Australian Universities: A conversation about public good, Julia Horne, Matthew A M Thomas
Автор: Downing, Kevin John , Loock, Petrus Johannes , C Название: The Impact of Higher Education Ranking Systems on Universities ISBN: 0367433400 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367433406 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 16614.00 р. 23734.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: This book lifts the lid on the real impact of higher education ranking systems (HERS) on universities and their stakeholders. It critically analyses the criteria that make up the `Big Three` global ranking systems and discusses their impact on universities from four very different continents.
Автор: Altbach Philip G., Reisberg Liz, Salmi Jamil Название: Accelerated Universities: Ideas and Money Combine to Build Academic Excellence ISBN: 9004366091 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004366091 Издательство: Brill Рейтинг: Цена: 6834.00 р. 9763.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: During the past several decades, several "highly-resourced, accelerated research universities" have been established around the world to pursue--and achieve--academic and research excellence. These institutions are entirely new, not existing universities that were reconfigured. Accelerated Universities provides case studies of eight such universities and highlights the lessons to be learned from these examples. Each of the cases is written by someone involved with leadership at the early developmental stages of each university, and provides insights that only senior executives can illustrate. Accelerated Universities shows that visionary leadership and generous funding combined with innovative ideas can yield impressive results in a short time. Universities aspiring to recognition among the top tier of global institutions will find this book indispensable. "In the 21st century nations compete intellectually more than ever and heavily invest in the business of ideas. When starting one such program for Russia we studied the experience of startup universities in other countries--both already world-class and those in their nascent stage. This book contains eight such captivating stories of the accelerated buildup of universities, aiming to become drivers of economic diversity and prosperity of their countries." - Viktor Vekselberg, President, Skolkovo Foundation and global entrepreneur "Accelerated Universities provides a unique perspective on the success of eight young, generously-funded universities. This study offers a significant contribution by providing analysis and insight to understand how these institutions achieved international recognition and respect within a relatively short period of time following their creation. This work confirms that there is space on the international landscape for new world-class universities. Guided by exceptional leadership, money and ideas can lead to exciting innovation." - Henry Rosovsky, Geyser University Professor and Dean of Arts and Sciences Emeritus, Harvard University
Автор: Mccaffery Название: The Higher Education Manager`s Handbook ISBN: 081537027X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815370277 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 23734.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Drawing on professional experience from university innovators and a wealth of international case studies, The Higher Education Manager`s Handbook offers practical advice and guidance on all aspects of university management. Now in a thoroughly updated third edition, the books offers advice that can be implemented by leaders at all levels.
Автор: Dinesh Kumar Название: Research Methods for Successful PhD ISBN: 8793609183 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788793609181 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6123.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A PhD is the start of the research careers, and these students are the backbone of universities and research institutions. Research Methods for Successful PhD is written to help PhD students and other young researchers navigate their path through this phase. The book has been developed through the experience of supervising 30 research students and publishing 400 papers.
Автор: Dimova Slobodanka, Kling Joyce Название: Integrating Content and Language in Multilingual Universities ISBN: 3030469468 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030469467 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12196.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume provides conceptual syntheses of diverging multilingual contexts, research findings, and practical applications of integrating content and language (ICL) in higher education in order to generate a new understanding of the cross-contextual variation.
A critical edition of the book that paved the way for the democratization of American higher education
If you have ever attended a town meeting or business lunch, or participated in a church group or department meeting, or served on a faculty senate or maybe just watched C-SPAN, then you have likely encountered Robert's Rules of Order. This critical edition of Henry M. Robert's essential guide to parliamentary procedure features the original text from 1876 along with a companion essay by Christopher Loss, who artfully recounts the book's publication and popular reception, and sheds light on its enduring value for one of the most vital bastions of democracy itself--the modern university. Loss deftly explains why Robert's simple, elegant handbook to democratic governance captured the imagination of so many ordinary citizens during the Gilded Age and how it has shaped the development of our colleges and universities ever since. He shows how Robert's rules can help faculty, administrators, and students to solve problems and overcome challenges through collaboration, disciplined thinking, trust in the facts, and honesty and fairness from all sides. At a time when people's faith in democracy and higher education has been shaken to its core, Robert's Rules of Order offers a powerful reminder of the importance of democratic norms and practices in American life and institutions.
