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Advancing social justice [[electronic resource]] : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus / / Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison
Advancing social justice [[electronic resource]] : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus / / Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison
Autore Davis Tracy (Tracy Lee)
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (274 p.)
Disciplina 370.11/5
Altri autori (Persone) HarrisonLaura M
Collana The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Soggetto topico Social justice - Study and teaching (Higher)
Education, Higher - Social aspects
Critical pedagogy
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-118-41751-8
1-118-42208-2
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Exhibits; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Uncovering Epistemology: Frameworks Supporting a Change Agenda; Positivism versus Postpositivism; Postpositivism and Context; Postpositivism versus Relativism; Participatory Research as a Model for Knowing; Co-Researchers; Praxis; Emancipation; Conclusion; Chapter 2 A Toolkit for Understanding a Social Justice Paradigm; Defining Social Justice; Equity versus Equality; Critical Definitions
Social Construction of Identities: Positionality, Dominance, and SubordinationIdentity Intersections: Border Crossing for Empathy; Systems of Power, Oppression, and Structural Inequality; Wealth, Power, and Access: How Are We Doing?; Conclusion; Chapter 3 From Wealthy White Landowners to Affirmative Action to Proposition 209 to Grutter v. Bollinger: A Short History of Social Justice and Injustice in Higher Education; Unequal Opportunity and Injustice for All but a Few; Present Effects of Past Discrimination; Policy Responses to Injustices of the Past
What Next? Ignoring the Roots of Inequality or Building Toward EquityEducational Benefits of Diversity; Postracial America?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Critical Pedagogy: The Foundation of Social Justice Educational Practice; Social Construction; Historical, Political, and Economic Influences on Knowledge Production; Hegemony and Power: Exposing How Knowledge Is Validated or Invalidated; From Masks of Ideology to Critical Consciousness; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Situating the Self: Barriers to and Strategies for Effective Social Justice Education; Barriers
Mental Models Based on Dominant Narratives about DifferenceStudents' Intellectual-Emotional Tensions in the Classroom; Power as Simultaneously Exercised and Critiqued; Educators' Intellectual-Emotional Tensions in the Classroom; Strategies; Immediacy; Appropriate Self-Disclosure; Moving Past ''Getting It'' to ''Being in It''; Connection, Trust, and Vulnerability; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Media Literacy; Critical Thinking; Objectivity; Ideology; Power; Tools; Helping Students Learn Standards of Legitimacy and Credibility; Saving the Humanities Has to Be a Social Justice Issue We Take On
RepresentationConclusion; Chapter 7 Disrupting Organizational Practices to Empower People; Conventional Organizational Practices; Technical Rationality; Hierarchy; Systems Approach to Organizations; Holistic Approaches; Interconnectedness; Empowerment; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Strategies for Reinvigorating Social Justice in Higher Education; Critical Counterhegemonic Practices; Counternarratives; Dialectical Disposition; Critical Humility and Compassionate Listening; Matching Learner Meaning-Making Capacity with Effective Learning Strategies; Social Justice Allies; Conclusion; References
Name Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452457703321
Davis Tracy (Tracy Lee)  
San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Advancing social justice [[electronic resource]] : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus / / Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison
Advancing social justice [[electronic resource]] : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus / / Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison
Autore Davis Tracy (Tracy Lee)
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (274 p.)
