In this provocative work, Mary Burgan surveys the deterioration of faculty influence in higher education. From campus planning, curriculum, and instructional technology to governance, pedagogy, and academic freedom, she urges far greater consideration for the perspective of the faculty. Burgan evokes the pervasive atmosphere of charge and ......
Vulture City – How Our Bankers Got Rich on Swindles strips away the jargon, the financial alchemy and corporate speak in order to give you a stark assessment of how the banks put profit ahead of focusing on customer needs.
''To educate American girls and women in ways beyond the traditional has been a dangerous experiment that has challenged basic notions of female nature and has seemed to threaten the social order . . . One such bold venture in female educationthe Bryn Mawr School of Baltimore, Marylandis the subject of Andrea Hamilton's lively and ......
40 activities for FE students that transform commitment, motivation an
In The VESPA Mindset Workbook: 40 activities for FE students that transform commitment, motivation and productivity, Steve Oakes and Martin Griffinshare a collection of practical activities designed to boost college students' positivity, resilience and organisation.
Understanding the art of academic conversations requires a building of trust, willingness to share, and a mind for critical thinking. Guidance for holding conversations with meaning and doing philosophy with learners is modeled, as well as how implementing classroom and collegial discourse benefits our society.
Understanding the art of academic conversations requires a building of trust, willingness to share, and a mind for critical thinking. Guidance for holding conversations with meaning and doing philosophy with learners is modeled, as well as how implementing classroom and collegial discourse benefits our society.
New Visions in Teaching the English Language Arts Methods Class
This book focuses on the tensions that emerge in teaching the English language arts methods course within teacher education programs. It features chapters that grapple with the historical legacies of influence on methods/pedagogy as well as contemporary challenges in teaching methods courses alongside field experiences.
With the student body evolving quickly, and the looming challenge of the "completion agenda," community colleges are facing circumstances like never before in serving all students and propelling them to fulfilling their education aspirations. The Urgency of Now suggests a way forward, with students and their learning at the center of what ......
With the student body evolving quickly, and the looming challenge of the "completion agenda," community colleges are facing circumstances like never before in serving all students and propelling them to fulfilling their education aspirations. The Urgency of Now suggests a way forward, with students and their learning at the center of what ......
