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Recruitment, Retention and Retirement in Higher Education
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00Attracting and retaining highly qualified faculty is essential to maintaining productivity at institutions of higher education. Colleges and universities are at a critical juncture in their history as they attempt to achieve their teaching and research goals. more...
The Lecturer's Guide to Quality and Standards in Colleges and Universities
Taylor and Francis 1995; US$ 59.95A follow-up volume to "Managing Teaching and Learning in Further Education and Higher Education", this text provides a guide to managing quality and standards from the lecturer's point of view. It covers key issues such as teaching, learning, student support, assessment, evaluation, course design, bidding for and managing resources, marketing and research.;... more...
Managing the Pressures of Teaching
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 63.95A lively, accessible, and practical book of suggestions for ways in which tutors can manage their workloads (and stress levels) and help students manage theirs. The ability to cope with stress is not merely a question of 'making it through the day'. When pressures are managed effectively the need not contribute to the burden of maintaining standards... more...
Community College Faculty
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 29.00This work examines how community college faculty epitomize professional work in the new economy and the post-bureaucratic organization. more...
Facilitating Reflective Learning In Higher Education
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 63.00Includes thinking on reflective learning as well as stories from academics and students that present the practical impact of reflection in action. Based on sound theoretical concepts, this book offers a range of solutions for different teaching situations, taking into account factors such as group size, physical space, and technology. more...
Placing the Academy
Utah State University Press 2007; US$ 23.00A set of creative writers here responds to the call for literature that addresses who we are by understanding where we are—where, for each of them, being somehow part of the academy. Their personal essays delineate the diverse, sometimes unexpected roles of place in shaping them, as writers and teachers in varied environments, through unique... more...
Teaching at University
SAGE Publications 2005; US$ 52.00Teaching at University has been written to provide you with the basic skills required to enter those first lectures, tutorials, lab-sessions, and assessments with confidence. Clear and engaging throughout, this guide will offer: Accessible and generic language to support postgraduates in all disciplines Basic but relevant advice A direct... more...
Academic's Support Kit
SAGE Publications 2004; US$ 224.00The Academic's Support Kit is a unique resource that provides all the information, skills and guidance to support academic professional development. Written by a team of experienced and international authors, the Kit offers a wealth of references, techniques and practical advice in the following 6 books: - Building Your Academic Career... more...
Inclusion and Diversity
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 39.95How should you prepare for the first day of class? How can you encourage all students to participate in discussions? How do you ensure disabled students can take part in field work? Increasingly, universities are drawing from a less traditional group of students ? international students, disabled students, part time students, and mature students.... more...
Teaching Undergraduates
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 42.95This practical guide is designed to help college teachers plan their undergraduate courses and deliver high-quality instruction. The book's theme is that teaching is a creative, decision-making, idea-testing enterprise whose purpose is to facilitate student learning in all of its facets. Its goal is to help instructors understand the multiple kinds... more...









