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Authoring Your Life: Developing an Internal Voice to Navigate Lifes Challenges מאת Marcia B. Baxter Magolda Who am I? What do I want in relationships? How do I know what to believe? How do I manage the stresses of living?This is a guide to addressing life’s challenges and competing demands. It will help you to reflect on the problems and setbacks you encounter to discover your own voice, uncover your au...

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Women at the Top: What Women University and College Presidents Say About Effective Leadership (Journeys to Leadership Series) מאת Mimi Wolverton Although much has been written about leaders and leadership, we unfortunately know little about the women who fill this particular role. This book—the first in a series that explores women leaders in different contexts—remedies this gap by presenting the reflections of nine women community colle...

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What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career מאת Paul Gray * 199 tips for getting your PhD and surviving and thriving in your first years of teaching* Irreverent, but serious, guide to what higher education institutions are REALLY like* Illustrated with original cartoons to bring the hints to lifeJust landed your first faculty position? Close to getting you...

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Journal Keeping: How to Use Reflective Writing for Learning, Teaching, Professional Insight and Positive Change מאת Dannelle D. Stevens ** By the authors of the acclaimed Introduction to Rubrics** Major growth of interest in keeping journals or diaries for personal reflection and growth; and as a teaching tool** Will appeal to college faculty, administrators and teachers One of the most powerful ways to learn, reflect and ...

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Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning: Theory, Practice and Assessment מאת Tisha Bender As online courses proliferate, teachers increasingly realize that they have to connect with their students as they would in face-to-face classes. They have to provide true opportunities for inspirational and meaningful learning, rather than a sterile experience of clicking within a labyrinth of link...

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Developing Quality Dissertations in the Humanities: A Graduate Student's Guide to Achieving Excellence מאת Barbara E. Lovitts This is one of three short booklets designed to be given to graduate students as they begin their studies. These booklets explain the purposes of the dissertation and the criteria by which it will be assessed. They help students understand the context of their course work; the need to take an active...

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The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus: Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice מאת Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher * Marshalls the arguments for affirmative action* Offers strategies for actionWhy is affirmative action under attack? What were the policy’s original purposes, and have they been achieved? What are the arguments being arrayed against it? And–for all stakeholders concerned about equity and diver...

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How to Get the Teaching Job You Want: The Complete Guide for College Graduates, Teachers Changing Schools, Returning Teachers and Career Changers מאת Robert Feirsen Competition for the best teaching jobs is becoming more intense. Since publication of the first edition, when it was mainly the most desirable schools that were deluged by applications, the economic climate has made the teacher market more competitive across the board, and is changing hiring practic...

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Learning through Serving: A Student Guidebook for Service-Learning Across the Disciplines מאת Christine M. Cress · A student-friendly, self-directed guide to service-learning· Develops the skills needed to succeed · Clearly links service-learning to the learning goals of the course· Combines self-study and peer-study workbook formats with activities that can be incorporated in class, to gi...

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The Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making: Theory and Practice in Higher Education מאת William G. Tierney Colleges and universities are currently undergoing the most significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising costs, increased competition from for-profit providers, the impact of technology, and the changing desires and needs of consumers have combined to create a dynamic tension fo...

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Women at the Top: What Women University and College Presidents Say About Effective Leadership (Journeys to Leadership Series) Mimi Wolverton

Women at the Top: What Women University and College Presidents Say About Effective Leadership (Journeys to Leadership Series) מאת Mimi Wolverton Although much has been written about leaders and leadership, we unfortunately know little about the women who fill this particular role. This book—the first in a series that explores women leaders in different contexts—remedies this gap by presenting the reflections of nine women community colle...

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Developing Quality Dissertations in the Social Sciences: A Graduate Student's Guide to Achieving Excellence מאת Barbara E. Lovitts This is one of three short booklets designed to be given to graduate students as they begin their studies. They explain the purposes of the dissertation and the criteria by which it will be assessed. They help students understand the context of their course work; the need to take an active role in s...

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Developing Quality Dissertations in the Sciences: A Graduate Student's Guide to Achieving Excellence מאת Barbara E. Lovitts This is one of three short booklets designed to be given to graduate students as they begin their studies. They explain the purposes of the dissertation and the criteria by which it will be assessed. They help students understand the context of their course work; the need to take an active role in s...

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Demystifying Dissertation Writing: A Streamlined Process from Choice of Topic to Final Text מאת Peg Boyle Single Ph.D. Research shows that five strategies correlate with the successful completion of a dissertation: Establishing a consistent writing routine Working with a support group Consulting your advisor Understanding your committ...

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Introduction To Rubrics: An Assessment Tool To Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning מאת Dannelle D. Stevens You need rubrics if:* You find yourself repeating the same comments on most student papers* You worry that you’re grading the latest papers differently from the first* You’re concerned about communicating the complexity of a semester-long assignment* You question the consistency of your ...

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We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream מאת William Perez Winner of the CEP Mildred Garcia Award for Exemplary ScholarshipAbout 2.4 million children and young adults under 24 years of age are undocumented. Brought by their parents to the US as minors—many before they had reached their teens—they account for about one-sixth of the total undocumen...

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Blueprint for Learning: Creating College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning מאת Laurie Richlin ** An acclaimed educator presents hands-on advice on teaching that meets today’s emphasis on learning outcomes and assessment** Informed by the most up-to-date research on how people learn** For all instructors in higher education--as well as high school teachersLaurie Richlin has been running ...

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Teaching Your First College Class: A Practical Guide for New Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors מאת Carolyn Lieberg No other teaching experience will feel quite like the first time an instructor walks into a classroom to face a class of students.This book is a wise and friendly guide for new faculty and graduate student instructors who are about to teach for the first time. It provides an introduction to the the...