Disciplina 370.11/5
Altri autori (Persone) HarrisonLaura M
Collana The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Soggetto topico Social justice - Study and teaching (Higher)
Education, Higher - Social aspects
Critical pedagogy
ISBN 1-118-41751-8
1-118-42208-2
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Exhibits; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Uncovering Epistemology: Frameworks Supporting a Change Agenda; Positivism versus Postpositivism; Postpositivism and Context; Postpositivism versus Relativism; Participatory Research as a Model for Knowing; Co-Researchers; Praxis; Emancipation; Conclusion; Chapter 2 A Toolkit for Understanding a Social Justice Paradigm; Defining Social Justice; Equity versus Equality; Critical Definitions
Social Construction of Identities: Positionality, Dominance, and SubordinationIdentity Intersections: Border Crossing for Empathy; Systems of Power, Oppression, and Structural Inequality; Wealth, Power, and Access: How Are We Doing?; Conclusion; Chapter 3 From Wealthy White Landowners to Affirmative Action to Proposition 209 to Grutter v. Bollinger: A Short History of Social Justice and Injustice in Higher Education; Unequal Opportunity and Injustice for All but a Few; Present Effects of Past Discrimination; Policy Responses to Injustices of the Past
What Next? Ignoring the Roots of Inequality or Building Toward EquityEducational Benefits of Diversity; Postracial America?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Critical Pedagogy: The Foundation of Social Justice Educational Practice; Social Construction; Historical, Political, and Economic Influences on Knowledge Production; Hegemony and Power: Exposing How Knowledge Is Validated or Invalidated; From Masks of Ideology to Critical Consciousness; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Situating the Self: Barriers to and Strategies for Effective Social Justice Education; Barriers
Mental Models Based on Dominant Narratives about DifferenceStudents' Intellectual-Emotional Tensions in the Classroom; Power as Simultaneously Exercised and Critiqued; Educators' Intellectual-Emotional Tensions in the Classroom; Strategies; Immediacy; Appropriate Self-Disclosure; Moving Past ''Getting It'' to ''Being in It''; Connection, Trust, and Vulnerability; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Media Literacy; Critical Thinking; Objectivity; Ideology; Power; Tools; Helping Students Learn Standards of Legitimacy and Credibility; Saving the Humanities Has to Be a Social Justice Issue We Take On
RepresentationConclusion; Chapter 7 Disrupting Organizational Practices to Empower People; Conventional Organizational Practices; Technical Rationality; Hierarchy; Systems Approach to Organizations; Holistic Approaches; Interconnectedness; Empowerment; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Strategies for Reinvigorating Social Justice in Higher Education; Critical Counterhegemonic Practices; Counternarratives; Dialectical Disposition; Critical Humility and Compassionate Listening; Matching Learner Meaning-Making Capacity with Effective Learning Strategies; Social Justice Allies; Conclusion; References
Name Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779720003321
Davis Tracy (Tracy Lee)  
San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Advancing social justice [[electronic resource]] : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus / / Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison
Advancing social justice [[electronic resource]] : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus / / Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison
Autore Davis Tracy (Tracy Lee)
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (274 p.)
Disciplina 370.11/5
Altri autori (Persone) HarrisonLaura M
Collana The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Soggetto topico Social justice - Study and teaching (Higher)
Education, Higher - Social aspects
Critical pedagogy
ISBN 1-118-41751-8
1-118-42208-2
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Exhibits; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Uncovering Epistemology: Frameworks Supporting a Change Agenda; Positivism versus Postpositivism; Postpositivism and Context; Postpositivism versus Relativism; Participatory Research as a Model for Knowing; Co-Researchers; Praxis; Emancipation; Conclusion; Chapter 2 A Toolkit for Understanding a Social Justice Paradigm; Defining Social Justice; Equity versus Equality; Critical Definitions
Social Construction of Identities: Positionality, Dominance, and SubordinationIdentity Intersections: Border Crossing for Empathy; Systems of Power, Oppression, and Structural Inequality; Wealth, Power, and Access: How Are We Doing?; Conclusion; Chapter 3 From Wealthy White Landowners to Affirmative Action to Proposition 209 to Grutter v. Bollinger: A Short History of Social Justice and Injustice in Higher Education; Unequal Opportunity and Injustice for All but a Few; Present Effects of Past Discrimination; Policy Responses to Injustices of the Past
What Next? Ignoring the Roots of Inequality or Building Toward EquityEducational Benefits of Diversity; Postracial America?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Critical Pedagogy: The Foundation of Social Justice Educational Practice; Social Construction; Historical, Political, and Economic Influences on Knowledge Production; Hegemony and Power: Exposing How Knowledge Is Validated or Invalidated; From Masks of Ideology to Critical Consciousness; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Situating the Self: Barriers to and Strategies for Effective Social Justice Education; Barriers
Mental Models Based on Dominant Narratives about DifferenceStudents' Intellectual-Emotional Tensions in the Classroom; Power as Simultaneously Exercised and Critiqued; Educators' Intellectual-Emotional Tensions in the Classroom; Strategies; Immediacy; Appropriate Self-Disclosure; Moving Past ''Getting It'' to ''Being in It''; Connection, Trust, and Vulnerability; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Media Literacy; Critical Thinking; Objectivity; Ideology; Power; Tools; Helping Students Learn Standards of Legitimacy and Credibility; Saving the Humanities Has to Be a Social Justice Issue We Take On
RepresentationConclusion; Chapter 7 Disrupting Organizational Practices to Empower People; Conventional Organizational Practices; Technical Rationality; Hierarchy; Systems Approach to Organizations; Holistic Approaches; Interconnectedness; Empowerment; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Strategies for Reinvigorating Social Justice in Higher Education; Critical Counterhegemonic Practices; Counternarratives; Dialectical Disposition; Critical Humility and Compassionate Listening; Matching Learner Meaning-Making Capacity with Effective Learning Strategies; Social Justice Allies; Conclusion; References
Name Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811110503321
Davis Tracy (Tracy Lee)  
San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Advancing your career [[electronic resource] ] : getting and making the most of your doctorate / / Michael D. Brubaker and Dale L. Brubaker
Advancing your career [[electronic resource] ] : getting and making the most of your doctorate / / Michael D. Brubaker and Dale L. Brubaker
Autore Brubaker Michael D. <1967->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (205 p.)
