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In Teaching Communication Across Disciplines for Professional
Development, Civic Engagement, and Beyond, contributors discuss key
topics of merging communication across disciplines, teaching and
research across disciplines, communication and student identity,
and directions and transformation of teaching communication across
disciplines. A cross-disciplinary approach is offered as a
resolution to provide an avenue for the integration of a broad
education that prepares students for global citizenship and civic
engagement. Ultimately, this book argues that positioning
communication as a theoretically rich process of social interaction
and meaning with attention to rhetorical sensitivity can expand the
vision of communication across the disciplines as merely
skills-based. This increased demand for communication expertise
opens opportunities for exploration, growth, community development,
and cross-disciplinary alliances. Scholars of communication,
English, and education will find this book of particular interest.
Millennials and Gen Z in Popular Culture examines media and popular
culture forms for and about millennials and Generation Z. In this
collection, contributors articulate the need for studying cultural
artifacts connected to members of these generations. Rather than
focusing on each generation specifically, this collection takes an
intergenerational approach, placing them in dialogue with one
another by focusing on media and experiences that are geared toward
both of them. Scholars of media studies, popular culture, and
sociology will find this book of particular interest.
This book builds on existing conversations surrounding millennials
and media use by examining Generation Z's engagement with new media
technologies and comparing it to that of millennials. Ahmet Atay
and Mary Z. Ashlock have assembled this edited volume in which
contributors focus on three interrelated areas: how millennials and
Gen Z use new media technologies and platforms in different
contexts; how they use media and what they do with it; and the
relationship between the two generations and the media as media
outlets attempt to use millennials and Gen Z as their targeted
audience group. Through close analysis and comparison, this volume
generates a richer discussion about the cultures of millennials and
Gen Z and their complex relationship with media texts and
platforms. Scholars of media studies, technology studies,
communication, and sociology will find this book particularly
useful.
Supporting the Military-Affiliated Learner: Communication
Approaches to Military Pedagogy and Education challenges the
academic community to 1) reevaluate how they support
military-affiliated learners (MALs) and address how the
military-civilian-academic divide causes disparities and barriers
to MAL academic achievement and retention and 2) implement programs
and develop strategies to facilitate equitable academic integration
from application to graduation. With contributions from veterans,
military spouses, and communication educators, this book explicate
barriers that MALs face when trying to transition to, navigate, and
succeed in higher education. This edited volume explores the impact
of the diversity and nuances of MAL identities on their experiences
in higher education; promotes military competence by providing
opportunities for educators and support staff to learn about
potential barriers and promote best practices for connecting with
MALs and validating their lived experiences; examines how
technology/computer-mediated communication may be used to
facilitate community building and promote connectedness for MALs
within face-to-face and digital spheres.
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the
Needs of the 21st Century Student and Modern Workplace presents a
thorough consideration of the role, use, and implications of
transformative and active instructional strategies in higher
education. It examines the changing landscape of higher education
and serves as a foundational lens and framework for thinking
through higher education from both an experiential and
transformative instructional context. As instructors and
administrators struggle with 21st century challenges, this seminal
text serves as a companion resource that presents innovative 21st
century techniques in a fair and balanced theoretical context.
In From Theory to Practice: Examining Millennials Reshaping
Organizational Cultures, contributors to the collection focus on
several interrelated issues. They examine the ways in which the
members of the millennial generation influence how we work and
communicate with our millennial students, colleagues and employees.
They also elaborate on how to create work-life balance for the
members of the millennial generation and explore ways in which
millennials can be open and responsive to others in a society who
don't necessarily share the values, political views or desires of
the millennial generation, nor the ways in which they prefer to
communicate. This collection engages in a scholarly dialogue about
millennials and how their actions within the workplace and needs
within organizational cultures and everyday performances influence
our communication with them. With equal importance, it addresses
the question of how millennials can become more adaptable in their
communication with others in society, especially within
organizations with different generations, or cultures that may or
may not communicate the way they do. Contributors suggest that the
millennial culture should be carefully studied by employers,
instructors, and researchers to create a better workplace
experience, and to also improve the level of communication among
different generations in the workplace.
