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Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and now Distinguished Fellow at the Bard Prison Initiative eloquently tells the stories of many formerly incarcerated college students and the remarkable transformations in their lifes. She argues that it is imperative, both for prisoners themselves and for society, that access to higher education be extended to include the incarcerated."--Jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Two 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 experts on the intersection of education and economics, explains why, despite his earlier skepticism, he now believes technology has...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"Our current system of higher education dates to the period from 1865 to 1925, when the nation's new universities created grades and departments, majors and minors, in an attempt to prepare young people for a world transformed by the telegraph and the Model T. As Cathy N. Davidson argues in The New Education, this approach to education is wholly unsuited to the era of the gig economy. From the Ivy League to community colleges, she introduces us to...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the experience with the individuals, campuses, and professional associations associated with the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the Institutional Leadership Program, this important resource examines four critical areas where engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning can have a significant effect. This book is intended for a broad audience of campus leaders, faculty, and people in foundations...
Publisher
Magna Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Flipped instruction definitely has turned higher education on its head. The lectures that used to be the foundation of teaching have been pushed out of the classroom. In their place are activities designed to put the information from those lectures to work. What is driving this transformative shift is its promise. When done well, flipped instruction helps students process material in new ways. They do more than memorize and recall. They begin to understand,...
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
In this book, the author (a distinguished political philosopher) argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis marked by obvious declines in appreciation of humanities, a drop in the qualitative output of our university systems, and a disquieting disconnect between today's students and the spiritual and cultural traditions of their heritage.
Author
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter this...