Higher Education category: 3664 books
The Attainment Agenda
State Policy Leadership in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Although the federal government invests substantial resources into student financial aid, states have the primary responsibility for policies that raise overall higher educational attainment and improve equity across groups. The importance of understanding how states may accomplish these goals has...
Islam and Higher Education
Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
This book is the first study to qualitatively explore the concepts of higher education in Muslim contexts. It examines the different concepts of ‘a university’ and the way they shape practice in Muslim contexts, with a particular focus on the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Contributing to theoretical...
Researching Student Learning in Higher Education
A social realist approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Many contemporary concerns in higher education focus on the student experience of learning.With a larger and much more diverse intake than ever before, linked with a declining unit of resource, questions are being asked afresh around the purposes of higher education. Although much of the debate is...
by Umrao Singh Chaudhari
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
In this book, the author examines different aspects of higher education to enable the teachers and administrators to solve the problems generally faced in the colleges and universities. To relate higher education to contemporary social issues, themes on social justice and excellence, social change...
Teaching in Transnational Higher Education
Enhancing Learning for Offshore International Students
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Teaching in Transnational Higher Education examines current trends and challenges that face students, teachers and institutions of higher education around the globe. This book comes at a pivotal moment where many universities are offering their courses in offshore locations. Students who could once...
by Sunandan Roy Chowdhury
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Considering the evolution of Indian higher education policy from British colonial rule to modern day India, this pivot examines key policy issues in fields as diverse as language, nationalism and economic development. Focusing on India’s relationship with the world at large and the state of class...
Making College Better
Views from the Top
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Today’s colleges and universities are facing mounting criticism from both internal and external interest groups and constituencies. While strident calls for reform accelerate, resources for higher education have weakened. Thus, demands to improve college education abound amidst hard times. This...
The Future of Higher Education in the Middle East and Africa
QS Middle East and North Africa Professional Leaders in Education Conference
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
This book addresses some of the challenges posed by the globalization of higher education. It examines the emergence and resulting challenges of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) and of the decision to use English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) as part of a strategic policy of internationalization....
Higher Education and Professional Ethics
Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
This book discusses the significance, relevance, and usefulness of professional ethics in the context of higher education. It highlights the pivotal role of professional ethics in offering teachers a better understanding of their responsibilities, duties, rights, and institutional obligations as they...
Higher Education Revolutions in the Gulf
Globalization and Institutional Viability
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Over the past quarter century, the people of the Arabian Peninsula have witnessed a revolutionary transformation in higher education. In 1990, there were fewer than ten public universities that offered their Arabic-language curricula in sex-segregated settings to national citizens only. In 2015, there...
The Road to Privatization of Higher Education in China
A New Cultural Revolution?
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
This book makes both empirical and conceptual contributions to the debate on privatization of higher education in China. Empirically, it aims to fill a gap in our knowledge of privatization of higher education in North China. To this end, Beijing was chosen as a case for analysis, and nine local higher...
Competition in Higher Education Branding and Marketing
National and Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
This volume provides a critical examination of branding and marketing in higher education from national, regional, and global perspectives. Contributors with expertise in higher education, sociology, comparative and international education, marketing, rankings, and educational philanthropy use novel...
Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Higher Education with Chinese Characteristics
Ontological and Epistemological Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2019
This book provides a fresh and unique overview of the modernization and internationalization of Chinese higher education, focusing on Chinese higher education from 1949 to 2018. It presents the Ontological Positivism Model (Conceptualization-Explicit-Formal-Share), concentrating on concepts of Chinese...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Higher education is a high stakes process involving engagement with curricula and often entails coping with the onslaught of assessments and examinations. This process creates a level of intensity that impacts on the student experience in higher education. It is, therefore, important to consider not...