The Purpose of a College Education for the Twenty-First Century 2ed
Two decades into the twenty-first century, our nation's colleges and universities no longer embrace a clear and convincing definition of the purpose of a college education. Instead, most institutions have fallen prey to a default purpose in which college is essentially workforce preparation for jobs that already exist, while students are viewed ......
Daryl G. Smith has devoted her career to studying and fostering diversity in higher education. In Diversity's Promise for Higher Education, Smith brings together research from a wide variety of fields to propose a set of clear and realistic practices that will help colleges and universities locate diversity as a strategic imperative and ......
Young Children's Physical Development, Health and Wellbeing
Why is movement so important to ensuring children's smooth overall development? How may this be supported by adults? And what are the implications of this for practice? Answering these questions and more, this book provides shows the link between a child being physical able, and their day-to-day literacy and numerical skills. The first half ......
This book for parents describes how elementary-aged kids are learning mathematics today, why this new way of learning is beneficial, and what they can specifically do at home to support their child's math education and engagement
The first research-based text intended to help teachers and practitioners implement mindfulness and yoga programs in schools. A complete review of the literature on mindfulness and yoga interventions is provided along with detailed steps on how to implement such programs. Training requirements, classroom set-up, trauma-sensitive practices, and ......
Despite decades of effort by federal science funders to increase the numbers of women holding advanced degrees and faculty jobs in science and engineering, they are persistently underrepresented in academic STEM disciplines, especially in positions of seniority, leadership, and prestige. Women filled 47% of all US jobs in 2015, but held only ......
More Black women are graduating with advanced degrees than ever before. Despite the fact that their educational and professional opportunities should be expanding, highly educated Black women face strained and worsening economic, material, and labor conditions in graduate school and along their academic career trajectory. Black women are less ......
How College Governing Boards Fail to Protect Their Students
In the United States, college costs, especially tuition and fees, have increased much more rapidly than either the overall Consumer Price Index or median household income. This cost inflation has effectively closed the doors of higher education to many qualified students and contributed to a staggering $1.5 trillion in student debt. ......
Waning Health and Well-Being in the Age of Organized Play
In The Adulteration of Children's Sports, Kristi Erdal explores the effects of organized sports on children's physical, social, and emotional well-being. Erdal provides readers with empirically supported best practices and debunks a number of myths that surround children's organized sports.
