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  • Crossing the Finish Line

    Completing College at America's Public Universities

    by William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, Michael McPherson ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    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. And yet less than 60 percent of the students entering American universities today are graduating. Why is this happening, and what can be done? Crossing the Finish Line ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Game of Loans

    The Rhetoric and Reality of Student Debt

    by Beth Akers, Matthew M. Chingos ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    Why fears about a looming student loan crisis are unfounded—and how they obscure what's really wrong with student lendingCollege tuition and student debt levels have been rising at an alarming pace for at least two decades. These trends, coupled with an economy weakened by a major recession, have raised serious questions about whether we are headed for a major crisis, with borrowers defaulting on ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

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    by Ken Bain ...
    The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help for students who want to get the most out of their education. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. Use these four years to cultivate habits of thought that enable learning, growth, and adaptation throughout life. ... Read more

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  • Debt-Free U

    How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, orMooching off My Parents

    by Zac Bissonnette ...
    This book can save you more than $100,000.These days, most people assume you need to pay a boatload of money for a quality college education. As a result, students and their parents are willing to go into years of debt and potentially sabotage their entire financial futures just to get a fancy name on their diploma.But Zac Bissonnette is walking proof that this assumption is not only false, but ... Read more

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  • A Focus on Hope

    Fifty Resilient Students Speak

    by Frances K. Trotman, Erik E. Morales ...
    Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon. The research delves into the educational resilience experiences of fifty low socioeconomic students of color from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. In addition to chronicling specific protective factors and processes active in the students' lives, several symbiotic relationships ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • NoNonsense Rethinking Education

    Whose knowledge is it anyway?

    by Adam Unwin, John Yandell ...
    Series series No-Nonsense Guides
    What is knowledge? Who decides what is important? Who owns it? These are central themes that run through this title that aims to change perceptions and understanding of education. Using historical and contemporary examples, the authors examine the motivations, conflicts, and contradictions in education. In breaking down the structures, forces, and technologies involved they show how alternative ... Read more

    $9.79 USD

  • Civil Examinations and Meritocracy in Late Imperial China

    by Benjamin A. Elman ...
    During China's late imperial period (roughly 1400-1900 CE), men would gather by the millions every two or three years outside official examination compounds sprinkled across China. Only one percent of candidates would complete the academic regimen that would earn them a post in the administrative bureaucracy. Civil Examinations assesses the role of education, examination, and China's civil service ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • Motives in Children's Development

    Cultural-Historical Approaches

    Edited by Mariane Hedegaard, Anne Edwards, Marilyn Fleer ...
    The contributors to this collection employ the analytic resources of cultural-historical theory to examine the relationship between childhood and children's development under different societal conditions. In particular they attend to relationships between development, emotions, motives and identities, and the social practices in which children and young people may be learners. These practices are ... Read more

    $44.29 USD

  • Higher Education in the Digital Age

    Updated Edition

    by William G. Bowen ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    How online learning could help control the exploding cost of higher educationTwo of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability? In this short and incisive book, William G. Bowen, one of the foremost ... Read more

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  • Assessment Powered Teaching

    by Nancy W. Sindelar ...
    Knowledge is power, and this book puts assessment data and instruction together in a step-by-step format. Instead of dreading the time testing takes from teaching, you can harness its power to define learning targets, build standards-based assessments; gather and use test data in the classroom, and develop data-driven teaching strategies. Assessment expert Nancy W. Sindelar provides practical ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Paying the Price

    College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

    by Sara Goldrick-Rab ...
    A "bracing and well-argued" study of America's college debt crisis—"necessary reading for anyone concerned about the fate of American higher education" ( Kirkus).College is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. In Paying the Price, education ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Great University Gamble

    Money, Markets and the Future of Higher Education

    by Andrew McGettigan ...
    In 2010 the UK government imposed huge cuts and market-driven reforms on higher education. Proposals to raise undergraduate tuition fees lead to angry student-led protests. What will become of higher education under this new policy regime?The Great University Gamble outlines the architecture of the new frontier for higher education, surveying the financial and policy details, Andrew McGettigan ... Read more

    $28.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus