Higher Education category: 3664 books
by David Riesman
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
The Academic Revolution describes the rise to power of professional scholars and scientists, first in America's leading universities and now in the larger society as well. Without attempting a full-scale history of American higher education, it outlines a theory about its development and present status....
The Organisational Dynamics of University Reform in Japan
International Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
For several decades internationalisation has been a cornerstone of both Japanese government higher education policy and approaches to reform at an institutional level, but Japan has still not managed to lose its reputation as a somewhat reclusive member of the global academic community. Consensus...
Challenges Facing Female Department Chairs in Contemporary Higher Education
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Gender and diversity is a crucial area that requires more attention in multiple academic settings. As more women progress into leadership positions in academia, it becomes necessary to develop solutions geared specifically toward success for females in such environments. Challenges Facing Female Department...
Risk Management in Student Affairs
Foundations for Safety and Success
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
A comprehensive, accessible guide to the policies and practices of risk management in higher education
Student affairs staff at all types of colleges and universities need to be equipped to help manage risk and protect their institutions, the people they serve, and their resources from unintended...
Exponential Technologies
Higher Education in an Era of Serial Disruptions
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Exponential Technologies:Higher Education in an Era of Serial Disruptions provides an introduction to leaders in community colleges and universities to the near future impact of technologies that a developing in an exponential manner. Whereas past technologies grew in a linear pattern, gradually,...
A Baseline of Development
Higher Education and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
This book is a result of research into ten technologies currently under development that will directly affect community colleges and universities, most within the next 5-20 years and a few within the next 20-30 years. The research conducted on each of the technologies provides a baseline of current...
Generous Thinking
A Radical Approach to Saving the University
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Higher education occupies a difficult place in twenty-first-century American culture. Universities—the institutions that bear so much responsibility for the future health of our nation—are at odds with the very publics they are intended to serve. As Kathleen Fitzpatrick asserts, it is imperative...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
As part of a long series of Vietnam’s policy objectives, English education has been identified as key to improving the quality of its rapidly expanding tertiary institutions and is crucial to the larger aim of modernising and internationalising its economy. Bringing together a wide range of Vietnamese...
From the Marine Corps to College
Transitioning from the Service to Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Making the transition from the military to higher education can be tricky from a variety of perspectives. From the Marine Corps to College is a clear guidebook will make the process easy, accessible, and understandable to any Marine just leaving the service. With clear advice and information about resources, this is the go-to guide for Marines moving on to higher education.
by Sylvia Ashton, Rachel Stone
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
This is a rich source of innovative approaches to learning and teaching in HE. It addresses some common issues faced by lecturers, and includes case studies and practical suggestions for teaching. The text takes a critical approach to exploring themes from different perspectives and highlights important...
The Internationalization of Higher Education and Business Schools
A Critical Review
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
This book provides a critical review of the internationalization process among higher education institutions (HEIs), taking a closer look at the case of business schools. The first part offers a novel definition of this phenomenon and examines the forces that drive international initiatives. It...
Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability
Problematics, Promise, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
This book challenges universities to rethink their missions and to re-structure courses, research programs, and campus life in terms of sustainability. The author offers valuable theoretical and practical resources for students, teachers, researchers, and administrators who seek sustainability in...
Enabling University
Impairment, (Dis)ability and Social Justice in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
This work takes the most recent, interdisciplinary research and demonstrates how to make higher education institutions open, accessible and socially just for staff and students with disabilities. Combining the scholarly fields of media platform management, information literacy, internet studies, mobility...
Minds on Fire
How Role-Immersion Games Transform College
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year In Minds on Fire, Mark C. Carnes shows how role-immersion games channel students’ competitive (and sometimes mischievous) impulses into transformative learning experiences. His discussion is based on interviews with scores of students and faculty who...