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A selection of international perspectives on on-line learning and the virtual university. The essays are divided into three sections: Overview and Theoretical Background; Projects and Tools; and Conclusions and Visions.Book InformationISBN...

This Handbook provides windows into worldwide research endeavors, including countries not usually widely known in international education studies. The goal of this compendium is to foster the understanding of research and education from different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789994450206Author Taye AssefaFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Forum for Social Studies (FSS)Publisher Forum for Social Studies (FSS)Weight(grams)...

This book assists research students, supervisors, practitioners, and associated others to successfully navigate their research journey by highlighting research student experiences leading to student success. It reveals the research journey through an...

This open access book examines the teaching and learning of English for employability in Vietnamese higher education. Its content is framed within one country to better examine the research issues within the influence of contextual factors. This book...

This book revitalizes the Marxian concept of critique for research into the transformation of universities. It consists of a set of comprehensive and interconnected theoretical tools, starting from the reflection on the political ontology of higher...

This book provides holistic guidance and proposes practical frameworks to navigate complex learning environments in the rapidly evolving climate, and an environment to facilitate effective learning and knowledge transfer, while advocating a shift in the...

This book provides holistic guidance and proposes practical frameworks to navigate complex learning environments in the rapidly evolving climate, and an environment to facilitate effective learning and knowledge transfer, while advocating a shift in the...

This book provides an in-depth analysis of what it means to be the first in family at university. It examines the factors that influence first in family students' decisions to enrol, attend and continue at university, and how their hopes, dreams and...

This book examines the way Chinese academics returning from the US re-establish their academic identities and professional practices at China's research universities in the context of higher education internationalization in China. It goes beyond...

This book explores successful transition strategies to, within and from university for students from around the globe, with Macquarie University, a large Australian university, studied in depth. It addresses the meaning of success taking a variety of...

This book investigates origins, meanings, uses and effects of student engagement in higher education, and addresses three core questions: (1) Why is student engagement so visible in higher education today? (2) What are its dominant characteristics? (3)...

This book focuses on essential findings concerning emerging practices of student learning through the teaching and learning benefits of the electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) in a range of disciplines at Australian universities. It explores the latest...

This book examines how major Asian cities have enhanced their global competitiveness by transforming their higher education systems to equip their graduates with global competence. It primarily focuses on policy implications and urban governance,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535132295Author Susan RenesFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint IntechopenPublisher IntechopenWeight(grams) 553g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798892481724Author Marco BagniFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint Bayshop (Generis Publishing)Publisher Bayshop (Generis Publishing)Weight(grams) 680g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887307008Author Abraham GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Information Age PublishingPublisher Information Age PublishingWeight(grams) 531g

Just as the first edited volume of this book, Working While Black: The Untold Stories of Student Affairs Practitioners, examined student affairs professionals' narratives and how they navigate their professional experiences, this one has a similar aim...

This book will examine how universities in China and the US are responding to markets and increasing global competition. For both countries, a university education is seen as key to economic development. While China and the US have two very different...

This book argues that judging and justifying are the two skills that specifically require academic training. In the current times, where the value of a university degree is increasingly questioned, it’s important to emphasize the significance of these...

This book makes both empirical and conceptual contributions to the debate on privatization of higher education in China. Empirically, it aims to fill a gap in our knowledge of privatization of higher education in North China. To this end, Beijing was...

This volume dedicated to the engagement of African American males in community colleges furthers the research agenda focused on improving the educational outcomes of African American males. The theme engagement also supports the anti-deficit approach to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639087338Author Jose CossaFormat PaperbackImprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 127g

This book examines how World War II affected denominational colleges who faced a national crisis in relationship to their Christian tenets and particular religious communities and student bodies. With denominational positions ranging from justifying the...

This book examines campus climate data collected from undergraduates at several large, public research universities across the nation to enhance understanding of the long-term impact of campus climate on student success. Many universities have refocused...

This book explores and compares the systems of doctoral education in twelve higher education systems, consisting of four systems in East Asia, four in Europe and four Anglo-American systems. The emphasis placed on doctoral education and training has...

This book offers a conceptual re-think of how university community engagement functions as a lifelong learning resource for communities. While having a specific focus on the South African context, it has important implications for other universities...

This book aims to expand what scholars know and who is included in this discussion about black studies, which aids in the democratization of American higher education and the deconstruction of traditional disciplines of high education, to facilitate a...

This book examines governance reforms in higher education in six European countries: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal. It focuses in particular on the governance of the systems and institutions in these countries. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989339266Author Chelsea PetreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Wise ActionPublisher Wise ActionWeight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789994989379Author Isyaku HassanFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Eliva PressPublisher Eliva PressWeight(grams) 104g

While critical race theory is a framework employed by activists and scholars within and outside the confines of education, there are limited resources for leadership practitioners that provide insight into critical race theory and the possibilities of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467161862Author Gwen SimmonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798892485661Author Xin Chen WangFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Bayshop (Generis Publishing)Publisher Bayshop (Generis Publishing)Weight(grams) 77g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789358721676Author Xoshimova Dilnoza Sobit QiziFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Taemeer PublicationsPublisher Taemeer PublicationsWeight(grams) 95g

This book focuses on how the Northern futures are transformed through regional cooperation in the Barents eduscape: a study of the social, cultural and political aspects of higher education and the exchanges of learning and people in the Euro-Arctic...

How will America's colleges and universities adapt to remarkable technological, economic, and demographic change?The United States is in the midst of a profound transformation the likes of which hasn't been seen since the Industrial Revolution, when...

This book identifies key factors that drive the development and improvement of higher education research in emerging and advanced economies. In an increasingly interconnected world, knowledge production supported by strong research is a channel for the...

This book addresses the critical knowledge gaps of mergers involving higher education institutions. It is based on a comparative research project (spring 2013-spring 2015) investigating the phenomena of mergers involving higher education institutions...

This book traces the full history of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in its entirety, to the present. The fifty-six-year history of this landmark legislation is analyzed as a genealogical phenomenon through multiple methodological and theoretical...