Higher Education category: 3664 books
Internationalizing US Student Affairs Practice
An Intercultural and Inclusive Framework
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
Grounded in research and theory, Internationalizing US Student Affairs Practice presents an inclusive framework for enhancing the intercultural competencies of practitioners, students, and faculty in institutions of higher education. This cutting-edge book explores how student affairs practitioners...
International Scholarships in Higher Education
Pathways to Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
This book explores the multiple pathways from scholarships for international study to positive social change. Bringing together studies from academic researchers, evaluators and program designers and policymakers from Africa, Asia, Latin and North America, Europe, and Australia, the book compiles...
Powerful Learning Communities
A Guide to Developing Student, Faculty, and Professional Learning Communities to Improve Student Success and Organizational Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
“Oscar Lenning and his colleagues have produced a landmark scholarly and policy statement on effective learning communities. It should be read by every faculty member and administrator in postsecondary education who is concerned with maximizing the developmental potential of this powerful educational...
Excellence in Higher Education
Facilitator's Materials
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
This ebook will be very useful for those who lead an EHE program. These facilitator’s materials will also make it possible to customize the EHE materials and adapt exercises to the needs of particular organizations.The eighth edition of Excellence in Education updates and extends the classic EHE series,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume addresses the important problem of understanding good university teaching, and focuses on the thinking, beliefs, and knowledge, which accompany teachers' actions. It is the first book to address this area and it promises to become a landmark volume in the field - helping us to understand...
Academic Transformation
A Design Approach for the New Majority
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Much of higher education was originally designed to meet the needs of full time 18-22 year-old students who enter directly from high school. However, the New Majority of our students are older, likely to swirl among institutions, and have significant adult responsibilities outside of the classroom....
Demystifying Career Paths after Graduate School
A Guide for Second Language Professionals in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
This edited book offers concrete information and useful suggestions to graduate students who are seeking employment at institutions of higher education in North America and other parts of the world. This book also targets entrylevel faculty members who are exploring increased participation in professional...
by John Hilsdon, Peter Hartley, Christine Keenan
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
This book shows how Learning Development enhances the student experience and promotes active engagement. Written by staff from the UK's largest collaborative Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), the book includes important insights for everyone interested in supporting student retention, progression and success.
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Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
This book advances an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of flagship universities in Africa – the largest, most selective, and most prestigious universities on the continent. The book draws on a range of country-specific case-studies, including Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria,...
Coming In from the Margins
Faculty Development’s Emerging Organizational Development Role in Institutional Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
“…should be read by faculty developers and by all leaders in higher education involved in collaborative and cross-functional initiatives relating to student learning and institutional assessments."—The Review of Higher Education“This important volume locates a key player – the faculty development...
Breaking Through the Access Barrier
How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Breaking Through the Access Barrier argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. This book introduces academic capital formation (ACF), a groundbreaking new theory defined by family knowledge of educational options...
Intercultural Postgraduate Supervision
Reimagining time, place and knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
The impact of globalisation and aggressive marketing by universities has increased the flow of international or culturally diverse students enrolling in postgraduate research degree programs outside their own countries. As access to postgraduate education widens, more local culturally diverse and...
The Cruciform Faculty
The Making of a Christian Professor
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
How do Christian higher education institutions orient new faculty members to their role on a Christian campus? How do they lead faculty members toward a deeper understanding of the Christian dimension of their place in higher education? Bible Colleges, Christian Universities, and Seminaries need a resource...
Tradition and Culture in the Millennium
Tribal Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
This volume of The David C. Anchin Research Center Series on Educational Policy in the 21st century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions focuses on tribal colleges and universities. As a recent member of higher education community, tribal colleges and universities provide a unique perspective...