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Methodological Advances and Issues in Studying College Impact
New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 161
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Which curricular and cocurricular practices promote student learning and persistence? While most research and assessment on college student outcomes offers limited insight into causal effects, this volume provides strong evidence of the impact of college on students.
The first section discusses...
English Language Arts, Grade 8 Module 1
Reading Closely and Writing to Learn, Teacher Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6–12 to educators across the country. Originally developed for EngageNY and written with a focus on the shifts in instructional...
by Taryn Ozuna Allen, Barbara F. Tobolowsky
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
The dual-credit curricular initiative offers high school students the opportunity to earn college and high school credits simultaneously without taking a standardized test to acquire the credit. The courses are purported to introduce students to a more rigorous curriculum in high school and save them...
Perspectives on Creativity Development
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 151
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Creativity development is a nonlinear and multifaceted process starting early in life. This new thematic issue incorporates recent insights into the intersection of creativity research and developmental science. Specifically, it addresses the development of creativity with a focus on childhood and...
Building Capacities to Evaluate Health Inequities: Some Lessons Learned from Evaluation Experiments in China, India and Chile
New Directions for Evaluation, Number 154
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
The World Health Organization defines health inequities as differences in health outcomes that are systematic, avoidable, and unjust; and the result of poor social policies, unfair economic arrangements, and bad politics. This volume describes the role that evaluations can play in addressing health...
Participatory Visual Approaches to Adult and Continuing Education: Practical Insights
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 154
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Gain useful practical knowledge of participatory visual methods in adult and continuing education. Bringing together relevant theories and imaginative practices from formal and non-formal adult education contexts, this volume discusses:
photo-story,
digital storytelling,
photovoice,
filmmaking,...
English Language Arts, Grade 11 Module 1
Developing and Relating Elements of a Text, Teacher Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Paths to College and Career Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6–12 to educators across the country. Originally developed for EngageNY and written with a focus...
Partners in Advancing Student Learning: Degree Qualifications Profile and Tuning
New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 165
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Focused on improving student learning, the Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) and related Tuning process work together to inform curricular design, classroom assignments, and approaches to assessment. Covering the current field and drawing on numerous examples to illustrate the implications and challenges...
English Language Arts, Grade 6 Module 1
Reading Closely and Writing to Learn, Teacher Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Paths to College and Career Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6–12 to educators across the country. Originally developed for EngageNY and written with a...
Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Collaborative Structures
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 148
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
In this volume, the authors contend that teaching and learning must be viewed as communal work, whether conducted in one classroom, with colleagues at a programmatic level, or when tackled on a university-wide scale. When educators partner with faculty colleagues or students in teaching and learning,...
by Nolan L. Cabrera, Jeremy D. Franklin, Jesse S. Watson
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
When issues of diversity and race arise in higher education scholarship and practice, the focus is generally on Students of Color. That being said, if there are People of Color being marginalized on college campuses, there is a structural mechanism facilitating the marginalization.
This monograph...
Supporting Student Affairs Professionals
New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 166
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Student affairs and services play a critical role in student learning and success, as well as the level at which community colleges meet institutional outcomes. The evolution of student affairs as a field and recognition of its role in student experiences underscore its importance in the effort to...
Studying Transfer in Higher Education: New Approaches to Enduring and Emerging Topics
New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 170
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Gain fresh perspectives and approaches to the topic of students transferring among institutions of higher education. Despite the copious research on transfer patterns and students who transfer, this line of research is thronged with conceptual, methodological, and data challenges that warrant continued...
English Language Arts, Grade 12 Module 1
Reading and Writing Personal Narratives, Teacher Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Paths to College and Career Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6–12 to educators across the country. Originally developed for EngageNY and written with a focus...