Higher & Further Education, Tertiary Education

A series of essays on mentoring issues in education, which includes discussion of the political and historical aspects of mentoring, the mentor-stu...

Sponsored by American College Personnel Association and NationalAssociation of Student Personnel Administrators Good Practice in Student Affairs e...

The principles of democracy, freedom, and the rights of individuals are taught from textbooks, but the principles of autocracy and dictatorship are...

Many colleges/universities, their professors, and their students are waking up to the question: “how can we transform our institution to meet the n...

Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) was the favourite grandson of John Jacob Astor (the first American multi-millionaire, and the Astor of the Waldor...

Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) was the favourite grandson of John Jacob Astor (the first American multi-millionaire, and the Astor of the Waldor...

Gender bias is well established in children by age 6, so creating environments where all children can learn without bias requires an understanding ...

The nature of adult education at individual, group and community levels is the concern of this book. Definitions and patterns of adult learning are...

The Triumph of Wounded Souls vividly recounts the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame many obstacles to earn advanced degrees and bec...

Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education examines two major challenges facing the nation. The first is preparing high school students for c...

Early childhood educators face many challenges and stresses today. This heartwarming collection of 20 stories by Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld will help yo...

Online Education Policy and Practice examines the past, present, and future of networked learning environments and the changing role of faculty wit...

For artists, scholars, researchers, educators and students of arts theory interested in culture and the arts, a proper understanding of the questio...

Originally published in 1985 this book looks at the way in which some businesses in high technology manufacturing industry have organised their str...

Invested Stayers: How Teachers Thrive in Challenging Times features chapters co-authored by PK-12 teachers and postsecondary teacher educators from...

Winner of the 2017 AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Educational Measurement and Research Methodology Award!Technological and statistical...

Throughout the world, the challenges facing modern education are formidable. Although some of the challenges facing are unique to each educational ...

Higher education and research are now at the centre of economic and social policy in advanced information societies. Global networks of researchers...

The Effective Teaching of Biology aims to identify the special dimensions of the subject, how it contributes to the curriculum as a whole and why t...

Teaching Through Embodied Learning positions drama as an under-utilised but valuable tool for enhancing the learning of information in primary scie...

This book draws on interdisciplinary social science and philosophical frameworks to offer new dimensions to debate about intellectual leadershi...

From the Agenda for Education in a Democracy Series Sponsored by the National Network for Educational Renewal "This book is comprehensive in its ac...

Learn how flipping your English language arts classroom can help you reach students of different abilities, improve classroom management, and give ...

The Doctorate as Experience in Europe and Beyond presents a detailed and fascintating account of completing a doctorate from the perspectives of re...

Narrative inquiry refers to a subset of qualitative research design in which stories are used to describe human action. This book contains current ...

Clinical experiences, supported by well-prepared mentor teachers and university-based teacher educators, are essential for developing successful te...

This is one of a series of short, practical guides aimed at lecturers and tutors in colleges and universities, to help them get started on research...

Why do hard-working students who understand all the economic concepts not do well in GCE A Level Economics examinations?The reason is surprisingly ...

Responding to increasing concerns about the harmful effects of so-called ‘lad culture’ in British universities, and related ‘bro’ and ‘frat’ cultur...

Building on the success of the first volume of Researching Play from a Playwork Perspective, this book further develops the crucial research of pla...

School leaders know that instructional leadership is a crucial aspect of education. However, many of those leaders lack the knowledge and credibil...

Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to...

Issues of access, social exclusion and widening participation dominate educational policy agendas and are a shared global challenge. Participation ...

Does the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) exploit student athletes? Should athletes be paid? Does Title IX unfairly discriminate aga...