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  • Democracy, Multiculturalism, and the Community College

    A Critical Perspective

    de Robert A. Rhoads, James R. Valadez ...
    Series series Critical Education Practice
    Based on five organizational case studies, this book argues that community colleges face an identity crisis and must find ways of balancing the three traditional roles typically assumed by them: transfer, vocational, and community education.To emphasize one at the expense of another is to fail to meet the diverse needs of students who look to the community college as a source of opportunity and ... Leer más

    $103.99 USD

  • China's Rising Research Universities

    A New Era of Global Ambition

    de Robert A. Rhoads, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaoguang Shi, Yongcai Chang ...
    This tightly focused analysis of China’s research universities offers important insights on the changing global landscape of higher education and the expanding role of China as a geopolitical leader.This timely study charts the intentional and accelerated rise of China’s research universities by analyzing how state policy has transformed key institutions. Specifically, it addresses how state ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning

    de Robert A. Rhoads ...
    Series series Reforming Higher Education: Innovation and the Public Good
    The first book to explore the rise of MOOCs through a social science lens.In MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning, Robert A. Rhoads places the OpenCourseWare (OCW) movement into the larger context of a revolution in educational technology. In doing so, he seeks to bring greater balance to increasingly polarized discussions of massively open online courses (MOOCs) and show their ongoing ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

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  • The New Lawyer

    How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice of Law

    de Julie MacFarlane ...
    Series series Law and Society Series
    Today’s justice system and the legal profession have rendered the “lawyer-warrior” notion outdated, shifting toward conflict resolution rather than protracted litigation. The new lawyer’s skills go beyond court battles to encompass negotiation, mediation, collaborative practice, and restorative justice. In The New Lawyer, Julie Macfarlane explores the evolving role of practitioners, articulating ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education

    Edición de Sharan B. Merriam, André P. Grace ...
    THE JOSSEY-BASS READER ON Contemporary Issues in Adult EducationWith contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as ... Leer más

    $40.00 USD

  • Globetrotting or Global Citizenship?

    Perils and Potential of International Experiential Learning

    Edición de Rebecca Tiessen, Robert Huish ...
    Globetrotting or Global Citizenship? explores the broad range of international experiential learning options available to Canadian students, as well as the opportunities and the ethical dilemmas that come with them. Combining practical advice with critical examinations of international experiential learning, this essay collection is designed to help the reader to move beyond photo-ops and travel ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Our Underachieving Colleges

    A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More - New Edition

    de Derek Bok ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    Drawing on a large body of empirical evidence, former Harvard President Derek Bok examines how much progress college students actually make toward widely accepted goals of undergraduate education. His conclusions are sobering. Although most students make gains in many important respects, they improve much less than they should in such important areas as writing, critical thinking, quantitative ... Leer más

    $34.59 USD

  • Media and Development

    de Martin Scott ...
    Series series Development Matters
    Media matters. From encouraging charitable donations and delivering public health messages to promoting democratic participation and state accountability, the media can play a crucial role in development. Yet the influence of the media is not always welcome. It can also be used as a mechanism of surveillance and control or to disseminate hate speech and propaganda.How then should we respond to the ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Social Work and Social Justice

    Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies

    de Michael Reisch, Charles D. Garvin ...
    Social Work and Social Justice transcends discussions of abstract social justice concepts and goals by focusing on how these concepts can be used as guides for socially just practice at the interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. In addition to emphasizing the importance of social justice work through compelling examples, case studies, and exercises, this book vividly ... Leer más

    $63.99 USD

  • Participatory Practices in Adult Education

    Edición de Pat Campbell, Barbara Burnaby ...
    Although there has been a great deal of rhetoric about learner empowerment in educational and community development circles, this book is the first to offer detailed examples of successful participatory practices in adult education spanning a wide range of program settings, such as schools, institutions, communities, and the workplace. The editors join with practitioner colleagues in the United ... Leer más

    $87.99 USD

  • Presumed Incompetent

    The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia

    Edición de Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González, Angela P. Harris ...
    Presumed Incompetent is a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color. Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of color as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

  • The Schooled Society

    The Educational Transformation of Global Culture

    de David P Baker ...
    "Path-breaking . . . offers a rich, encompassing, global perspective on education . . . articulates an educationally-grounded vision of contemporary society." —David John Frank, University of California, IrvineOnly 150 years ago, the majority of the world's population was largely illiterate. Today, not only do most people over fifteen have basic reading and writing skills, but 20 percent of the ... Leer más

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