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Women at Indiana University - 150 Years of Experiences and Contributions (Paperback): Andrea Walton Women at Indiana University - 150 Years of Experiences and Contributions (Paperback)
Andrea Walton; Contributions by Tanner N. Terrell, Dina Kellams, Sarah J. Reynolds, Angel Cassandra Nathan, …
R867 Discovery Miles 8 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first in-depth look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University. Women first enrolled at Indiana University in 1867. In the following years they would leave an indelible mark on this Hoosier institution. However, until now their stories have been underappreciated, both on the IU campus and by historians, who have paid them little attention. Women at Indiana University draws together 15 snapshots of IU women's experiences and contributions to explore essential questions about their lives and impact. What did it mean to write the petition for women's admission or to become the first woman student at an all-male university? To be a woman of color on a predominantly white campus? To balance work, studies, and commuting, entering college as a non-traditional student? How did women contribute to their academic fields and departments? How did they tap opportunities, confront barriers, and forge networks of support to achieve their goals? Women at Indiana University not only opens the door to a more inclusive and accurate understanding of IU's past and future, but also offers greater visibility for Hoosier women in our larger understanding of women in American higher education.

A History of Oxford Anthropology (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed): Peter Riviere A History of Oxford Anthropology (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
Peter Riviere
R3,781 Discovery Miles 37 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Oxford has arguably contributed more to our understanding of tribal societies than any other department of anthropology in the world. Through creating a virtual community, by uniting their work and their lives, by their assurance, generations of Oxford scholars have been able to make the leaps which take us into new and previously unsuspected worlds. They had the privileges, the shared zeal and the shock of similarity-with-difference which engenders true creativity and they made good use of it. (from the Preface by Alan MacFarlane, Cambridge University). Informative as well as entertaining, this volume offers many interesting facets of the first hundred years of anthropology at Oxford University.

University Dynamics and European Integration (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Peter Maassen, Johan P. Olsen University Dynamics and European Integration (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Peter Maassen, Johan P. Olsen
R3,115 Discovery Miles 31 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the visions underlying the attempts to reform the European University as well as two European integration processes. It presents a framework for analyzing ongoing modernization reforms and reform debates that take place at various governance levels and a long-term research agenda. It convincingly argues why the knowledge basis under the current University reforms in Europe should be considerably strengthened.

Careers of University Graduates - Views and Experiences in Comparative Perspectives (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Ulrich Teichler Careers of University Graduates - Views and Experiences in Comparative Perspectives (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Ulrich Teichler
R3,132 Discovery Miles 31 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers detailed comparative analyses of graduate employment and work, drawn from a survey of graduates in 11 European countries and Japan. The book shows how transition to employment, job assignments, employee assessments of the quality of employment and work vary by the graduates socio-biographic and educational background. It demonstrates more substantial differences in the relationships between study and subsequent employment between various countries than previous debates and analyses have suggested.

Women, Universities, and Change - Gender Equality in the European Union and the United States (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): M. Sagaria Women, Universities, and Change - Gender Equality in the European Union and the United States (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
M. Sagaria
R1,411 R1,107 Discovery Miles 11 070 Save R304 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume analyzes how higher education responses to sociopolitical and economic influences affect gender equality at the nation-state and university levels in the European Union and the United States.

Collaborative Research and Development Projects - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): R. Browne Collaborative Research and Development Projects - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
R. Browne; Tom Harris
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A lot of time and money is invested in collaborative research and development projects at universities, research institutes and companies. But how should these complex projects be planned and run to create valuable commercial outcomes?

This book is a manual for all individuals and organisations from academia and industry working together on research and development projects. Whether grant funded, company to company or academic to company, this inspiring and highly readable book covers winning grant support, the legal arrangements, working with academics and practitioners, managing project progress and exploiting the project results.

The examples, practical methods and tips in this book will not only help the reader prepare for grant applications, but more importantly help to achieve the best results and returns from every collaborative project.

Jewish Intellectuals and the University (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): M. Morris Jewish Intellectuals and the University (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
M. Morris
R1,394 R1,091 Discovery Miles 10 910 Save R303 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Marla Morris explores Jewish intellectuals in society and in the university using psychoanalytic theory. Morris examines Otherness as experienced by Jewish intellectuals who grapple with anti-Semitism within the halls of academia. She claims that academia breeds uncertainty and chaos.