Disciplina 378.2
Altri autori (Persone) BrubakerDale L
Soggetto topico Doctor of philosophy degree
Degrees, Academic
ISBN 1-280-65877-0
9786613635709
1-61048-492-4
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Advancing Your Career; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; STAGE I PREPARING THE WAY; Chapter 1 Following Your Dream: An Assessment of Self and Your Resources; Chapter 2 Applying to a Doctoral Program; STAGE II HOW TO THRIVE IN YOUR DOCTORAL PROGRAM; Chapter 3 Composing Inner Curriculum and Influencing Outer Curriculum in Doctoral Study; Chapter 4 Graduate Assistantships and Internships; Chapter 5 Comprehensive Examinations; Chapter 6 Dissertation Research and Writing; STAGE III GRADUATION AND BEYOND: THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE NOW THAT YOU HAVE A DOCTORATE
Chapter 7 Reaching a Wider AudienceAppendixes; Appendix A Bringing Coherence to the Body of Work You've Done in Preparation for Doctoral Study; Appendix B Selecting a Doctoral Program; Appendix C The Power of Critique; Appendix D The "Table Manners" of Doctoral Student Leadership; Appendix E Dealing with Contradictions in a Doctoral Program; Appendix F Working Alone and Working As a Team Member; Appendx G A Personal Leadership Conservation and Change Inventory; Appendix H Identifying the Traits of Outstanding Leaders Encountered During My Doctoral Program
Appendix I How Good and Comfortable are You as a Speaker and Listener?Appendix J A Conversation with Seymour B. Sarason about the Creation and Dynamics of the Dissertation Committee; Appendix K The Dissertation Writer's Tool Box; Appendix L Example of a Traditional Table of Contents for a Dissertation; Appendix M Giving your Dissertation a Title and Subtitle in Relation to the Definitions Section of the Dissertation; Appendix N Trouble Shooting the Dissertation; Appendx O The Case for Reflective Action in Dissertation Writing
Appendix P Note Taking as an Important Part of the Research and Writing ProcessAppendix Q Checklist for Shaping and/or Refining Your Dissertation; References; Index; About the Authors
Record Nr. UNINA-9910789978503321
Brubaker Michael D. <1967->  
Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Advancing your career [[electronic resource] ] : getting and making the most of your doctorate / / Michael D. Brubaker and Dale L. Brubaker
Advancing your career [[electronic resource] ] : getting and making the most of your doctorate / / Michael D. Brubaker and Dale L. Brubaker
Autore Brubaker Michael D. <1967->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (205 p.)
