781475818277
RRP: €23.79€20.96Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Living the Legacy of African American Education: A Model for University and School Engagement by Sheryl J. Croft 9781475808209
RRP: €23.79€22.04Modeled after a little known historical model and based on the research of Vanessa Siddle Walker, Living the Legacy of African American Education: A Model for University and School, describes a sustainable and authentic partnership between a university... -
The Insider's Guide to Working with Universities: Practical Insights for Board Members, Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, Alumni, Parents, and Administrators by James W. Dean Jr. 9781469653419
€37.16Why do decisions in universities take so long and involve so many people? Why isn't growth a priority for colleges? Why can't faculty be managed like any other employees? How can alumni work more effectively with campus leaders? As leaders in higher... -
The Less-Is-More Handbook: A Guide to College Writing by Larry G. Edgerton 9781465298140
RRP: €78.48€68.48The Less-Is-More Handbook: A Guide to College Writing guides the reader through the basics of college writing. This handbook clearly and efficiently discusses a wide variety of topics, including thesis statements, essays, research papers, and editing... -
The Still Divided Academy: How Competing Visions of Power, Politics, and Diversity Complicate the Mission of Higher Education by Stanley Rothman 9781442208063
RRP: €69.02€56.00The Still Divided Academy is a wonderful examination of the academic community that shows their inner workings by addressing a broad range of issues including: academic politics, tenure, perceived and real political imbalance, academic freedom, and... -
University Science and Mathematics Education in Transition by Ole Skovsmose 9781441935410
€110.84More than ever, our time is characterised by rapid changes in the organisation and the production of knowledge. This movement is deeply rooted in the evolution of the scientific endeavour, as well as in the transformation of the political, economic and... -
How University Budgets Work by Dean O. Smith 9781421432762
RRP: €29.75€26.22An accessible handbook for anyone who needs to understand a university budget-perfect for the non-finance higher ed professional.To understand how universities function, it is critical to understand how their budgets work. In this useful volume, Dean O... -
College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World by Chris W. Gallagher 9781421432625
RRP: €31.54€27.72How can universities shape creative, adaptive, integrated learners ready to confront the world? This book's clear-eyed optimism is a challenge to everyone in higher education.American higher education is being torn apart. Institutions, curricula,... -
What's the Point of College?: Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform by Johann N. Neem 9781421429885
RRP: €22.61€16.33Before we can improve college education, we need to know what it's for.In our current age of reform, there are countless ideas about how to "fix" higher education. But before we can reconceptualize the college experience, we need to remember why we have... -
Academic Fault Lines: The Rise of Industry Logic in Public Higher Education by Patricia J. Gumport 9781421429724
RRP: €61.29€54.51How did public higher education become an industry? This unprecedented account reveals how campus leaders and faculty preserved the vitality and core values of public higher education despite changing resources and expectations.American public higher... -
A History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin 9781421428833
RRP: €41.65€37.65The definitive history of American higher education-now up to date.Colleges and universities are among the most cherished-and controversial-institutions in the United States. In this updated edition of A History of American Higher Education, John R... -
Professorial Pathways: Academic Careers in a Global Perspective by Martin J. Finkelstein 9781421428734
RRP: €41.65€37.18What makes a professor? The answer depends on where in the world you are.Winner of the CIHE Award for Significant Research on International Higher Education by the Association for the Study of Higher EducationIn the twenty-first century, universities... -
Admit One: Writing Your Way into the Best Colleges by Thomas Richards 9781421428642
RRP: €18.45€13.90How to craft a dynamic personal essay that will get your college application noticed.College admissions-that is, admission to the school of your choice-has become incredibly competitive. Students and their families prepare from grade school onward to... -
Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities by Gina Ann Garcia 9781421427379
RRP: €31.54€27.72Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)-not-for-profit, degree-granting colleges and universities that enroll at least 25% or more Latinx students-are among the fastest-growing higher education segments in the United States. As of fall 2016, they... -
Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good by Stephen M. Gavazzi 9781421426853
RRP: €36.30€32.57Land-grant colleges and universities have a storied past. This book looks at their future.Land-grant colleges and universities occupy a special place in the landscape of American higher education. Publicly funded agricultural and technical educational... -
Dear Parents: A Field Guide for College Preparation by Jon McGee 9781421426839
RRP: €19.64€15.12Written for parents and families of college-bound students, Jon McGee's Dear Parents is an essential tool you'll need to navigate the complex and often emotional challenge of getting your daughter or son prepared for-and through-college. Organized... -
Going to College in the Sixties by John R. Thelin 9781421426815
RRP: €36.30€32.57Picture going to college in the sixties: the protests and marches, the teach-ins and sit-ins, the drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll-hip, electric, psychedelic. Not so fast, says bestselling historian John R. Thelin. Even at radicalized campuses, volatile... -
Teaching Teachers: Changing Paths and Enduring Debates by James W. Fraser 9781421426358
€43.96As recently as 1990, if a person wanted to become a public school teacher in the United States, he or she needed to attend an accredited university education program. Less than three decades later, the variety of routes into teaching is staggering. In... -
Professors in the Gig Economy: Unionizing Adjunct Faculty in America by Kim Tolley 9781421425337
RRP: €36.30€32.57The Uber-ization of the classroom and what it means for faculty.One of the most significant trends in American higher education over the last decade has been the shift in faculty employment from tenured to contingent. Now upwards of 75% of faculty jobs... -
Envisioning Black Colleges: A History of the United Negro College Fund by Marybeth Gasman 9781421425146