Reframing Campus Conflict (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Jennifer Meyer Schrage, Nancy Geist Giacomini Reframing Campus Conflict (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Jennifer Meyer Schrage, Nancy Geist Giacomini
R1,063 Discovery Miles 10 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This fully revised and updated second edition builds upon the original vision of the first, which was to give voice to diverse and inclusive perspectives, identities, and practices and to enact the principle that student conduct practice must be based upon tenets of social justice and restorative justice to disrupt and transform, through a lens of inclusive excellence, overly legalistic and escalated management applications in student conduct administration. In the intervening decade, this co-edited work has become more relevant than ever as colleges and universities continue to be the targets of litigation, activists, and lawmakers who have, for instance, rolled back earlier guidance under Title IX regarding violence against women. Civility, hate crimes, activism, immigration, globalism versus nationalism, and free speech are all again on the forefront of campus challenges impacting conflict and conduct management. New chapters cover these and other issues, and the book is further enhanced by case studies, as well as summaries and questions for dialogue, to encourage further reflection by the reader and bolster the usefulness of the work as a textbook and campus training guide. This second edition envisions an audience that encompasses more than student conduct practitioners. This expanded student affairs audience includes residence life staff; a range of administrative positions from legal counsel to the university president; and outside local, national, and federal stakeholders, all of whom are invested in these alternative approaches to conflict management.

Effectiveness of University Education in Italy - Employability, Competences, Human Capital (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Luigi Fabbris Effectiveness of University Education in Italy - Employability, Competences, Human Capital (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Luigi Fabbris
R3,022 Discovery Miles 30 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this volume - drawn on experience at Italian universities - the authors infer upon the quality of the education achieved by graduates by surveying their transition to work and further professional paths. Papers are presented on the effectiveness of university education, on employability of graduates, with a discussion on considering the employment rate as the main assessment indicator, on competence analysis for backward assessment purposes and finally on university human capital indicators.

Winning Reviews - A Guide for Evaluating Scholarly Writing (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Y. Baruch, S. Sullivan, H. Schepmyer Winning Reviews - A Guide for Evaluating Scholarly Writing (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Y. Baruch, S. Sullivan, H. Schepmyer
R4,244 Discovery Miles 42 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the major activities of academics is reviewing colleagues' manuscripts, yet no formal training on how to put together a meaningful review is usually provided by Ph.D. programs or professional associations. "Winning Reviews" brings together highly-respected scholars to discuss the fundamental nuts and bolts of writing a review. Insights are offered by leading journal editors and the vital role that reviews play in the knowledge creation process is examined. The book provides a comprehensive and much-needed guide to evaluating and reviewing scholarly writing.

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and the Threat to Academic Freedom (Paperback): Martin Lopez Corredoira, Tom Todd, Erik J. Olsson Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and the Threat to Academic Freedom (Paperback)
Martin Lopez Corredoira, Tom Todd, Erik J. Olsson; Contributions by Jordan Peterson
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The European Research University - An Historical Parenthesis? (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Guy Neave The European Research University - An Historical Parenthesis? (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Guy Neave; Edited by K. Bluckert, T. Nybom
R1,399 R1,095 Discovery Miles 10 950 Save R304 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a modern Europe, even with 900 years of history and learning behind it, the European Research University faces major challenges on multiple fronts. This book maps out both the present and the long-term issues that the European Research University must now tackle.

The True Genius of America at Risk - Are We Losing Our Public Universities to De Facto Privatization? (Hardcover, illustrated... The True Genius of America at Risk - Are We Losing Our Public Universities to De Facto Privatization? (Hardcover, illustrated edition annotated edition)
Katharine C. Lyall, Kathleen R Sell
R2,319 Discovery Miles 23 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lyall and Sell have opened a candid public policy discussion about the future of public universities. This is the only book-length treatment of public higher education finance at the beginning of the 21st century that looks comprehensively at state experiments and dilemmas, and attempts to envision possible future paths. Lyall and Sell describe market forces that are eroding the traditional partnership between states and public universities. By outlining how the search for new revenue sources is refocusing the basic goals of public universities, the authors clarify what has gone wrong_and what can be done to save these valuable American institutions.

Universities and the Europe of Knowledge - Ideas, Institutions and Policy Entrepreneurship in European Union Higher Education... Universities and the Europe of Knowledge - Ideas, Institutions and Policy Entrepreneurship in European Union Higher Education Policy, 1955-2005 (Hardcover, annotated edition)
A. Corbett
R2,969 Discovery Miles 29 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a story of the EC at work over fifty years, seen from the perspective of a developing European higher education policy. The book provides a rich background narrative to current strategic efforts to develop the Europe of Knowledge, and to the Bologna Process. Its analytic interest in ideas and individual "policy entrepreneurs" underpins the story and advances understanding of the EU policy process and of the phenomenon of policy entrepreneurship.

China's Universities 1895-1995 - A Century of Cultural Conflict (Paperback): Ruth Hayhoe China's Universities 1895-1995 - A Century of Cultural Conflict (Paperback)
Ruth Hayhoe
R1,096 Discovery Miles 10 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This reissue (1996) provides an in-depth analysis of the development of the Chinese university during the twentieth century - a period of momentous social, economic, cultural and political change. It brings together reflections on the Chinese university and its role in the two great experiments of modern China: Nationalist efforts to create a modern state as part of capitalist modernisation, and the Communist project of socialist construction under Soviet tutelage. In addition to these two frames of discourse, other models and patterns are examined: for instance, the persistence of cultural patterns, or Maoist revolutionary thought.

