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Supporting Fraternities and Sororities in the Contemporary Era is
inspired by sustained and reoccurring professional conversations
and scholarship that have suggested that not just change is
necessary, but that there ought to be a fundamental shift towards
reconceptualizing the construct of fraternities and sororities. The
co-editors curate work from scholars and noteworthy practitioners
from across higher education to provide an imperative text that
reflects the complexity and expansiveness by addressing diversity,
programming, and support approaches. This text commences with the
understanding that issues will continuously exist, requiring a
greater nuanced depth of appreciation to reduce their negative
impact. It also summarizes national organizations from authentic,
represented voices. Chapters then focus on solutions to support the
fraternity and sorority experience, providing strategies and
emerging explanations for the issues described in this text.
Supporting Fraternities and Sororities seeks to do exactly as the
title implies: to inform all stakeholders so that they can make
better decisions about the future of these institutions.
Effective online teaching is a well-documented topic, however, this
book is different because it specifically addresses the effective
and affective pedagogy and learning. It provides methods for
building a strong and meaningful online environment that builds
community, relationships, and establishes the social presence of
each individual learner. This book provides a different perspective
as it is written by experienced faculty members in higher
education, all of whom have been teaching online for a decade or
more. It also addresses the how and why establishing social
presence as a necessity for effective online learning. This book
addresses the "Why?" in the need for understanding contemporary
approaches for exemplar online teaching with the establishment of
social presence. With an increase in online learning, there is a
shift in how current teaching practices are impacted and what is
important to student learning in this change. This book describes
the importance of strong andragogical practices in online teaching:
rigor, teacher and learner mindset, and the importance of
constructing social presence.
Humanistic Values from Academic Community Perspective is authored
by a range of international experts with a diversity of backgrounds
and perspectives and provides a collection of ideas, examples and
solutions on Humanistic Values in Academia, implementation and
problems that occur in this area of consideration. This volume is a
result of numerous discussions within the academic members to
incorporate humanistic values like dignity, integrity, care, human
rights etc. into our conduct composed of all the academic levels,
beginning with students through staff, faculty and administration.
Authors and contributors of this book assume the importance and
crucial role of values in managing contemporary organizations
emphasizing the fact that the oldest organizations managed by core
values are not the globally known and acknowledged business
corporation but the institutions like churches, armies and the
universities. Numerous institutions of higher education are proud
of their core values and present them to their employees, students,
and stakeholders. The book is divided into four parts: I
Introduction, II Humanistic values from academic perspective, III
Humanistic values from student / faculty perspective and part IV
Humanistic values from educational administrative perspective. We
sincerely hope that the chapters presented in this volume will open
new horizons for the understanding of humanistic values in academia
and simultaneously it will provide inspiration and encouragement
for further research in this area of study.
In Online Predators, An Internet Insurgency: A Field Manual for
Teaching and Parenting in the Digital Arena Jeffrey A. Lee brings
his ten plus years' experience in the fight against online child
exploitation to bear in an easy to follow guide for all with a
stake in the life of a child. This book equips parents, guardians,
extended family, and educational professionals with practical
strategies to help keep kids safe in a technology connected world.
Instead of focusing on ever changing technology, Lee proposes a key
fundamental change in the fight against online predation-to develop
an insatiable curiosity about their child's online life, then get
in the front lines and stay there.
In Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Promising Practices for African
American Male Students, I take us on a journey into teachers'
perceptions of the impact of implementing culturally responsive
pedagogical (CRP) practices on the student learning outcomes of
African American male students. The book also helps to identify
teachers' perceptions of the CRP strategies needed in the
elementary school setting to address the diverse needs of African
American male students. I share the story of educators from a
large, diverse elementary school in an urban school district, who
have made it their mission to provide African American male
students with culturally responsive learning environments where
they can thrive. Throughout the book, I make it clear that the
implementation of CRP practices has a direct impact on the student
learning outcomes of African American male students. The book
provides additional research into the existing literature on CRP
practices. Through a case study approach, my work allows for
additional insight into the potential impact of CRP practices on
the student learning outcomes of African American male students in
an urban elementary school setting. The book takes us on a journey
of highs and lows, ups and downs, and failures and successes.
