Stylus Publishing: 272 books
Bandwidth Recovery
Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and Social Marginalization
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Published in association with AAC&U
This book argues that the cognitive resources for learning of over half our young people have been diminished by the negative effects of economic insecurity, discrimination and hostility against non-majority groups based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,...
Course-Based Undergraduate Research
Educational Equity and High-Impact Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Co-published with the Council for Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice (HIP), but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and to very few of them (often in summer programs). This book shows how to engage students...
by Lisa J. Hatfield, Vicki L. Wise
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Student affairs professionals are increasingly being called upon to become scholar practitioners, to reflect on and share their experiences to further the knowledge of the field, and to disseminate practices to promote student learning and development. This book offers practical guidance to anyone in...
Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
A Guide to the Process, and How to Develop a Project from Start to Finish
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2012
"Bishop-Clark and Dietz-Uhler have made a unique contribution in the present volume. It is an exceptionally fine, straight-forward and brief guide for faculty looking at their first SOTL project. For most such readers, it will probably seem to be the most helpful of the [available] guides. And, although...
What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School
299 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Reviews of the first edition:“Filled with enough advice to help keep one engaged and productive for an entire academic career.”?The Journal of Scholarly Publishing “We plan to buy one of these for each of our incoming faculty and doctoral students. Take a look. It’s a wonderful read.”?The Review...
The New Science of Learning
How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A path-breaking text for freshman orientation and study skills classes
"This is a path-breaking book. Faculties have been learning about how the mind works, and this book spreads the message to students, who need it just as much. More sophisticated and empirically grounded than any study skills...
Introduction to Rubrics
An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
“Anyone struggling with the new landscape of direct assessment of student learning demanded by accreditors and employers will find this new and expanded edition of Introduction to Rubrics to be exactly what they need. Based upon their extensive experience, and drawing on a wide variety of examples...
From Diplomas to Doctorates
The Success of Black Women in Higher Education and its Implications for Equal Educational Opportunities for All
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
This volume is designed to illuminate the educational experiences of Black women, from the time they earn their high school diplomas through graduate study, with a particular focus on their doctoral studies, by exploring the commonalities and the uniqueness of their individual paths and challenges. The...
The Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making
Theory and Practice in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
Colleges and universities are currently undergoing the most significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising costs, increased competition from for-profit providers, the impact of technology, and the changing desires and needs of consumers have combined to create a dynamic tension for...
The Chief Diversity Officer
Strategy Structure, and Change Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This volume addresses the role of chief diversity officers as coordinating and integrating diversity leaders in higher education and other sectors.This book begins by delineating the evolution of the chief diversity officer role in the academy. Drawing on extensive qualitative and quantitative research...
A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education
Core Concepts, Competencies, and Tools
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
At a time when higher education faces the unprecedented challenges of declining revenues and increased scrutiny, questions about access, cost, and the value of degrees, and the imperative to educate a more diverse student body, there is an urgent need for leadership that is conversant with, and able...
High-Impact ePortfolio Practice
A Catalyst for Student, Faculty, and Institutional Learning
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
At a moment when over half of US colleges are employing ePortfolios, the time is ripe to develop their full potential to advance integrative learning and broad institutional change.
The authors outline how to deploy the ePortfolio as a high-impact practice and describe widely-applicable models...
A Guide to Building Education Partnerships
Navigating Diverse Cultural Contexts to Turn Challenge into Promise
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
"Useful artifacts in the book help make this a true guide to the work of partnership. There is a glossary, because shared language is an important aspect. There are schematics that communicate the complexity of new developing relationships. Bibliographic references are also helpful and could point to...
Higher Education at Risk
Strategies to Improve Outcomes, Reduce Tuition, and Stay Competitive in a Disruptive Environment
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
Sandra Featherman believes that colleges are in denial about the severity of the threats to the current model of higher education.Based on her own experience as a president, as a trustee, and as a board member who has worked in private and public universities – and on interviews with the presidents...