A Problem of Fit - How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students-and Universities (Paperback): Phillip B. Levine A Problem of Fit - How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students-and Universities (Paperback)
Phillip B. Levine
R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A critical examination of the complex system of college pricing-how it works, how it fails, and how fixing it can help both students and universities. How much does it cost to attend college in the United States today? The answer is more complex than many realize. College websites advertise a sticker price, but uncovering the actual price-the one after incorporating financial aid-can be difficult for students and families. This inherent uncertainty leads some students to forgo applying to colleges that would be the best fit for them, or even not attend college at all. The result is that millions of promising young people may lose out on one of society's greatest opportunities for social mobility. Colleges suffer too because losing these prospective students can mean lower enrollment and less socioeconomic diversity. If markets require prices to function well, then the American higher-education system-rife as it is with ambiguity in its pricing-amounts to a market failure. In A Problem of Fit, economist Phillip B. Levine explains why institutions charge the prices they do and discusses the role of financial aid systems in facilitating-and discouraging-access to college. Affordability issues are real, but price transparency is also part of the problem. As Levine makes clear, our conversations around affordability and free tuition miss a larger truth: that the opacity of our current college-financing systems is a primary driver of inequities in education and society. In a clear-eyed assessment of educational access and aid in a post-Covid economy, A Problem of Fit offers a trenchant new argument for educational reforms that are well within reach.

Understanding University Committees - How to Manage and Participate Constructively in Institutional Governance (Paperback):... Understanding University Committees - How to Manage and Participate Constructively in Institutional Governance (Paperback)
David A Farris
R925 Discovery Miles 9 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first handbook on how both to manage committees and how to engage effectively as members to achieve departmental or broad institutional goals, and how participation valuably contributes to individual learning and advancement. Based on empirical research, organizational theory, and interviews with faculty and administrators, Dr. David Farris provides an informative and vivid examination of the dynamics of committee work, addresses the planning, conduct, roles, composition, and dispositions of members as well as the institutional context and structures in which they operate that are vital to organizational success. Committees are not just laboratories for implementing the vision of university leadership, developing solutions to institutional challenges, and refining organizational procedures; they are the proving ground for future leaders in higher education. How members perform in committees reflects our professionalism, aptitude, integrity, and character - all-important considerations given that we serve as ambassadors for our department, college, office, and colleagues. In offering guidance on good committee practices, a recurring theme of this book is that readers should critically evaluate individual performance and how it impacts others or the committee at large. Too often the locus of control is presumed to be reserved for the chairperson even though significant influence can be exercised through informal leadership, member dispositions, and leveraging social networks. In addition to reviewing the mechanism of committees, Dr. Farris provides practical information regarding the functional application of committees (tactical, operational, or strategic), committee leadership and management, group dynamics that influence committee performance, and the importance of diversity and inclusive committee cultures to institutional performance. Throughout the book Dr. Farris identifies opportunities for faculty and administrators to reflect on their committee experiences, challenges readers to consider how to capitalize on committee experiences, and consider the various ways that committees shape institutional culture and performance. This book provides guidance on how to create committees that are conducive to fair, equitable, and engaging participative decision-making experiences to yield the best results and to promote enthusiasm for participation in committees.

Masculinity, Autocracy and the Russian University, 1804-1863 (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): R. Friedman Masculinity, Autocracy and the Russian University, 1804-1863 (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
R. Friedman
R4,599 Discovery Miles 45 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first book-length study of masculinity in Imperial Russia. By looking at official and unofficial life at universities across the Russian empire, this project offers a picture of the complex processes through which gender ideologies were forged and negotiated in the Nineteenth Century. Masculinity, Autocracy and the Russian University, 1804-1863 demonstrates how gender was critical to political life in a European monarchy.

Trusting in the University - The Contribution of Temporality and Trust to a Praxis of Higher Learning (Hardcover, 2004 ed.):... Trusting in the University - The Contribution of Temporality and Trust to a Praxis of Higher Learning (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Paul T Gibbs
R3,096 Discovery Miles 30 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The world in which we learn is changing rapidly. That rapidity is driven by a range of influences, conveniently, but inadequately, clustered under the rubric of globalisation. . The context in which globalisation and education is often linked is that of progression, progression realisable through technology, the free movement of finances and the optimum utilisation of human capital. To fuel this progression, formal educational institutions have grown, adapted and changed to provide highly skilled 'outputs' to satisfy demand. Along the way, I will argue, the questioning, learning, reflecting and worthiness of formal education has been sacrificed for instrumentality, compliance and self-interest. This is seen throughout the educational system but this book concentrates on higher education and, more importantly, higher educational institutions that are known as universities. I will try to argue for a distinctive place for universities that does not resist progression but defines it differently from that allowable by the market. I propose a university system where students and faculty are together allowed to 'let learn' who they might become, rather than realise their being as the artefact of economic imperatives. I accept from the very beginning that this might be incompatible with universities being in the world of commerce and industry, in fact, I demand that they are not! However, my text is not a polemic against the capitalist entrapment of education per se but for the development of centres that question whilst engaging with the realities of our existence.