Автор: Mok, Ka-Ho, Название: The Quest for Entrepreneurial Universities in East Asia ISBN: 1137322101 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137322104 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9756.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: With the rise of the knowledge economy, universities are under pressure to embrace not just their traditional missions of teaching and research but a third mission of serving economic and social development. This book examines the major strategies that governments in East Asia have adopted to promote this kind of innovation in the education sector.
Описание: Today Americans feel powerless in the face of problems on every front. Such feelings are acute in higher education, where educators are experiencing an avalanche of changes: cost cutting, new technologies, and demands that higher education be narrowly geared to the needs of today's workplace. College graduates face mounting debt and uncertain job prospects, and worry about a coarsening of the mass culture and the erosion of authentic human relationships. Higher education is increasingly seen, and often portrays itself, as a ticket to individual success--a private good, not a public one.Democracy's Education grows from the American Commonwealth Partnership, a year-long project to revitalize the democratic narrative of higher education that began with an invitation to Harry Boyte from the White House to put together a coalition aimed at strengthening higher education as a public good. The project was launched at the beginning of 2012 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, which created land grant colleges.Beginning with an essay by Harry C. Boyte, ""Reinventing Citizenship as Public Work,"" which challenges educators and their partners to claim their power to shape the story of higher education and the civic careers of students, the collection brings world-famous scholars, senior government officials, and university presidents together with faculty, students, staff, community organizers, and intellectuals from across the United States and South Africa and Japan. Contributors describe many constructive responses to change already taking place in different kinds of institutions, and present cutting-edge ideas like ""civic science,"" ""civic studies,"" ""citizen professionalism,"" and ""citizen alumni."" Authors detail practical approaches to making change, from new faculty and student roles to changes in curriculum and student life and strategies for everyday citizen empowerment. Overall, the work develops a democratic story of education urgently needed to address today's challenges, from climate change to growing inequality.
Автор: Rowley Название: ePortfolios in Australian Universities ISBN: 981101731X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811017315 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 14635.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book focuses on essential findings concerning emerging practices of student learning through the teaching and learning benefits of the electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) in a range of disciplines at Australian universities. It explores the latest research on ePortfolios, teaching quality, future research directions for tertiary learning and teaching, institutional agendas in higher education, and the role that the ePortfolios can play in supporting improvements in pedagogic practice and student outcomes.Included in these agendas is research into the development of higher education through the technologising of pedagogy, learner identities in discrete disciplines, and the praxis of individual university teachers. The book covers accounts of academic learning success and challenges across current higher education subject areas. By presenting case study accounts of ePortfolio use, it reveals the importance of defining and documenting how we can meaningfully develop learner portfolios in research, teaching and learning at Australian universities. With an intentional research base, the book draws on work conducted inside and outside Australia and highlights how the ePortfolio can help tertiary staff prepare for the impact of a student-created portfolio on teaching, learning, and subsequent academic scholarship.
Australia's universities today have one million students. But this apparent vigour belies a reality of decay. The Australian campus is marked by either torpor or mob rule. Academic morale is low. Students are disengaged. Unemployment rates of new graduates are strikingly high. Campus Meltdown seeks to cut through the din of self-celebratory propaganda from 'the sector' which shrouds these facts. It fires a flare over the stricken scene of the Australian university; throws light on the causes of the shambles; and identifies the springs of hope that are yet to be found in Australia's academic wasteland.
Автор: Rowley Jennifer Название: Eportfolios in Australian Universities ISBN: 9811094330 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811094330 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12196.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Chapter 1 Professional learning ecosystem support for ePortfolio use in Australia higher education: An historical perspective.- Chapter 2 Striving for sustainability: ePortfolio pedagogy in Australian higher education.- Chapter 3 Professional development to support the embedding of ePortfolios in higher education programs.- Chapter 4 ePortfolio, assessment and professional skills in the Medical Sciences.- Chapter 5 ePortfolios and the development of student career identity within a community of practice: Academics as facilitators and guides.- Chapter 6 ePortfolios in a music faculty: Student differentiations, applications and uses.- Chapter 7 The roles and features of ePortfolios in two Australian Initial Teacher Education degree programs.- Chapter 8 Mindful collections: Purposeful ePortfolios planned across an undergraduate degree.- Chapter 9 Embedding ePortfolios in a postgraduate medical sonography program.- Chapter 10 Perceived usefulness and relevance of ePortfolios in the creative arts: Investigating student views.- Chapter 11 A strategic approach to institution-wide implementation of ePortfolios.- Chapter 12 Building professional capabilities: ePortfolios as developmental ecosystems.
