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Curriculumby Wesley Null
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 49.95.cs95E872D0{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt} .csA62DFD6A{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; } .cs5EFED22F{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; } Curriculum introduces readers to curriculum theory and practice. Wesley Null provides a unique organization of the curriculum field into five traditions: systematic, existential, radical, pragmatic, and deliberative. He discusses the philosophical and historical foundations as well as the historical and contemporary figures who have shaped each curriculum tradition. Additionally,... more...
Achieving Your Doctorate in Educationby H Burgess; S Sieminski; L Arthur
Sage Publications Ltd. 2006; US$ 48.00This book is designed to help students to achieve an understanding of the practical and theoretical issues involved in a doctorate in education, and how to link their studies with their professional experience. The chapters provide a detailed examination of all aspects of completing a doctorate in education: from research methodologies, to the analysis of data, reflection on the student's own experience, and the critical issues involved in writing a thesis. Detailed case study material is used throughout. The editors are experienced supervisors of EdD courses and have created an essential companion for all education students pursuing a doctorate. more...
The Art of Lecturingby Parham Aarabi
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 22.00An accessible, example-based guide to effective strategies for exciting and successful academic and business lectures. more...
Mission and Moneyby Burton A. Weisbrod; Jeffrey P. Ballou; Evelyn D. Asch
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 24.00This book examines the entire higher education industry and includes the rapidly growing for-profit schools. more...
The Adult Student's Guide to Survival & Successby Al Siebert; Mary Karr
Practical Psychology Press 2008; US$ 9.99Whether enrolling in college for the first time or returning after an extended absence, this motivational guide provides adult students with a wealth of practical guidance. This thorough handbook explores not only how to succeed academically while balancing family, work, and other important responsibilities, but also addresses how students can learn to confront their fears, increase their self-confidence and resiliency, and create support groups. Containing essential information on financing education through loans, grants, and scholarships as well as practical tips for managing time, preparing for tests, taking effective notes, and using internet resources, this one-stop reference also includes action review checklists. more...
The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Careerby John A. Goldsmith; John Komlos; Penny Schine Gold
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 14.00Is a career as a professor the right choice for you? If you are a graduate student, how can you clear the hurdles successfully and position yourself for academic employment? What's the best way to prepare for a job interview, and how can you maximize your chances of landing a job that suits you? What happens if you don't receive an offer? How does the tenure process work, and how do faculty members cope with the multiple and conflicting day-to-day demands? With a perpetually tight job market in the traditional academic fields, the road to an academic career for many aspiring scholars will often be a rocky and frustrating one. Where can they turn for good, frank answers to their questions? Here, three distinguished scholars—with more... more...
Academically Adriftby Richard Arum; Josipa Roksa
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 18.00In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor’s degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some parents begin planning for the expense of sending their kids to college when they’re born. Almost everyone strives to go, but almost no one asks the fundamental question posed by Academically Adrift : are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there? For a large proportion of students, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa’s answer to that question is a definitive no. Their extensive research draws on survey responses, transcript data, and, for the first time, the state-of-the-art Collegiate Learning Assessment, a standardized test administered... more...
Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Educationby Professor Ellen Hazelkorn
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2011; US$ 85.00University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon. more...
The Vocational Assessor Handbookby Ros Ollin; Jenny Tucker
Kogan Page 2012; US$ 35.00The Vocational Assessor Handbook contains practical advice for anyone involved with the assessment and verification of vocational qualifications, addressing the latest developments in vocational education and assessment. more...
The First Generation Student Experienceby Jeff Davis
Stylus Publishing 2010; US$ 23.99Given that first-generation students comprise over 40% of incoming freshmen, increasing their retention and graduation rates can dramatically increase an institutions overall retention and graduation rates. This book provides administrators with a plan of action to create the awareness necessary for meaningful long-term change, sets out a campus acclimation process, and provides guidelines for the necessary support structures. First-person narratives by first-generation students help the reader get to grips with the variety of ethnic and economic categories to which they belong. The book concludes by defining 14 key issues that institutions need to address, and offers a course of action for addressing them. more...









