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Concrete strategies for making higher education instruction more equitable via professional learning groups that use empirical classroom data to guide iterative, incremental changesIn Equity Learning Communities, Daniel Reinholz recommends sustained,...

In this volume, contributors discuss both the theoretical and practical applications of an embodied knowledge perspective, using the field of education as an exemplar. It should be noted that while the theorists whose writings are discussed in these...

A volume in Adult Education Special Topics: Theory, Research, and Practice in Lifelong Learning Series Editor: Kathleen P. King, Fordham University In a most timely volume addressing many of the connections among current fiscal and employment crises to...

(Originally Published in 2007 by Symposium Books)This book seeks to raise the discussion of globalisation's effects on teacher education, development and work, and its reforms and institutions, to a more theoretical and analytical level, and to provide...

Effective online teaching is a well-documented topic, however, this book is different because it specifically addresses the effective and affective pedagogy and learning. It provides methods for building a strong and meaningful online environment that...

In this book, an international group of leading higher education researchers draw on a wealth of social theory and comparative, empirical research to analyse current developments and their implications. Different contributions focus on different levels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887492988Author Ranjit PrasadFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 263g

This book explores the college textbook publishing industry, from its inception in medieval universities, through the late 20th century, to the present day which has led to an existential crisis for some publishers. The various sections in this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733712255Author Strohschen And Elazier 18 Brave MenFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint American Scholars PressPublisher American Scholars...

This book analyzes reliable evidence to tell the true story of student debt in America. One of the nation's foremost experts on college finance, Sandy Baum exposes how misleading the widely accepted narrative on student debt is. Baum combines data,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869782433Author Chachage Seithy L. ChachageFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint CODESRIAPublisher CODESRIAWeight(grams) 165g

This book explores questions concerning personal identity and individual conduct within neoliberal academe. The author suggests that neoliberal academe is normal academe in the new millennium though well aware of its contested nature and destructive...

This book addresses policies and strategies on internationalization across very different higher education systems globally, including inter alia from South America, Asia and Africa. The volume zooms in on the interplay between the national,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869782181Author Ibrahim Ogachi OandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint CODESRIAPublisher CODESRIAWeight(grams) 188g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636200804Author Math NotionFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Math NotionPublisher Math NotionWeight(grams) 481g

This book is a complete guide for students on how to make the most of intensive, experiential research outside a college classroom. Engaging in research as an undergraduate can lead to successful and rewarding careers in science, technology, engineering,...

This book critically addresses concepts and analyses related to the higher education and development nexus in Africa. The study explores the expansion of higher education in Africa and its impact on development, modernization and the economy to situate...

This volume casts light on mergers and alliances in higher education by examining developments of this type in different countries. It combines the direct experiences of those at the heart of such transformations, university leaders and senior officials...

This book explores the multiple ways in which doctoral programs are traversed by students, supervisors and administrators. Rather than proposing a single, homogeneous approach as the most effective form of doctoral education, the editors and contributors...

To do feminism and to be a feminist in higher education is to repeat oneself: to insist on gender equality as more than institutional incorporation and diversity auditing, to insert oneself into and against neoliberal measures, and to argue for nuanced...

The focus of this book is on exploring effective strategies in higher education that promote meaningful learning and go beyond discipline boundaries, with a special emphasis on Subjectivity Learning, Refreshing Lecturing, Learning through Construction,...

This book introduces recent global advances and innovations in industry integrated engineering and computing education to academics, program managers, department heads, and deans, and shares with readers a critical perspective on future potentials in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524957155Author Joline Scott-RollerFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788195793709Author Sarita GhaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Indian Research AcademyPublisher Indian Research AcademyWeight(grams) 354g

This book is concerned with racism and education in Britain. It aims to seek greater understanding of the nature and endurance of racism within education practice in the 21st century and to examine the relationship between racism and the educational...

Writing a doctoral thesis can be an arduous and confusing process. Writing a Watertight Thesis helps you to demystify many doctoral concerns and provides a clear framework for developing a sound structure for your thesis, making your thesis watertight,...

The current social reality and changing global forces and spaces are inspiring the rethinking, refining, and re-empowering of the world social sciences to broach the frontiers of human knowledge, enhance mutual understanding across cultures and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218361488Author Arthur AntoineFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Bowker Publishing ServicesPublisher Bowker Publishing ServicesWeight(grams) 150g

This book offers an empirical analysis of how academic peer review panels mediate the traditionally non-academic criterion of societal impact. The UK's 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014) for the first time included an "Impact"...

Now available in paperback, this two-volume work is intended to help readers develop powerful new ways of thinking about organizational principles, and apply them to policy-making and management in colleges and universities. The book is written with two...

This book summarises the evolution of the higher education system in post-Soviet Georgia, amidst democratisation, economic liberalisation and European integration. The author gives an overview of the recent political history in Georgia, paying particular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798987117880Author Waqas HussainFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Jolly Vs Creative CornerPublisher Jolly Vs Creative CornerWeight(grams) 118g

This book is one of the first of its kind to examine the aspirations of refugee background students and accompanies them as they journey through the on-shore stage of settlement, enrolment and participation in the Australian education system. It begins...

To do feminism and to be a feminist in higher education is to repeat oneself: to insist on gender equality as more than institutional incorporation and diversity auditing, to insert oneself into and against neoliberal measures, and to argue for nuanced...

This book focuses on first-generation graduate students in the US and the graduate or post-baccalaureate programs that house and educate these students. The several voices in this book, including first-generation graduate students, address the phenomena...

The world in which we learn is changing rapidly. That rapidity is driven by a range of influences, conveniently, but inadequately, clustered under the rubric of globalisation. . The context in which globalisation and education is often linked is that of...

There are currently no books on Catholic higher education that offer a theological foundation for academic freedom. This book presents a theologically grounded understanding of academic freedom that builds on, extends, and completes the prevailing...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This open access book is a result of the first ever study of the transformations of the higher education institutional landscape in fifteen former USSR countries after the dissolution of the Soviet Union...

You have been selected to serve in a critical role on your campus: as a leader of your peers. And a leader is an educator--one who shares knowledge learned through your own academic success, shares vital information and resources learned through...

This book is an invitation to academic administrators, at every level, to engage in reflection on the ethical dimensions of their working lives. Academics are very good at reflecting on the ethical issues in other professions but not so interested in...