Throughout the book, rich, detailed stories and descriptions are
shared based on classroom observations, interviews, and student
learning outcomes collected from three elementary school teachers
from diverse backgrounds and various years of experience. Classroom
observations were conducted using the Culturally Responsive
Instruction Observation Protocol (TM) (CRIOP) instrument to assess
the practices being implemented in the classroom. As I focused on
the hard realities that face African American male students in
today's classrooms, I identified six emerging themes, including one
overarching emerging theme, and three promising practices that
surfaced during my research. The CRP practices implemented proved
helpful toward increasing learning outcomes for African American
male students, and, ultimately, closing the achievement gap. As an
African American educator, I have been able to see how the lack of
culturally responsive practices creates learning obstacles for
African American male students. These learning obstacles continue
to plague a group that has been historically marginalized in our
society. The implementation of CRP practices provides educators
with an avenue to remedy a social justice issue that has plagued
our nation for years. The information shared in this book can be
beneficial for all those invested in closing the achievement gap
and increasing student learning outcomes through the use of
culturally responsive practices, including pre-service and
in-service teachers, administrators, caregivers, community
advocates, educational researchers, and policy makers.
More students are demanding that their college experiences address
the core questions of meaning and purpose. "Helping College
Students Find Purpose "provides a theory-to-practice model of
meaning-making. Through a how-to approach, this resource presents a
series of concrete steps for applying the theory and practice of
meaning-making to teaching, leading, administering, and advising.
This guidebook provides the background knowledge and tools
necessary to create a meaningful community by encouraging faculty
and administrators to act as mentors to students.
Income disparity for students in both K-12 and higher education
settings has become increasingly apparent since the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of these changes, impoverished
students face a variety of challenges both internal and external.
Educators must deepen their awareness of the obstacles students
face beyond the classroom to support learning. Traditional literacy
education must evolve to become culturally, linguistically, and
socially relevant to bridge the gap between poverty and academic
literacy opportunities. Poverty Impacts on Literacy Education
develops a conceptual framework and pedagogical support for
literacy education practices related to students in poverty. The
research provides protocols supporting student success through
explored connections between income disparity and literacy
instruction. Covering topics such as food insecurity, integrated
instruction, and the poverty narrative, this is an essential
resource for administration in both K-12 and higher education
settings, professors and teachers in literacy, curriculum
directors, researchers, instructional facilitators, pre-service
teachers, school counselors, teacher preparation programs, and
students.
Ensuring Learning: Supporting Faculty to Improve Student Success is
the second book in a two-book series. This book highlights the
importance of teaching and learning in student success reform and
is a deep dive into the fourth pillar, ensuring learning, of Guided
Pathways which is a national movement focused on increasing the
number of college students who earn a degree or credential. It
emphasizes how institutional strategies such as investing in
faculty development through Centers for Teaching and Learning and
revising reward structures can significantly improve student
achievement and completion rates. This book calls for colleges to
prioritize teaching and learning and provides college leaders with
guidance on how to do so. For example, strategies to develop and
enhance Centers for Teaching and Learning and increase professional
development programming that provides ongoing, substantial support
to faculty are shared. Readers will benefit from numerous practical
suggestions on how to help faculty improve teaching and learning
practices and ultimately improve student success outcomes.
What is gender identity justice, why does it matter, and what are
the implications for not doing this work in today's schools? This
book opens up spaces where evolving, indeterminate gender
identities will be understood and recognized as asset-based, rich
sources for learning literacy and literacy learning.
The author argues that interactions between the movement and US
Cold Warriors had a profound and lasting impact on Japanese society
and Japan-US relations.
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