1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996390563903316

Autore

Swallow John

Titolo

Swallow [[electronic resource] ] : an almanacke for the yeare of our Lord God, 1642 : being the third after bissextile or leape-year, and from the worlds creation, 5573,: calculated properly for the famous universitie and towne of Cambrideg [sic] .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by A. Norton for the Company of Stationers, 1642

Descrizione fisica

[39] p. : ill

Soggetti

Almanacs, English

Astrology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In 2 pts. Pt. 2 Swallow, the latter part of this almanack for the yeare of our Lord God MDCXLII, has special t.p.

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910765771703321

Autore

Lechuga Vicente M.

Titolo

The changing landscape of the academic profession : faculty culture at for-profit colleges and universities / / Vicente M. Lechuga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2006

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

0-203-95993-0

1-135-50867-4

1-135-50860-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

Studies in Higher Education

Disciplina

378/.04

Soggetti

For-profit universities and colleges - United States - Faculty

College teachers - United States - Attitudes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2013.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; PART I: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION; Chapter One The Contours of Higher Education; Chapter Two Mapping the For-Profit Terrain; Chapter Three A Case Study Approach to Faculty Culture; PART II: PERSPECTIVES FROM WITHIN; Chapter Four Distance Learning University; Chapter Five Pacific-Atlantic University; Chapter Six Miller College; Chapter Seven Southeastern College; Chapter Eight Looking Beyond Each Institution; PART III: A DISTINCT PERSPECTIVE OF FACULTY WORK LIFE

Chapter Nine A Cross-Institutional AnalysisChapter Ten Re-Evaluating Faculty Culture; Appendix A Interview Protocol; Appendix B E-mail Invitation; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies continue to emerge, education is becoming of increasing import to employees seeking to upgrade their skills and employers in search of individuals who possess the necessary expertise



and training to help their organizations succeed. For-profit institutions challenge traditional notions of the academy--such as shared governance, tenure, and academic freedom--by utilizing administrative practices that more aptly apply to the corporate arena. Moreover, they exclusively employ non-tenure-track faculty members.  This study provides a framework for understanding faculty roles and responsibilities at for profit colleges and universities. The author employs a series of in-depth interviews with 53 faculty members, from four for-profit institutions. Utilizing a cultural framework, the study explores the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of faculty work with particular consideration given to faculty member's non-tenure-track status, participation in decision-making activities, and academic freedom. The study examines the culture of the faculty work by asking how the profit-seeking nature of the institution affects their efforts inside and outside of the classroom. The author introduces a new component to the cultural framework that illustrates how the close ties between FPCUs and business and industry affect the nature of faculty work.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969621503321

Titolo

Examining the health disparities research plan of the National Institutes of Health : unfinished business / / Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Gerald E. Thomson, Faith Mitchell, Monique Williams, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006

ISBN

9786610506637

9780309133715

0309133718

9781280506635

1280506636

9780309657754

030965775X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomsonGerald E

MitchellFaith <1952->

WilliamsMonique

Disciplina

362.1/0425

Soggetti

Health services accessibility - United States

Social medicine - United States

Medical policy - United States



Medical care - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Health Disparities: Concepts, Measurements, and Understanding""; ""3 Development and Availability of the Strategic Plan""; ""4 Budget and Finances""; ""5 The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities""; ""6 Management of the Strategic Plan and the Health Disparities Research Program""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""A PUBLIC LAW 106-525 NOV. 22, 2000""; ""B Agendas of Open Meetings""

""C List of Participants Providing Testimony or Written Commentary to the Committee""""D Overview of Health Disparities--Nancy E. Adler, Ph.D.""; ""E Schematic Diagram Showing Differences, Disparities, and Discrimination in Health Care""; ""F National Institutes of Health NIH Health Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2004-2008, Volume I""; ""G Public Communications and Its Role in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities--Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Ph.D.""; ""H NIH Committee on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Definitions and Application Methodology""; ""I Acronyms""

""J Centers of Excellence Funded by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2005""""K NCMHD Endowment Program Awardees""; ""L Summary of Recommendations""; ""M Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health is an assessment of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities. It focuses on practical solutions to remedy the state of the current health disparity crisis.   The NIH has played the leading role in conducting extensive research on minority health and health disparities for more than two decades. Although additional research is critical to facilitating a better understanding of the overarching social, economic, educational, and environmental factors that predispose groups to specific diseases and conditions, there is also a great need to translate the existing and new information into best care practices. This means increasing communication with affected populations and their communities. Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health presents solutions to improving the health disparities nationwide and evaluates the NIH strategy plan designed to actively correct and combat the ongoing health disparities dilemma.