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The aim of this book is to allow past and present higher education leaders to offer wisdom and advice for new and potential leaders. Each chapter author shares experiences, strategies, and recommendations for both academic and student affairs leaders...

The fast-changing evolutionary process of global Higher Education systems systematically poses new challenges related to the appearance of innovative elements that lead academic governing bodies to question current managerial structures and methods. Due...

South Africa has made huge gains in ensuring universal enrolment for children at school, and in restructuring and recapitalising the FET college sector. However, some three million young people are not in education, employment or training and the country...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639090000Author David Guemes-CastorenaFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

This book presents research on emotion work and the emotional labour of teaching and learning based in England's further education sector, where an increasing emphasis on marketised systems means accountability and audit cultures have become embedded...

By bringing together leading experts on quality assurance in higher education from seven countries (from Europe, the USA and South Africa), this volume intends to go several steps further than most publications on quality assurance. First, it brings...

This book critically examines the relationship between new media technologies, research ethics, and pedagogical strategies within the contemporary university. It debates whether recent transformations of higher education, rather than an effect of...

This open access book analyzes barriers to inclusion in academia and details ways to create a more diverse, inclusive environment. It describes the implementation of UC Davis ADVANCE, a grant program funded by the National Science Foundation, to increase...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789781294228Author Peter OkebukolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria)Publisher Heinemann Educational Books...

This book examines how heteronormativity in higher education can be interrupted and resisted. Located within the theoretical framework of queer and critical pedagogy and based on extensive empirical research, the author explores the dynamics of...

Do for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) pose a threat to traditional providers of higher education, or do they play a vital role at a time when the capacity of public and private non-profits to meet demand is constrained? With the US no longer...

Compared to the literature on the impact of post-secondary institutions on undergraduate institutions, the literature on the academic experiences of graduate students from underrepresented populations is comparatively meager.This book remedies this gap...

This book on scholarly writing offers a unique, evidence-based, technology-supported approach to writing for publication across the disciplines. It is suitable both as a graduate level textbook and as support for faculty seeking professional development...

This book investigates the higher education system in Germany and China, and analyzes the differences between academic higher education and application-oriented higher education. It explores the past, present, and future of application-oriented higher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684873340Author Ranjan Sahoo KumarFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Notion Press Media Pvt LtdPublisher Notion Press Media Pvt LtdWeight(grams) 404g

This book uses a mixed-method approach to address the topic of personal epistemology among Chinese engineering doctoral students from U.S. institutions.--It presents a broad view of the epistemological development among Chinese engineering students from...

This book examines tensions between the Chinese state and Chinese universities. It looks at the state's demand for political socialization as a restriction on university autonomy and the university's promotion of academic development through promoting...

This book offers an in-depth investigation of the globalization of higher education at Chinese universities and colleges. The proposed “Global Higher Education Shared Community” model reflects the globalization of higher education with Chinese...

This book examines the relevant roles, skills and knowledge needed to build the institutional research capacity across the higher education sector globally. The information contained herein will inform IR practitioners, senior level institution...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781466968646Author Konstantin KazakovFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 140g

This book examines what collaboration means in practice, and the factors that enable effective team collaboration for learning and teaching in higher education. It explains how academics can work more collaboratively, and how universities can organise...

This book focuses on the changes in academic careers and their implications for job attachment and the management of academic work. Against the background of an ageing profession, with different demands on academic staff, increasing insecurity,...

This book analyzes the reforms that led to a differentiated landscape of higher education systems after university practices and governance were considered poorly adapted to contemporary settings and to their new missions. This has led to a growing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639019629Author Karrie D MitchellFormat PaperbackImprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 259g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789391413408Author Surjit SinghaFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Native TribePublisher Native TribeWeight(grams) 263g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781482813142Author Devarakonda SwaminadhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 626Imprint Partridge PublishingPublisher Partridge PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

This book offers international readers a comprehensive introduction to higher education in China, and will help readers around the globe make sense of the huge and complex machinery that makes up the university and college sector in China today. It...

Sri Lanka has enjoyed high school enrollment rates for several decades. Nevertheless, it still faces major challenges in the education sector. This report comprehensively reviews the performance of Sri Lanka?s education sector, analyzes the most critical...

In The Future of Diversity , distinguished academic leaders, heads of universities and foundations as well as faculty with valuable research and personal experience, discuss the next stage in the pursuit of democratic diversity and excellence on our...

This book provides a fresh and unique overview of the modernization and internationalization of Chinese higher education, focusing on Chinese higher education from 1949 to 2018. It presents the Ontological Positivism Model...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869787148Author M MulingeFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint CodesriaPublisher CodesriaWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781792408090Author Cheryl M AlbasFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint 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 9781403973160Author Richard H HershFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 413g

This study seeks to examine the implications of student employment for the studies, the entry into the labour market, and social inequalities in higher education. The main argument is that both the quantity and quality of work alongside studies can...

This book advances an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of flagship universities in Africa - the largest, most selective, and most prestigious universities on the continent. The book draws on a range of country-specific case-studies, including Botswana,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524924652Author Simon G BottFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint 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 9781988542799Author Annelies KampFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Nzcer PressPublisher Nzcer PressWeight(grams) 476g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933408712Author Maria Hwang de BravoFormat PaperbackPage Count 996Imprint S4Publisher S4Weight(grams) 2254g

This book uses belonging as a lens through which to understand women students’ experiences of studying for a doctorate, exploring the impact of academic cultures on career aspirations. Drawing on discourses of neoliberalism and academic identities, it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789988178147Author Moses A KatamaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Moses A. KatamaniPublisher Moses A. KatamaniWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm) 216mm...