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• 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...

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...

• Provides insights into hybrid learning in higher educational institutions, implementation challenges and the psychological effects of the pandemic on education. • Discusses education 4.0 and web 3.0 application for enhancement of distance learning...

This book illustrates how higher education responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and grew from it. The pandemic impacted faculty development, drew a greater focus on the measurement of effective teaching in higher education, and provided a better...

This practical, evidence-based guide equips higher education leaders with the coaching skills they need to encourage and support faculty engagement, productivity, and satisfaction.Drawing from research in neuroscience, faculty development, and the...

- Offers an engaging discussion of key contemporary topics in English language education such as digital literacies, English Across the Curriculum, reader engagement in writing, critical thinking instruction, EAP and ESP - Written by experienced...

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...

Debunking the Grit Narrative in Higher Education examines pressing structural issues currently impacting African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Native American students accessing college and succeeding in U.S. postsecondary...

- Offers an engaging discussion of key contemporary topics in English language education such as digital literacies, English Across the Curriculum, reader engagement in writing, critical thinking instruction, EAP and ESP - Written by experienced...

Sense of belonging is linked to student success, and faculty have a direct impact on the ability of students to thrive and persist in higher education, yet few publications address how faculty promote belonging in concrete terms.Provides concrete...

Today’s world is fraught with perils and pandemics. Education offers structure, stability, and hope for the future, supporting conflict resolution, peacebuilding efforts, and scientific research that can help prevent and mitigate both natural and manmade...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. The higher education and research system faces a constant dilemma. On the one hand, research and higher education are run by autonomous, interrelated academic...

This volume argues that refusal is a viable political ethics in education. It is an ethics that allows space for new possibilities to emerge, with the potential to enrich higher education study and pedagogies in the future. Chapters examine the ethical,...

-explains and showcases how collaborations can be built and strengthened between African universities and farming communities to address real-world contemporary challenges -specifically focuses on Community Action Research Platforms, an approach that has...

• New faculty receive little to no preparation to participate in governance, and when elected or volunteer to serve, find themselves without the knowledge or tools – this book fills that need. • Each chapter includes practical strategies and tools for...

This book offers formal and informal leaders at all levels of their institution theory-informed and practical guidance on implementing and sustaining change through collaborative leadership. The framework and concepts presented are applicable at the...

Capstones have been a part of higher education curriculum for over two centuries, with the goal of integrating student learning to cap off their undergraduate experience. In practice, capstones are most often delivered as a course or include a...

Co-published with NACADAA large and growing number of academic advisors are interested in researching and publishing scholarly inquiry in academic advising. Since the first edition of this book was published, the scope of relevant inquiry has widened and...