Disciplina 378.2
Altri autori (Persone) BrubakerDale L
Soggetto topico Doctor of philosophy degree
Degrees, Academic
ISBN 1-280-65877-0
9786613635709
1-61048-492-4
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Advancing Your Career; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; STAGE I PREPARING THE WAY; Chapter 1 Following Your Dream: An Assessment of Self and Your Resources; Chapter 2 Applying to a Doctoral Program; STAGE II HOW TO THRIVE IN YOUR DOCTORAL PROGRAM; Chapter 3 Composing Inner Curriculum and Influencing Outer Curriculum in Doctoral Study; Chapter 4 Graduate Assistantships and Internships; Chapter 5 Comprehensive Examinations; Chapter 6 Dissertation Research and Writing; STAGE III GRADUATION AND BEYOND: THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE NOW THAT YOU HAVE A DOCTORATE
Chapter 7 Reaching a Wider AudienceAppendixes; Appendix A Bringing Coherence to the Body of Work You've Done in Preparation for Doctoral Study; Appendix B Selecting a Doctoral Program; Appendix C The Power of Critique; Appendix D The "Table Manners" of Doctoral Student Leadership; Appendix E Dealing with Contradictions in a Doctoral Program; Appendix F Working Alone and Working As a Team Member; Appendx G A Personal Leadership Conservation and Change Inventory; Appendix H Identifying the Traits of Outstanding Leaders Encountered During My Doctoral Program
Appendix I How Good and Comfortable are You as a Speaker and Listener?Appendix J A Conversation with Seymour B. Sarason about the Creation and Dynamics of the Dissertation Committee; Appendix K The Dissertation Writer's Tool Box; Appendix L Example of a Traditional Table of Contents for a Dissertation; Appendix M Giving your Dissertation a Title and Subtitle in Relation to the Definitions Section of the Dissertation; Appendix N Trouble Shooting the Dissertation; Appendx O The Case for Reflective Action in Dissertation Writing
Appendix P Note Taking as an Important Part of the Research and Writing ProcessAppendix Q Checklist for Shaping and/or Refining Your Dissertation; References; Index; About the Authors
Record Nr. UNINA-9910828395403321
Brubaker Michael D. <1967->  
Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The American community college [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker
The American community college [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker
Autore Cohen Arthur M
Edizione [6th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (595 p.)
Disciplina 378.1/5430973
Altri autori (Persone) BrawerFlorence B. <1922->
KiskerCarrie B. <1977->
Soggetto topico Community colleges - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-118-71881-X
1-118-71900-X
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; The Authors; Chapter 1 Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College; Institutional Definitions; Development of Community Colleges; Rationalizing the New Form; Historical Development of the New Form; Expansion of Two-Year Colleges; The Two-Way Stretch; Curricular Functions; Academic Transfer; Occupational Education; Continuing Education; Developmental Education; Community Service; Intertwined Functions; Place in the Academic Pipeline; Colleges in Other Countries; Changing Emphases; Current Issues
Chapter 2 Students: Diverse Backgrounds and PurposesReasons for the Increase in Numbers; Students' Lives; Student Ability and Academic Preparedness; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Diversity; Classifying Students and Their Intentions; Assessment and Tracking; Enrollment Patterns and Dropout; Swirling Students; Dropouts; Issues; Chapter 3 Faculty: Building a Professional Identity; The Workplace; The People; Preparation; Preservice Training; In-Service Training; Workload, Salary, and Tenure; Part-Time Faculty; Evaluation; Satisfaction; Desires; Professionalism; Issues
Chapter 4 Organization, Governance, and Administration: Managing the Contemporary CollegeCategorizing Governance; Governing and Coordinating Units; The Local District; The State; Federal Role; Accreditation; Nontraditional Organizations; Local Governing Boards; Administration; The President; Administrative Structure; Departmental Structure; Leadership; Leadership Training; Collective Bargaining; Issues; Chapter 5 Finances: Generating, Sustaining, and Allocating Resources; Sources of Funds; Allocation Patterns; Performance-Based Funding; Tuition and Student Aid; Problems in Funding
Solving the ProblemsRevenue Generation and Diversification; Justifying the Costs; Issues; Chapter 6 Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects; The Technology and Discipline of Instruction; Television; Computers; Writing Across the Curriculum; Supplemental Instruction; Mastery Learning; Competency-Based Instruction; Learning Communities; Learning Colleges; Learning Resource Centers; Distance Learning and Online Instruction; The Power of Inertia; Assessing Instructional Effects; Issues; Chapter 7 Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives; Student Engagement
Scope and Organization of Student AffairsRecruitment, Orientation, and Retention; Counseling and Advising; Group-Specific Services; Student Activities; Financial Aid; Funding and Effectiveness; Issues; Chapter 8 Developmental Education: Enhancing Literacy and Basic Skills; Decline in Literacy; School Requirements; College Admissions; The Magnitude of Remediation; Developmental Teaching; Assessment and Placement; Integrated Programs; Program Effects; Legitimacy; The Dilemma of Tracking; Definitions of Functional Literacy; Imprecise Criteria; Reconciling the Dilemma; Issues
Chapter 9 Liberal Arts and Transfer Education: Preparation for the University
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452367103321
Cohen Arthur M  
San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The American community college [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker
The American community college [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker
Autore Cohen Arthur M
Edizione [6th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (595 p.)
