Higher

As the demand for quality education grows, whilst resources are limited, innovative pedagogy is the only solution that can bridge both scarcity and quality. This edited collection showcases how innovative approaches to teaching and learning have become...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted over a billion students, resulting in a mass transition to online education and the cancellation or postponement of countless seminars, workshops, exams, sports events and conferences. While remote learning has allowed...

In the 21st century global knowledge economy, research based universities occupy prime position, and have multiple roles to play beyond teaching, learning and supporting the academic achievements of students. Offering an international perspective, this...

Strategy, the link between mission and operational plans to improve an institution’s performance, is a critical element to the future success of higher education (HE). Hoshin Kanri (HK), the application of Lean principles and practices to strategy...

Utilizing findings from more than 200 interviews with students, staff, and faculty at a US university, this volume explores the immediate and real-life impacts of COVID-19 on individuals to inform higher education policy and practice in times of crisis...

Bringing together narratives and theory-based analyses of practice, this volume illustrates collaborative curricular and co-curricular approaches to promoting vocational discernment amongst students in a Catholic university setting.Drawing on cultural,...

By foregrounding language practices in educational settings, this timely volume offers a postcolonial critique of the languaging of higher education and considers how Southern epistemologies can be used to further the decolonization of post-secondary...

A comprehensive analysis of community colleges in the United States—updated with the latest research The revised seventh edition of The American Community College is an essential resource for practitioners and graduate students in the field of higher...

Explore how women have succeeded in higher education administration through the collective wisdom of diverse college and university leaders As the percentage of women college and university presidents continues to increase, more and more women are...

Explores the demands for enhancing the general education curriculum by means of tweaking course content, syllabi, and student assignments.The second book in a series that gives insight into the essentials of general education for college-level faculty...

• offers a persuasive argument for the importance of teamwork in college courses.• presents innovative techniques grounded in the science of teamwork, along with multifaceted contemporary teamwork assessment methods for advancing and assessing teamwork...

Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments offers principles, strategies, and examples to aid in the development of inclusive college coursework in which all students feel seen and valued.This resource prepares instructors to proactively...

This volume explores the socio-political dynamics, historical forces, and unequal power relationships which mediate language ideologies in Mexican higher education settings, shedding light on the processes by which minority students learn new languages...

The Design of Digital Learning Environments provides comprehensive guidelines for creating and delivering high-quality online and blended learning experiences in higher education. With increasing numbers of students engaged in partially or fully digital...

Creating a Place for Adult Learners in Higher Education offers deep insights into how to attract, teach, support, and retain students over the age of 25 – an important yet often overlooked student group.Comprehensive in scope, this book covers all the...

• Provides critical accounts of the nature of online HE, this will be a great foundation for the further and continuing development of scholarships and practice of online HE. • The book will re-image online HE as a vehicle of social changes, informed by...

• Explores the correlation between gender and access and choice in higher education for young women and men in India, asking key questions in a context where higher education is massifying and gender parity of enrolment has been reached at undergraduate...

• First systematic study of Chinese overseas returnee faculty’s academic career development in research monograph • Provides quantitative analyses of Chinese academics’ international mobility at the individual level with first-hand large-scale survey...

Public research universities were previously able to provide excellent education to white families thanks to healthy government funding. However, that funding has all but dried up in recent decades as historically underrepresented students have gained...

Higher education is a strange beast. Teaching is a critical skill for scientists in academia, yet one that is barely touched upon in their professional training—despite being a substantial part of their career. This book is a practical guide for anyone...

Classroom role-playing simulations bring the drama of politics to life and enrichtraditional learning by plunging students into the midst of historical or currentevents. Ben-Yehuda gives students and instructors the resources and confidenceto embark on a...

This volume examines different forms of language and dialect discrimination on U.S. college campuses, where relevant protections in K-12 schools and the workplace are absent. Real-world case studies at intersections with class, race, gender, and ability...

It has been over a century since "Cooperative System of Education," a work-study programme for higher education, was initiated by Herman Schneider at University of Cincinnati in the United States. Today, it is known as "Cooperative Education" which is...

Campus Crisis Management is a practical resource that helps campus administrators evaluate, revise, or establish a comprehensive crisis management plan appropriate for their college or university. Filled with examples, assessment tools, and checklists,...

- A one-stop shop for everything early career researchers need to know about getting their research funded. - Applicable internationally and across disciplines, this book focuses on the five keys to successful research funding - Written specifically for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547291Author David A. JoynerFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This book presents a rich case study examining physical and spatial factors of urban campus design that influence student experience and wellbeing. The text details important historical context illustrating the foundational concepts and purpose of...

Most journal articles and research proposals are rejected. That represents a waste of everyone's time, energy, and spirit, especially now when, more than ever, academic careers are precarious. In this practical book, Professor Abby Day addresses these...

By foregrounding the voices and experiences of scholars from the Global South who have migrated to institutions in the Global North, this volume theorizes the "third space" as a unique, rich, and generative position in the Western academy.Global South...

This volume documents the experiences of international students and recent international initiatives at US community colleges to better understand how to support and nurture students’ potential. Offering a range of case studies, empirical and conceptual...

Mentoring Within and Beyond Academia considers the role and value of mentoring within and beyond higher education contexts. Centred on five mentoring conversations around SDG-related topics such as quality education, gender equality, climate action and...

This timely volume conceptualises and applies the philosophical notions of wonder, wander, and whisper, serving as evaluative paradigms for objective assessment of quality doctoral research work and supervision in South African higher education.Written...

• Expands definitions and measures of student-faculty experiences to go beyond frequency of interactions and include the quality of interactions and fostering sustained student-faculty engagement and mentoring relationships • Offers recommendations for...

This thoroughly revised second edition draws on the author’s decades of observations and experiences in academia, providing insight and responding to the challenges of fostering a successful academic career. Written in a clear and concise style, the book...

● Reframing Community Engagement in Higher Education explores the mandate of higher education to address the current dire threats to our planet, to our social contracts, to the safety and wellbeing of individuals and families, and to democracy itself.●...

• Comparison between three cultural settings in China and the U.K.• Ethnographic approach to study culture issues involved in critical thinking.• Deeper involvement in students’ life stories.• A balanced analysis on products and processes of academic...

Challenging traditional notions about why successful high school graduates struggle in college, this book sheds light on the obstacles that hinder a seamless transition and provides clear guidance on how to overcome them.Drawing from research and...

Assessment for student affairs departments and divisions have become increasingly important with declining resources, increased external accountability, and the need to tell effective stories of the impact of these divisions and departments. There has...

Drawing from mindfulness education and social justice teaching, this book explores an effective Anti-Oppression pedagogy for university and college classrooms. Authentic classroom discussions about oppression and diversity can be difficult; a mindful...

This thoroughly revised second edition draws on the author's decades of observations and experiences in academia, providing insight and responding to the challenges of fostering a successful academic career. Written in a clear and concise style, the book...