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the
Needs of the Twenty-First-Century Student and Modern Workplace
presents a thorough consideration of the role, use, and
implications of transformative and active instructional strategies
in higher education. It examines the changing landscape of higher
education and serves as a foundational lens and framework for
thinking through higher education from both an experiential and
transformative instructional context. As instructors and
administrators struggle with twenty-first-century challenges, this
seminal text serves as a companion resource that presents
innovative twenty-first-century techniques in a fair and balanced
theoretical context.
Those who enter the special education profession should be
recognized as positive contributors to society. This book
celebrates the many talents of special educators and how those
talents are utilized throughout all facets of life. It provides an
excellent view of the positive dispositions of special educators
and can also be utilized by employers seeking to employ special
educators who possess these dispositions. .
Currently, special educators are being asked to address varied
needs of children with disabilities placed together in cross
categorical settings. This handy guide provides educators with a
clear understanding of IDEA definitions for learning disabilities,
emotional/behavioral disorders, mental retardation, and autism.
From there, readers will learn the key strategies that work best
for each grouping of students and how to enhance the curriculum or
created lessons for cross categorical groups. This unique book
offers teachers a means to be an effective special educator across
the spectrum of their duties.
This book examines the ways in which communicative practices
influence the lives of students and faculty with disabilities in
higher education. Offering their own experiences as teachers and
students, the authors use qualitative research methods, mainly
narrative and autoethnography, to highlight the intersections among
communication, disability, diversity, and critical communication
pedagogy. While embodying and emphasizing these connections, each
chapter defines the notion of disability from a different point of
view; summarizes the relevant literature; provides suggestions for
different ways of improving the experiences of people with
disabilities in higher education; promotes social change; and in
some cases, promotes policy change. Overall, the volume promotes
more effective, mindful, honest, and caring interaction between
able-bodied and disabled individuals.
Unethical practices in education come at too great a cost when our
future generation is at stake. Educators are role models for
students in their future careers and so must believe in and use
ethical practices. In politics, in big and small business, and in
legal and medical practice the question of ethical practices
surrounds us. Have people become desensitized to ethics? Are we
condoning unethical practice? Our educational profession must stand
up for honesty and integrity. We, as educators, have the obligation
of setting the standards for ethics. Ethical Dilemmas in Education
addresses the dilemmas teachers face every day throughout all
aspects of education in a comprehensive manner. The book outlines
standards of professionalism and presents information teachers can
use for the challenges teachers face. With the policies of today's
educational system, teachers need to stand up for honesty and
integrity, providing role models for students in their future
careers. This book guides teachers towards developing ethical
habits and a professional demeanor.
More often, successful and qualified teachers choose to leave the
field for various reasons-retirement, personal matters, or burnout.
Surviving Internal Politics Within the School: Practical Strategies
for Teachers provides advice on surviving the common and
problematic situations occurring within the school system. It
offers suggestions on how to deal with issues from the
administrator's office to the teacher's lounge and from upset
parents to jealous colleagues. Based on the authors' 75 years of
combined experience, this how-to-guide should be of interest to new
and veteran teachers.
This book provides readers with the basic coping strategies of
surviving within the political arena of their schools. If educators
want to survive, they should read this book and find practical
strategies from those who have collectively worked within the
school setting for over 75 years voices of experience to share
helpful coping skills. When educators are bogged down with gossip,
ostracism, and upsetting events, they will not be able to work
effectively with their students and coworkers. These dynamics are
illustrated throughout the book through the use of fictitious
educators who portray staff dealing with situations to which
readers can relate. In each chapter, readers will find an action
plan designed to provide tools that educators should utilize in
surviving internal politics."
Those who enter the special education profession should be
recognized as positive contributors to society. This book
celebrates the many talents of special educators and how those
talents are utilized throughout all facets of life. It provides an
excellent view of the positive dispositions of special educators
and can also be utilized by employers seeking to employ special
educators who possess these dispositions. .
Currently, special educators are being asked to address varied
needs of children with disabilities placed together in cross
categorical settings. This handy guide provides educators with a
clear understanding of IDEA definitions for learning disabilities,
emotional/behavioral disorders, mental retardation, and autism.
From there, readers will learn the key strategies that work best
for each grouping of students and how to enhance the curriculum or
created lessons for cross categorical groups. This unique book
offers teachers a means to be an effective special educator across
the spectrum of their duties.
