Why so many of America's public university students are not graduating-and what to do about itThe United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the country's public universities.
A critical edition of the book that paved the way for the democratization of American higher educationIf you have ever attended a town meeting or business lunch, or participated in a church group or department meeting, or served on a faculty senate or maybe just watched C-SPAN, then you have likely encountered Robert's Rules of Order.
An incisive guide that helps up-and-coming economists become successful scholarsThe Economist's Craft introduces graduate students and rising scholars to the essentials of research, writing, and other critical skills for a successful career in economics.
Why colleges and universities should change their governance systems-and what could happen if they don'tDo higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within?
Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America's colleges and universitiesIn 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback.
Why efforts to improve American higher educational attainment haven't worked, and where to go from hereDuring the first decade of this century, many commentators predicted that American higher education was about to undergo major changes that would be brought about under the stimulus of online learning and other technological advances.
Reliability, Maintainability and Risk: Practical Methods for Engineers, Eighth Edition, discusses tools and techniques for reliable and safe engineering, and for optimizing maintenance strategies.
A compelling memoir by the first woman president of a major American universityHanna Holborn Gray has lived her entire life in the world of higher education.
The book discusses the various aspects of diversity of corporate boards in terms of gender, age, nationality, tenure, education, experience and personalities.
An in-depth look at the rising American generation entering the Black professional classDespite their diversity, Black Americans have long been studied as a uniformly disadvantaged group.
An invaluable primer on the role economic reasoning plays in campus debate and decision makingCampus Economics provides college and university administrators, trustees, and faculty with an essential understanding of how college finances actually work.
A timely exploration of intellectual dogmatism in politics, economics, religion, and literature-and what can be done to fight itPolarization may be pushing democracy to the breaking point.
Mediación didáctica: Un reto para la formación docente es un libro motivador y reflexivo que brinda aportes para mejorar los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje en el aula de clase a partir de experiencias reales, en el cual se resalta la importancia que tiene el docente como mediador de dichos procesos.
Un pilar de las políticas públicas de mejoramiento del sistema educativo colombiano es fomentar la innovación educativa mediante la integración de las TIC en las instituciones educativas oficiales Siendo la evaluación una dimensión esencial de la innovación, el libro explora sus enfoques y modelos, en general y en particular, desde la evaluación de programas sociales y de formación docente hasta la de productos como los "Objetos de aprendizaje".
El presente libro tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis de la situación actual de la Educación Superior en la región centro del departamento del Valle del Cauca, donde cada año se gradúan aproximadamente cinco mil estudiantes y que alberga una población de más de 520 000 habitantes, con índices de cobertura muy inferiores al departamental y nacional.
Para que las instituciones de educación superior puedan competir en el mercado global de nuestros días, deberán adoptar un enfoque diferente que valore las aportaciones que hace el número cada vez mayor de estudiantes internacionales.
"Las herramientas de aprendizaje automático están siendo muy utilizadas por sus buenas aproximaciones al predecir el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes.
La idea maestra de responsabilidad social es el eje de toda la obra, que desde ella, renueva la vision de la Universidad latinoamericana planteandole poner en el centro de su accionar, como se ha hecho en la experiencia que refiere, este enlace maestro entre Universidad y sociedad que es el voluntariado.
Hiring highly qualified people is crucial to every company, and Background Screening and Investigations is an essential guide to succeeding in a turbulent business environment.
This is an opinion piece from a highly qualified professor of science who has served in administration highlights the need for reform in our public higher education research institutions.
Supply Chain Design and Management introduces the concept of a sharing mechanism that will ensure the sustainability of a supply chain by fair distribution of costs and benefits.
How rhetorical training influenced deeds as well as words in the Roman EmpireThe assassins of Julius Caesar cried out that they had killed a tyrant, and days later their colleagues in the Senate proposed rewards for this act of tyrannicide.
This book tracks the dramatic outcomes of the federal government's growing involvement in higher education between World War I and the 1970s, and the conservative backlash against that involvement from the 1980s onward.
Der sechste Band der Zeitschrift für agrar- und umweltpädagogische Forschung bietet Beiträge aus den Themenfeldern: Nachhaltige Tierhaltung Österreich, Digitalisierung, außerfamiliäre Hofübergabeberatung und reittherapeutische Interventionen.
The Perfect (Ofsted) Further Education Lesson will help teachers, trainers, tutors and assessors provide consistently outstanding learning experiences that make a real difference to their learners.
El presente libro, resultado de un esfuerzo conjunto entre la Universidad de Barcelona (España) y la Universidad de La Salle (Bogotá), busca responder a las principales cuestiones que todo docente se plantea cuando debe hacer frente a la formación y a la evaluación por competencias.