RRP: €26.78€23.70Etched into America's consciousness is the United Negro College Fund's phrase "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This book tells the story of the organization's efforts on behalf of black colleges against the backdrop of the cold war and... -
Measuring Success: Testing, Grades, and the Future of College Admissions by Jack Buckley 9781421424965
RRP: €51.17€45.84Standardized tests have become the gateway to higher education . . . but should they be?For more than seventy-five years, standardized tests have been considered a vital tool for gauging students' readiness for college. However, few people-including... -
Leading Colleges and Universities: Lessons from Higher Education Leaders by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 9781421424927
RRP: €36.30€33.05How experienced college and university leaders guide successful institutions-and why they sometimes lose their way.Today's college and university leaders face complex problems that test their political acumen as well as their judgment, intellect,... -
Higher Education Accountability by Robert Kelchen 9781421424736
RRP: €41.65€37.18The first comprehensive overview charting the accountability of higher education.As the price tag of higher education continues to rise, colleges and universities across the country are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value. Graded on... -
Consolidating Colleges and Merging Universities: New Strategies for Higher Education Leaders by James Martin 9781421421674
RRP: €41.65€38.37Since the economic recession of 2008, colleges and universities have looked for ways to lower costs while increasing incomes. Not all have succeeded. Threatened closures and recent institutional mergers point to what might be a coming trend in higher... -
Sage on the Screen: Education, Media, and How We Learn by Bill Ferster 9781421421261
RRP: €36.30€32.57Since the days of Thomas Edison, technology has held the promise of lowering the cost of education. The fantasy of leveraging a fixed production cost to reach an unlimited number of consumers is an enticing economic proposition, one that has been... -
Performance Funding for Higher Education by Rebecca S. Natow 9781421420820
RRP: €41.65€37.18Seeking greater accountability in higher education, many states have adopted performance funding, tying state financial support of colleges and universities directly to institutional performance based on specific outcomes such as student retention,... -
Diploma Mills: How For-Profit Colleges Stiffed Students, Taxpayers, and the American Dream by A. J. Angulo 9781421420073
RRP: €31.54€27.72The most significant shift in higher education over the past two decades has been the emergence of for-profit colleges and universities. These online and storefront institutions lure students with promises of fast degrees and "guaranteed" job placement,... -
Miseducation: A History of Ignorance-Making in America and Abroad by A. J. Angulo 9781421419329
€37.62Ignorance, or the study of ignorance, is having a moment. Ignorance plays a powerful role in shaping public opinion, channeling our politics, and even directing scholarly research. The first collection of essays to grapple with the historical interplay... -
MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning by Robert A. Rhoads 9781421417790
RRP: €31.54€28.19In MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning, Robert A Rhoads places the OpenCourseWare (OCW) movement into the larger context of a revolution in educational technology. In doing so, he seeks to bring greater balance to increasingly polarized... -
Rethinking Education and Poverty by William G. Tierney 9781421417684
RRP: €36.30€32.57In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G Tierney brings together scholars from around the world to examine the complex relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first century. International in scope, this book assembles the best... -
The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Origins, Discontinuations, and Transformations by Kevin J. Dougherty 9781421416908
RRP: €51.17€45.36Performance funding ties state support of colleges and universities directly to institutional performance on specific outcomes, including retention, number of credits accrued, graduation, and job placement. The theory is that introducing market-like... -
Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education: A Practical Introduction by Ana M. Martinez-Aleman 9781421416649
€73.86Critical theory has much to teach us about higher education. By linking critical models, methods, and research tools with an advocacy-driven vision of the central challenges facing postsecondary researchers and staff, Critical Approaches to the Study of... -
Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics by Eddie Comeaux 9781421416618
RRP: €80.92€72.10Intercollegiate athletics continue to bedevil American higher education. At once tied closely with their institutions, athletic programs often operate outside the traditional university governance structure while contributing significantly to a school's... -
Policy Documents and Reports by American Association of University Professors 9781421416373
€57.57For the past century, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has developed standards for sound academic practice while working for the acceptance of these standards by the higher education community. The Association has long been viewed... -
Teaching Online: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice by Claire Howell Major 9781421416236
€64.25It is difficult to imagine a college class today that does not include some online component-whether a simple posting of a syllabus to course management software, the use of social media for communication, or a full-blown course offering through a MOOC... -
Teaching Machines: Learning from the Intersection of Education and Technology by Bill Ferster 9781421415406
€39.01The allure of educational technology is easy to understand. Classroom instruction is an expensive and time-consuming process fraught with contradictory theories and frustratingly uneven results. Educators, inspired by machines' contributions to modern... -
Academic Capitalism in the Age of Globalization by Brendan Cantwell 9781421415376
RRP: €71.40€62.74Today, nearly every aspect of higher education - including student recruitment, classroom instruction, faculty research, administrative governance, and the control of intellectual property - is embedded in a political economy with links to the market and... -
Wikipedia U: Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age by Thomas M. Leitch 9781421415352
€34.02Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has been a lightning rod for debates about knowledge and traditional authority. It has come under particular scrutiny from publishers of print encyclopedias and college professors, who are skeptical about whether a...