Disciplina 378.1/5430973
Altri autori (Persone) BrawerFlorence B. <1922->
KiskerCarrie B. <1977->
Soggetto topico Community colleges - United States
ISBN 1-118-71881-X
1-118-71900-X
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; The Authors; Chapter 1 Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College; Institutional Definitions; Development of Community Colleges; Rationalizing the New Form; Historical Development of the New Form; Expansion of Two-Year Colleges; The Two-Way Stretch; Curricular Functions; Academic Transfer; Occupational Education; Continuing Education; Developmental Education; Community Service; Intertwined Functions; Place in the Academic Pipeline; Colleges in Other Countries; Changing Emphases; Current Issues
Chapter 2 Students: Diverse Backgrounds and PurposesReasons for the Increase in Numbers; Students' Lives; Student Ability and Academic Preparedness; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Diversity; Classifying Students and Their Intentions; Assessment and Tracking; Enrollment Patterns and Dropout; Swirling Students; Dropouts; Issues; Chapter 3 Faculty: Building a Professional Identity; The Workplace; The People; Preparation; Preservice Training; In-Service Training; Workload, Salary, and Tenure; Part-Time Faculty; Evaluation; Satisfaction; Desires; Professionalism; Issues
Chapter 4 Organization, Governance, and Administration: Managing the Contemporary CollegeCategorizing Governance; Governing and Coordinating Units; The Local District; The State; Federal Role; Accreditation; Nontraditional Organizations; Local Governing Boards; Administration; The President; Administrative Structure; Departmental Structure; Leadership; Leadership Training; Collective Bargaining; Issues; Chapter 5 Finances: Generating, Sustaining, and Allocating Resources; Sources of Funds; Allocation Patterns; Performance-Based Funding; Tuition and Student Aid; Problems in Funding
Solving the ProblemsRevenue Generation and Diversification; Justifying the Costs; Issues; Chapter 6 Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects; The Technology and Discipline of Instruction; Television; Computers; Writing Across the Curriculum; Supplemental Instruction; Mastery Learning; Competency-Based Instruction; Learning Communities; Learning Colleges; Learning Resource Centers; Distance Learning and Online Instruction; The Power of Inertia; Assessing Instructional Effects; Issues; Chapter 7 Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives; Student Engagement
Scope and Organization of Student AffairsRecruitment, Orientation, and Retention; Counseling and Advising; Group-Specific Services; Student Activities; Financial Aid; Funding and Effectiveness; Issues; Chapter 8 Developmental Education: Enhancing Literacy and Basic Skills; Decline in Literacy; School Requirements; College Admissions; The Magnitude of Remediation; Developmental Teaching; Assessment and Placement; Integrated Programs; Program Effects; Legitimacy; The Dilemma of Tracking; Definitions of Functional Literacy; Imprecise Criteria; Reconciling the Dilemma; Issues
Chapter 9 Liberal Arts and Transfer Education: Preparation for the University
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790430503321
Cohen Arthur M  
San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The American community college [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker
The American community college [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker
Autore Cohen Arthur M
Edizione [6th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (595 p.)