Unethical practices in education come at too great a cost when our
future generation is at stake. Educators are role models for
students in their future careers and so must believe in and use
ethical practices. In politics, in big and small business, and in
legal and medical practice the question of ethical practices
surrounds us. Have people become desensitized to ethics? Are we
condoning unethical practice? Our educational profession must stand
up for honesty and integrity. We, as educators, have the obligation
of setting the standards for ethics. Ethical Dilemmas in Education
addresses the dilemmas teachers face every day throughout all
aspects of education in a comprehensive manner. The book outlines
standards of professionalism and presents information teachers can
use for the challenges teachers face. With the policies of today's
educational system, teachers need to stand up for honesty and
integrity, providing role models for students in their future
careers. This book guides teachers towards developing ethical
habits and a professional demeanor.
More often, successful and qualified teachers choose to leave the
field for various reasons-retirement, personal matters, or burnout.
Surviving Internal Politics Within the School: Practical Strategies
for Teachers provides advice on surviving the common and
problematic situations occurring within the school system. It
offers suggestions on how to deal with issues from the
administrator's office to the teacher's lounge and from upset
parents to jealous colleagues. Based on the authors' 75 years of
combined experience, this how-to-guide should be of interest to new
and veteran teachers.
This unique collective story and guidebook encourages and supports
educators to envision their future journey while living fully in
the present. Using developmental understanding of mid-life and the
years beyond, this book expands on the present and potential
experience of teachers, both active and retired, in these areas: *
Work * Ways of being * Personal connections * Caring for self and
others * Planning and preparing, and * Fulfillment and freedom
Readers will find validation of their experience as developing and
mature educators and the encouragement to continue to enhance their
abilities and professional lives. Through examples from the lives
of other educators, questions for reflection, and the commentary
and perspective of the author, those seeking enhancement in each
dimension of their lives will find a home in this guide. Written in
conversational style, this book will be of interest to educators
and retired teachers and administrators as well as beginning and
pre-service teachers.
This book examines the ways in which communicative practices
influence the lives of students and faculty with disabilities in
higher education. Offering their own experiences as teachers and
students, the authors use qualitative research methods, mainly
narrative and autoethnography, to highlight the intersections among
communication, disability, diversity, and critical communication
pedagogy. While embodying and emphasizing these connections, each
chapter defines the notion of disability from a different point of
view; summarizes the relevant literature; provides suggestions for
different ways of improving the experiences of people with
disabilities in higher education; promotes social change; and in
some cases, promotes policy change. Overall, the volume promotes
more effective, mindful, honest, and caring interaction between
able-bodied and disabled individuals.
This book examines the ways in which faculty and staff at the
higher education level teach and communicate with their millennial
students and colleagues. The contributors address how millennials'
academic and non-academic interests and everyday performances
within and outside of higher education influence how faculty and
staff communicate with them. This book delves into how millennials
can become more adaptable in their communication with others in
society especially in higher education, be it from different
generations, or cultures that may or may not communicate the way
they do. The contributors argue that millennial culture should be
carefully studied by instructors, researchers, and administrators
to create a better classroom and educational experience and also
improve the level of communication among these constituencies.
Artists: Janet Boltax, Pauline Chernichaw, Marilyn Deitchman,
Helena Gullstrom, Racheli Hilai, Monica Litvany, Caren Sommer-Lazar
The art behind "A Visual Narrative is a unique expression of each
artist. Collectively they reflect their compelling interest in
provoking viewers to think and feel beyond any stories and reflect
on the wider reality of both the natural world and human behavior.
"You'll love this heartwarming, beautiful book, and so will your
little ones. Mary Whitney captures with her trademark eye the
beauty and majesty of birds and the sweetness of the world through
a dog's-eye-view. Little Max will keep you turning the page and
learning about the most gorgeous birds of North America. Mary's
twelve years writing for Guideposts magazine, Angels on Earth
magazine, and her seventeen appearances in Chicken Soup for the
Soul have made her an excellent writer with a powerful ability to
tell stories that have real profound meaning for adults and
children " --Marcus Silverman, associate editor for Guideposts
Books and Inspirational Media
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