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Leading the Learner-Centered Campus
Wiley 2010; US$ 42.00The Learner-Centered paradigm on campuses has grown into an institution-wide effort led by administrators at all levels, working to make their campuses into learner-centered environments. Stepping into that movement, this book shows campus leaders how to translate theory into practice. Outlining how the roles of academic leaders must change in a learner-centered... more...
Intellectual Property in the Information Age
Wiley 2010; US$ 29.00This monograph pays special attention to the intellectual property of copyrights and patents. It examines how legal parameters, competing interests, and technological advances take shape in economic, political, and social contexts that require colleges and universities make intellectual property central to their operations. Economic, political and... more...
Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College
Wiley 2010; US$ 50.00In 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as "Institutions of Excellence" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities—representing... more...
The Lost Boys of Zeta Psi
University of California Press 2010; US$ 29.95The Lost Boys of Zeta Psi takes us inside the secret, amusing, and sometimes mundane world of a California fraternity around 1900. Gleaning history from recent archaeological excavations and from such intriguing sources as oral histories, architecture, and photographs, Laurie A. Wilkie uncovers details of everyday life in the first fraternity at... more...
A Chance for European Universities
Amsterdam University Press 2010; US$ 29.95A virtually constant supply of graduates in the developed West and a potentially fast increase in the number of graduates in developing countries pose both new threats and new opportunities for European universities. more...
Accountability in Higher Education
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 55.95The latest volume in the Routledge International Studies in Higher Education series, Accountability in Higher Education takes an in-depth look at accountability initiatives around the world. Various evaluations, reporting schemes, and indicator systems have been initiated both to inform the public about higher education performance and to help transform... more...
Study Abroad
ABC-CLIO 1990; US$ 120.00While it is assumed that American undergraduates who study abroad derive unique benefits from the experience, until now its actual impact has not been assessed. This book, which presents the findings of a long-term evaluation project, provides the kind of systematic and comprehensive data needed to document and give future guidance to programs of study... more...
Essential Study Skills
Sage Publications Ltd. 2008; US$ 36.00Watch Tom Burns introduce his book Essential Study Skills - Second Edition. Watch Sandra Sinfield discuss one of her favourite chapters - how to make the best notes. Praise for the first edition: The effect on our students was like star dust!". Anne Schofield, Ruskin College, Oxford. Student feedback from Study Skills sessions at London Metropolitan... more...
Higher Education as a Field of Study in China
Lexington Books 2010; US$ 64.99Higher Education as a Field of Study in China concerns higher education as an academic field_the evolving nature of the field in light of the overall development of higher education in China. Xin Wang illustrates how higher education is becoming an interdisciplinary field rather than a subfield under the discipline of education, especially when higher... more...
American College and University Law
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 89.95Higher Education Law is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the law of higher education. Drawing from real-life cases on United States campuses, the authors equip readers with the tools and knowledge to effectively respond in an environment of increasing litigation. This textbook clearly explains the higher education law emanating from... more...