Disciplina 378.1/5430973
Altri autori (Persone) BrawerFlorence B. <1922->
KiskerCarrie B. <1977->
Soggetto topico Community colleges - United States
ISBN 1-118-71881-X
1-118-71900-X
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; The Authors; Chapter 1 Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College; Institutional Definitions; Development of Community Colleges; Rationalizing the New Form; Historical Development of the New Form; Expansion of Two-Year Colleges; The Two-Way Stretch; Curricular Functions; Academic Transfer; Occupational Education; Continuing Education; Developmental Education; Community Service; Intertwined Functions; Place in the Academic Pipeline; Colleges in Other Countries; Changing Emphases; Current Issues
Chapter 2 Students: Diverse Backgrounds and PurposesReasons for the Increase in Numbers; Students' Lives; Student Ability and Academic Preparedness; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Diversity; Classifying Students and Their Intentions; Assessment and Tracking; Enrollment Patterns and Dropout; Swirling Students; Dropouts; Issues; Chapter 3 Faculty: Building a Professional Identity; The Workplace; The People; Preparation; Preservice Training; In-Service Training; Workload, Salary, and Tenure; Part-Time Faculty; Evaluation; Satisfaction; Desires; Professionalism; Issues
Chapter 4 Organization, Governance, and Administration: Managing the Contemporary CollegeCategorizing Governance; Governing and Coordinating Units; The Local District; The State; Federal Role; Accreditation; Nontraditional Organizations; Local Governing Boards; Administration; The President; Administrative Structure; Departmental Structure; Leadership; Leadership Training; Collective Bargaining; Issues; Chapter 5 Finances: Generating, Sustaining, and Allocating Resources; Sources of Funds; Allocation Patterns; Performance-Based Funding; Tuition and Student Aid; Problems in Funding
Solving the ProblemsRevenue Generation and Diversification; Justifying the Costs; Issues; Chapter 6 Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects; The Technology and Discipline of Instruction; Television; Computers; Writing Across the Curriculum; Supplemental Instruction; Mastery Learning; Competency-Based Instruction; Learning Communities; Learning Colleges; Learning Resource Centers; Distance Learning and Online Instruction; The Power of Inertia; Assessing Instructional Effects; Issues; Chapter 7 Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives; Student Engagement
Scope and Organization of Student AffairsRecruitment, Orientation, and Retention; Counseling and Advising; Group-Specific Services; Student Activities; Financial Aid; Funding and Effectiveness; Issues; Chapter 8 Developmental Education: Enhancing Literacy and Basic Skills; Decline in Literacy; School Requirements; College Admissions; The Magnitude of Remediation; Developmental Teaching; Assessment and Placement; Integrated Programs; Program Effects; Legitimacy; The Dilemma of Tracking; Definitions of Functional Literacy; Imprecise Criteria; Reconciling the Dilemma; Issues
Chapter 9 Liberal Arts and Transfer Education: Preparation for the University
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826743203321
Cohen Arthur M  
San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Assessing and improving student writing in college : a guide for institutions, general education, departments, and classrooms / / Barbara E. Walvoord ; cover design by Lauryn Tom
Assessing and improving student writing in college : a guide for institutions, general education, departments, and classrooms / / Barbara E. Walvoord ; cover design by Lauryn Tom
Autore Walvoord Barbara E. Fassler <1941->
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (140 p.)
Disciplina 808/.0420711
Soggetto topico English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching (Higher)
Interdisciplinary approach in education - Evaluation
Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher)
English teachers - Rating of
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-118-55918-5
1-118-55912-6
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. For Everyone 2. For Institution-Wide and General Education Leaders 3. For Departments and Programs 4. For Classroom Instructors Appendix A. A Taxonomy of WAC/WID Programs Appendix B. Outline for Faculty Workshops Appendix C. Student Survey on Teaching Methods Appendix D. Student Self-Check Cover Sheet References .
Record Nr. UNINA-9910464780503321
Walvoord Barbara E. Fassler <1941->  
San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Assessing and improving student writing in college : a guide for institutions, general education, departments, and classrooms / / Barbara E. Walvoord ; cover design by Lauryn Tom
Assessing and improving student writing in college : a guide for institutions, general education, departments, and classrooms / / Barbara E. Walvoord ; cover design by Lauryn Tom
Autore Walvoord Barbara E. Fassler <1941->
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (140 p.)
Disciplina 808/.0420711
Soggetto topico English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching (Higher)
Interdisciplinary approach in education - Evaluation
Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher)
English teachers - Rating of
ISBN 1-118-55918-5
1-118-55912-6
Classificazione EDU015000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. For Everyone 2. For Institution-Wide and General Education Leaders 3. For Departments and Programs 4. For Classroom Instructors Appendix A. A Taxonomy of WAC/WID Programs Appendix B. Outline for Faculty Workshops Appendix C. Student Survey on Teaching Methods Appendix D. Student Self-Check Cover Sheet References .
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786605703321
Walvoord Barbara E. Fassler <1941->  
San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014
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