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Speak English fluently like a native speaker with these advanced English conversation dialogues. What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How ab……続きを見る

The 'Book of Deeds' is the first known autobiography by a Christian king. Its author was James I of Aragon (1213-76), known as 'The Conqueror', one of the great political figures of 13th-century Eur……続きを見る

Advanced guide on Disaster Management enumerates the various phases of mitigation, recovery, rehabilitation, reconstruction, preparedness and response. Search and rescue missions, timely arrival of ……続きを見る

Nearly three-quarters of college students cheat during their undergraduate careers, a startling number attributed variously to the laziness of today’s students, their lack of a moral compass, or the……続きを見る

The Institute for Advanced Study in essays and photos This beautifully illustrated anthology celebrates eighty years of history and intellectual inquiry at the Institute for Advanced Study, one of t……続きを見る

Communicative Understandings of Women's Leadership Development: From Ceilings of Glass to Labyrinth Paths, edited by Elesha L. Ruminski and Annette M. Holba, intertwines the disciplines of communica……続きを見る

Curricular peer mentoring is a programmatic approach to enrich student learning and engagement in postsecondary courses in which instructors welcome a more experienced undergraduate student into a c……続きを見る

For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For th……続きを見る

As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student ……続きを見る

Most statements today about higher education begin with the assumption that it should be relevant. That it should be relevant, however, does not settle the matter. The significance of relevance depe……続きを見る

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada an……続きを見る

In the World Library of Educationalists, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces � extracts from books, key articles, salient re……続きを見る

In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each yearーnearly half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet fewer than 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate……続きを見る

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and di……続きを見る

Studying Diversity in Teacher Education is a collaborative effort by experts seeking to elucidate one of the most important issues facing education today. First, the volume examines historically per……続きを見る

A Guide to Better Teaching is a self-help book that provides anyone teaching a college course with a thorough understanding of what it takes to be an effective teacher. Derived from the authors' ext……続きを見る

Now in its 6th edition, the authoritative textbook Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences, continues to provide advanced students with a practical and conceptual understanding of st……続きを見る

Arguably, the nation’s community colleges have experienced more change in the last several years than they have over the prior 115 years of their existence. Rapid changes in technology, external pre……続きを見る

Do you flounder through your online courses? Do you swear you have given up on online education? Do you want to take online college courses, but are scared you will fail so you stay stuck where you ……続きを見る

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform……続きを見る

In an academy squeezed hard by formidable pressures, what is the future of the faculty? Over the past 70 years, the American university has become the global gold standard of excellence in research ……続きを見る

This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This boo……続きを見る

Outspoken New England urbanite Horace Holley (1781–1827) was an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania Universityーthe first college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. Man……続きを見る

The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars produced innovations in agriculture, engi……続きを見る

This book examines the university experiences of first-in-family university students, and how these students’ decisions to return to education impact upon their family members and significant others……続きを見る

This is a study of higher education in the world's four largest developing economiesーBrazil, Russia, India, and China. Already important players globally, by mid-century, they are likely to be econ……続きを見る

Applauded for its clarity, this accessible introduction helps readers apply multilevel techniques to their research. The book also includes advanced extensions, making it useful as both an introduct……続きを見る

This book investigates the relevance of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a theory of motivation, whilst taking into account variances in culture and individual experiences and perspectives. Focussing ……続きを見る

Die neue Zeitschrift "Forum Exegese und Hochschuldidaktik: Verstehen von Anfang an" (VvAa) setzt sich zum Ziel, die Diskussion über eine fachspezifische Hochschuldidaktik in den Bibelwissenschaften ……続きを見る

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs,……続きを見る