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Contemporary Issues in Higher Education: Black Experiences in Higher Education: Faculty Staff and Students (Paperback)

Black Experiences in Higher Education: Faculty Staff and Students illuminates the narratives of Black faculty staff and students and how they navigate their professional experiences confront the hidden curriculum and work to transform academia. As... more

Pre-owned Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Hardcover by Gasman Marybeth (EDT); Samayoa Andr?s Castro (EDT) ISBN 1138344605 ISBN-13 9781138344600

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Routledge Research in Higher Education: Higher Education in the Gulf: Quality Drivers (Paperback)

This authoritative edited volume examines the drivers of higher education in the Gulf region. It offers insightful analyses and examines contemporary pedagogical management strategic and relevant issues on quality education that confront higher... more

Tenure at a Crossroads Again?: An Examination of the Devolution of Higher Education in the Age of Corporatization (Hardcover)

Tenure at a Crossroads Again? goes beyond the explication of tenure to explore the contemporary challenges facing academia at the K-12 and higher education levels. This edited volume is unique in the sense that it grapples issues from multiple... more

Knowledge Studies in Higher Education: Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia: Pracademia (Hardcover)

This multi-disciplinary collection addresses issues relating to current or former practitioners within the context of higher education. Drawing together a range of voices the contributors explore contemporary issues organised around three core... more

Pre-Owned Deeper Learning in Leadership: Helping College Students Find the Potential Within (Hardcover) by Dennis C Roberts Helen S Astin Alexander W Astin

Designed to show how leadership potential can be both broadened and deepened in contemporary higher education this book proposes a new approach that recognizes new strategies are needed for the increasingly complex issues that we face both in higher... more

2004 Teaching in Post-Compulsory Education: Policy Practice and Values (Hardcover)

With an emphasis on developing higher-order learning skills such as reflection critical evaluation and action research this book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary and contextual issues within post-compulsory education. This book: *... more

Diversity Equity and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education (Paperback)

One of the most important issues academic organizations face is how the administration and faculty handle cultural and varied differences in higher education. High racial tensions as well as the ever-increasing need for equality suggest that changes... more

European Higher Education at the Crossroads: Between the Bologna Process and National Reforms (Hardcover)

This book features papers presented at the Future of Higher Education - Bologna Process Researchers Conference (FOHE-BPRC) held in Bucharest October 2011. It collects more than 50 articles focusing on vital issues in European higher education. more

Improving instruction : issues and alternatives for higher education / Charles C. Cole Jr. 1982 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare... more

Pre-Owned Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice Paperback Sheryl E. Burgstahler

Universal Design in Higher Education looks at the design of physical and technological environments at institutions of higher education; at issues pertaining to curriculum and instruction; and at the full array of student services. CONDITION –... more

Cases on Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education (Hardcover)

Although educators continue to face the issue of maintaining quality teaching practices academic managers and educational developers face significant challenges when changing in higher education teaching strategies. Cases on Quality Teaching... more

Pre-Owned Cultivating Humanity : A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education 9780674179493

How can higher education today create a community of critical thinkers that transcends the boundaries of class gender and nation? Martha Nussbaum philosopher and classicist argues that contemporary curricular reform is already producing such... more

Higher Education Dynamics: Multidimensional Ranking: The Design and Development of U-Multirank (Paperback)

During the last decades ranking has become one of the most controversial issues in higher education and research. It is widely recognized now that although some of the current rankings can be severely criticized they seem to be here to stay. In... more

Asian Higher Education Outlook Global Student Engagement: Policy Insights and International Research Perspectives (Hardcover)

Drawing together major global studies from leading researchers this book presents novel results ideas and developments from the world s largest collaborative study of student engagement in higher education. It builds insight into contemporary higher... more

Service-Learning in Higher Education : Critical Issues and Directions 9781403968777 Used / Pre-owned

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Research Into Higher Education Strategic Curriculum Change in Universities: Global Trends (Hardcover)

The curriculum is a live issue in universities across the world. Many stakeholders - governments employers professional and disciplinary groups and parents - express strong and often conflicting views about what higher education should achieve for... more

Community Engagement in Higher Education The Engaged Campus (Paperback)

The Engaged Campus offers a set of emerging best practices and articulation of critical issues for faculty and administrators committed to developing strengthening or expanding majors or minors in community engagement at their respective institutions. more

Community Engagement in Higher Education The Engaged Campus (Hardcover)

The Engaged Campus offers a set of emerging best practices and articulation of critical issues for faculty and administrators committed to developing strengthening or expanding majors or minors in community engagement at their respective institutions. more

Teaching History for the Contemporary World: Tensions Challenges and Classroom Experiences in Higher Education (Paperback)

1 Diversity in the discipline: Teaching history for the contemporary world.- Section The Academic World.- 2 The theory: Intellectual origins of the social justice agenda in history.- 3 The academy: Challenges for teaching history amid structural... more

