Higher Education category: 3664 books
Women's Retreat
Voices of Female Faculty in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
What does a path to become a faculty member look like? What are the merits? What are the roadblocks? How do I balance personal and professional aspirations? Looking for answers to these questions can be overwhelming and discouraging. This book offers inspiration and support to female faculty members...
The Power of Writing
Dartmouth '66 in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
At the 1966 Dartmouth Seminar, scholars gathered to debate the direction of English Studies in the academy. This debate had far-reaching effects and arguably forever changed writing instruction in the United States. To commemorate the 45th anniversary of this gathering, Dartmouth College hosted an...
Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education
Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
In this book, university teachers provide case studies illustrating methods employed to prepare citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. Examples of practice from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and North America are included, along with reflections and advice for practice.
A Practical Education
Why Liberal Arts Majors Make Great Employees
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
The liberal arts major is often lampooned: lacking in "skills," unqualified for a professional career, underemployed. But studying for the joy of learning turns out to be surprisingly practical. Unlike career-focused education, liberal education prepares graduates for anything and everything—and...
Between Mission and Market
The Freshman Year in a Corporate Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
Between Mission and Market: The Freshman Year in a Corporate Age focuses on the arrival of college freshmen at the moment of the transformation; it uses Adelphi University in suburban New York City to study an attempt to resolve first-year difficulties. As higher education institutions turn into enterprises...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Iconic leaders are those who have become symbols of their institutions. This volume of historical studies portrays a collection of college and university presidents who acquired iconic qualities that transcend mere identification with their institution.The volume begins with Roger L. Geiger's observation...
Using Servant Leadership
How to Reframe the Core Functions of Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Using Servant Leadership provides an instructive guide for how faculty members can engage in servant leadership with administrators, students, and community members. By utilizing a wide range of research and through a series of case studies, Angelo J. Letizia demonstrates how, with a bit of creative...
How to Be an Intellectual
Essays on Criticism, Culture, and the University
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Over the past decade, Jeffrey J. Williams has been one of the most perceptive observers of contemporary literary and cultural studies. He has also been a shrewd analyst of the state of American higher education. How to Be an Intellectual brings together noted and new essays and exemplifies Williams’s...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book is the first of several with the results of a collaborative European project supported by the European Science Foundation on changes in the academic profession in Europe (EUROAC). It provides a short description of the ESF EUROHESC programme and the particular forms of international collaborative...
Managing Reform in Universities
The Dynamics of Culture, Identity and Organisational Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
This collection, now in paperback, explores how universities are coping with the range of reforms and changes taking place across higher education today. Analyzing areas such as leadership, quality management, strategic thinking, collegiality and academic work, and from the perspective of different...
Affordable UK University Education
How To Get An Affordable, Modular British University Degree In Nigeria
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
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Leading Millennial Faculty
Navigating the New Professoriate
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
Leading Millennial Faculty: Navigating the New Professoriate explores how to effectively lead millennial faculty as they navigate the new professoriate. Contributors address some stereotypical millennial characteristics—being achievement oriented, connected to the world at large, relatively sheltered,...
Buddhist-Based Universities in the United States
Searching for a New Model in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Buddhist-Based Universities in the United States: Searching for a New Model in Higher Education investigates four Buddhist universities in the United States, each of which offers degrees in liberal arts and professional fields while simultaneously educating their students in the philosophy and practices...
by K. Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
There are currently no books on Catholic higher education that offer a theological foundation for academic freedom. This book presents a theologically grounded understanding of academic freedom that builds on, extends, and completes the prevailing secular understanding for Catholic higher education.