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 ......
How Librarians and Student Affairs Work Together to Enrich Learning
By using multiple focus groups, Long describes the experiences and perceptions of librarians and student affairs professionals at several four-year, residential colleges and universities. This book is the perfect road map for librarians and student affairs professionals alike who are seeking partners for campus collaborations.
This book outlines the contributions school counselors and others make to the development and college and career readiness of each student at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is one of the most controversial pieces of education policy to emerge in decades. Detailing what and when KGÇô12 students should be taught, it has led to expensive reforms and displaced other valuable ways to educate children. In this nuanced and provocative book, Nicholas Tampio argues that, though ......
The Competency Curriculum Toolkit 30 bundle workbook set by Jackie Beere & Helen Boyle. Outstanding companion to The Competency Curriculum Toolkit - the workbook is designed for students to keep personal records of their work towards developing their personal learning and thinking skills.
An Athlete's Journey Through the Sixties to the Age of Academic Capitalism
With a Foreword by Ara ParseghianThe debate over big-time college sports, never far from the front pages, has once again moved from simmering to hot. Congress has been investigating the tax-exempt status of the NCAA in part because of questions about how commercialized college sports contribute to educational values. Athletes are challenging ......
An Athlete's Journey Through the Sixties to the Age of Academic Capitalism
With a Foreword by Ara ParseghianThe debate over big-time college sports, never far from the front pages, has once again moved from simmering to hot. Congress has been investigating the tax-exempt status of the NCAA in part because of questions about how commercialized college sports contribute to educational values. Athletes are challenging ......
Negotiating Political Commitment and Managerial Practice
In this edited volume, contributors articulate a vision for connecting the insights of critical/cultural communication scholarship with the practice of academic leadership in higher education.
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 ......