Winning Online Instruction: A Q&A for Higher Education Faculty (Paperback)

Winning Online Instruction provides concise pragmatic solutions to common challenges and demands that higher education faculty face in teaching online. This book s unique question-and-answer format allows readers to easily identify the issues... more

Pre-Owned Grading Students Classroom Writing: Issues and Strategies Vol. 27 No. 3 : ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Research Report 9781878380913 Used

For professors concerned with how best to grade students writing this monograph will be a must. It is particularly helpful in its coverage of how to provide effective feedback on students writing. It also should stimulate most readers to new... more

Social Issues in Education: Teaching About Social Justice Issues in Physical Education (Paperback)

Addressing social justice issues in a physical education context is necessary both at the higher education and PK-12 settings. Limited undergraduate and graduate programs educate their students about social justice issues thus resulting in licensed... more

Key Issues on Diverse College Students Asian American Students in Higher Education (Hardcover)

Asian American Students in Higher Education offers the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of existing theory and research related to Asian American students experiences in postsecondary education. Providing practical and insightful... more

Routledge Research in Higher Education Data for Continuous Programmatic Improvement: Steps Colleges of Education Must Take to Become a Data Culture (Paperback)

This book addresses the issue of data use in educator preparation programs towards continuous programmatic improvement. With an aim to increase the rigor in both research and practice in educational administration and teacher education this volume... more

Pre-Owned Spirituality in Higher Education (Paperback) 0787983632 9780787983635

This issue looks at spirituality in higher education through a number of lenses examining what many view as trend towards incorporating spirituality back into the lives of students faculty and administrators. Questions about meaning and purpose are... more

Primary Arts Education: Contemporary Issues (Paperback)

Primary arts - art music dance and drama - is gaining recognition as a subject and support in the value it offers primary children. This text examines the problems and opportunities faced by educators resulting from recent educational reforms and... more

Contemporary Issues in Technology Education: Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools: Research Informed Perspectives for Classroom Teachers (Paperback)

This book explores pedagogy appropriate for the secondary school technology education classroom. It covers the dimensions of pedagogy for technology with scholarly research including information strongly related to practice. The book discusses the... more

Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education: Teachers Learning: Stories of Science Education (Paperback)

Teachers Learning: Stories of Science Education is aimed at science educators who wish for a deeper understanding of how teachers learn to teach science and the role of stories in reporting science education research. It is a fascinating look at the... more

Contemporary Perspectives on Access Equity and Achievement: Economic Political and Legal Solutions to Critical Issues in Urban Education and Implications for Teacher Preparation (Hardcover)

The Montgomery bus boycott Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Brown v. Board of Education reveal incentives to reform as a result of economic political and legal threat. It is difficult to change a person s heart or to change based... more

Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Foreign Language Education: Global Issues Models and Best Practices from the Middle East and Turkey (Hardcover)

Greater student mobility increasing demand for access to tertiary education as well as policy changes have spurred rapid expansion of the global higher education sector. However with increased demand comes considerable variation in the quality of... more

Core Concepts in Higher Education A People s History of American Higher Education (Paperback)

This pathbreaking textbook addresses key issues which have often been condemned to exceptions and footnotes-if not ignored completely-in historical considerations of U.S. higher education; particularly race ethnicity gender and class. Organized... more

Pedagogical practices in a higher education context (Paperback)

This book investigates opportunities available to enable the transformation of post-apartheid teacher education through examining two cases of professional practice. It aims to: critically examine the implications of social issues particularly... more

Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series: Equity Equation C (Hardcover)

The Equity Equation deals candidly thoroughly and objectively with issues for women in science engineering and mathematics?This much-needed study not only investigates the institutional causes of gAnder inequity but lays out the research policy and... more

Youth Exclusion and Empowerment in the Contemporary Global Order: Contexts of Economy Education and Governance (Hardcover)

The first volume of Youth Exclusion and Empowerment in the Contemporary Global Order focuses particularly on contexts of economic educational and governance concerns that confront youths globally the complex consequences of these issues their... more

Pre-Owned School Law and the Public Schools: A Practical Guide for Educational Leaders (Paperback) 020541205X 9780205412051

An essential practical hands-on resource for school leaders policymakers and other educational personnel this practical clear and easy-to-understand guide looks at both the historical background and the contemporary legal issues that affect... more

Open and Flexible Learning: Student Retention in Online Open and Distance Learning (Paperback)

Student retention has become a key issue for all further and higher education institutions and is a major concern among those involved in online learning courses where retention rates are often even poorer than those for traditional campus-based... more

Diversity in Higher Education: Young Gifted and Missing: The Underrepresentation of African American Males in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Disciplines (Hardcover)

Acting as a bridge between the academic and policymaking communities Young Gifted and Missing sets the stage for addressing critical issues around why African American men are absent in the STEM disciplines. more