The University of Learning - Beyond Quality and Competence (Paperback): John Bowden, Ference Marton The University of Learning - Beyond Quality and Competence (Paperback)
John Bowden, Ference Marton
R1,505 Discovery Miles 15 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Universities are rarely structured to facilitate learning and when they are, it is often done so in a limited way. This book looks at the theory and practice of learning and how universities can improve their quality and competence. It tackles the past failure of the quality and competence movements and advocates a move towards 'Universities of Learning'. The authors advocate an integration of elements that are often dealt with separately - theory and practice, teaching and research, and the levels of institution and individual - and handle these dimensions of integration in conjunction with each other. This new paperback edition will be essential reading for all those who are concerned with improving learning in higher education. It includes an updated preface that takes account of developments since the publication of the hardback edition.

The Universities We Need - Theological Perspectives (Hardcover): Stephen H. Eap The Universities We Need - Theological Perspectives (Hardcover)
Stephen H. Eap
R4,580 Discovery Miles 45 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Increasing numbers of young adults go to university. This book explores contemporary understandings of what universities are for, what impact they might be having on their students, and what visions of life and society are driving them. It criticises a narrow view of higher education which focuses on serving the economy. It argues that, for the sake of the common and individual good, universities need to be about forming citizens and societies as well as being an economic resource. It does so in the light of theological perspectives mainly from the Christian but also from the Muslim faith, and has a global as well as a British perspective. It brings together key thinkers in theology and higher education policy - including Rowan Williams, David Ford, Mike Higton, and Peter Scott - to present a unique perspective on institutions which help shape the lives of millions.

Higher Education Across the Circumpolar North - A Circle of Learning (Hardcover): D. Nord, G. Weller Higher Education Across the Circumpolar North - A Circle of Learning (Hardcover)
D. Nord, G. Weller
R2,951 Discovery Miles 29 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first book to analyze the role of the new circumpolar universities in northern development. Since 1960, over twenty new universities have been built in the northern regions of Canada, Russia, the United States, the Nordic countries and Japan. This book analyzes and compares the reasons for their establishment, the impact they have had in providing greater access to advanced education, and the effect they have had on economic, social, cultural, and political development of these various northern regions.

Building the Anti-Racist University (Hardcover): Shirley Anne Tate, Paul Bagguley Building the Anti-Racist University (Hardcover)
Shirley Anne Tate, Paul Bagguley
R4,133 Discovery Miles 41 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the new arena for anti-racist work in which we find ourselves, the neo-liberal, 'post-race' university, this interdisciplinary collection demonstrates common global political concerns about racism in Higher Education. It highlights a range of issues regarding students, academic staff and knowledge systems, and all of the contributions seek to challenge the complacency of the 'post-race' present that is dominant in North-West Europe and North America, Brazil's mythical 'racial democracy' and South Africa's post-apartheid 'rainbow nation'. The collection makes clear that we are not yet past the need for anti-racist institutional action because of the continuing impact of coloniality on and in these nations. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780367001513_oachapter7.pdf

University-Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education (Hardcover): Enakshi Sengupta,... University-Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education (Hardcover)
Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Craig Mahoney
R3,114 Discovery Miles 31 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The role of universities is not only restricted to knowledge exchange, higher education institutions also play a leading role in the development of society, and should engage as active members of their local communities. This book provides empirical evidence on how some universities have shifted social responsibility to be one of their primary focuses, and have engaged with society to enhance their values. The authors present international case studies, from Indonesia to the UK, that examine community engagement, inequality, university-corporate partnerships, philanthropy, and sustainable futures, among other important topics.

The Romantic Idea of a University - England and Germany, 1770-1850 (Hardcover): M Hofstetter The Romantic Idea of a University - England and Germany, 1770-1850 (Hardcover)
M Hofstetter
R1,541 Discovery Miles 15 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What are universities for? Should they prepare people for careers, or expand their minds by exposing them to a broad curriculum? This book reveals that this debate is not new, but was fought nearly 200 years ago in England and Germany. In both countries, the tendency towards pre-professionalism in education was countered by romantic writers who provided their own idea of a university. Examining the role of romantic thought at universities, this book tells the stories of such key figures as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Fichte.

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