Drawing from in-depth interviews with alumni across the disciplines, this book explores the benefits of undergraduate research: meaningful intellectual engagement, a sense of belonging in the campus community, and vocational clarity and career success after college.
Dieses Buch vermittelt praktische und sofort einsetzbare Kommunikationswerkzeuge, um im Gespräch zu motivieren, Vorwände zu hinterfragen und Konflikte zu entschärfen.
The 125-year history of Appalachian State University rests on the ambitious yet selfless dream of empowering impoverished mountain families through education.
Eliminating Sexual Harassment at Work (1994) gives a clear picture of what sexual harassment is, the effects it has on people and organisations, and how - as individuals and within institutions - they can work towards its elimination in the workplace.
Drawing on research and practice, this key text provides a rich, detailed, and accessible guide to Communities of Practice (CoPs) theory and how to implement it within higher education.
Working with Uncertainty for Educational Change explores the liberating possibilities for those who seek to embrace existing research into uncertainty and complexity at diverse levels in the world of education.
Competitive Innovation and Improvement: Statistical Design and Control explains how to combine two widely known statistical methods'statistical design and statistical control in a manner that can solve any business, government, or research problem quickly with sustained results.
This book aims to bring new insights into the effectiveness of microfinance as a tool for boosting entrepreneurial activities that in turn enhance the capabilities of individuals living in extreme poverty across several dimensions of human development, especially in the current challenging times for both individuals and the microfinance industry.
Ce livre examine le spectre des comportements écoresponsables dans les milieux organisationnels, en mettant l’accent sur la contribution des employés à travers leur engagement environnemental.
This book aims to bring new insights into the effectiveness of microfinance as a tool for boosting entrepreneurial activities that in turn enhance the capabilities of individuals living in extreme poverty across several dimensions of human development, especially in the current challenging times for both individuals and the microfinance industry.
This book poses essential questions on ethical quality and regarding the best action to take when dealing with a company, which has adopted a course of action that may lead it to act in an "e;irresponsible"e; manner.
A blend of memoir and scholarly review, this book explores the kinds of thinking creative writing as a distinctly practical subject makes possible within post-secondary education.
Always interesting and informed, national award-winning journalist Mark Hagland demonstrates how pioneering organizations are combining new tools with a new way of thinking to reinvent the way we deliver health care services in this country.
Owning Your Project-Based Learning is a user-friendly, vividly illustrated guide designed to help undergraduate students and their instructors fully realize the power of project-based learning (PBL).
This engaging book presents useful frameworks, key ideas, and practical techniques - all grounded in scientific research - to help you lead better on a day-to-day basis.
In addition to helping us make sense of a deeply complex issue, Race and Assessment in Higher Education: From Conceptualising Barriers to Making Measurable Change provides us with proven guidance for what works in addressing race-based inequities in higher education assessment and what we can do to promote greater racial inclusivity in this space.
In light of increasing demands on teachers and the need to develop teaching-related competences, this book examines the situation-specific skill of teacher noticing in pre-service and in-service secondary mathematics teachers.
This important book explores the intersection between mental health and Black college students, providing a crucial resource for higher education administrators and educators.
From leading scholar and applied linguist Paul Nation, this book describes and explains the 20 most effective and efficient language teaching techniques and why they work.
