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Advising has evolved as a critical function because of the increasing complexity of curricula, the competitiveness of the job market, and the changing nature of the student population.

The literature on academic advising has consequently proliferated during the past decade, and this book provides valuable guidance in that area.

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This book offers a critical appraisal of Fulbright achievements and limitations in avoiding political influence, integrating gender and racial diversity, absorbing conflict and dissent, and responding to economic fluctuations and social change. -- .

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In recent decades, as the question of academic freedom within Catholic higher education has received greater attention, models and interpretations of academic freedom have been proposed to help Catholic colleges and universities deal with the issue.

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The freedom of academics to pursue knowledge and truth in their research, writing, and teaching is a fundamental principle of contemporary higher education in the United States.

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Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language."

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As ironic as it may seem, very few academic leaders have had any formal training in academic administration, or in any kind of administration at all. For the most part, academic administrators learn on the job. They also seek advice wherever they can get it. The purpose of this book is to offer such advice.

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As ironic as it may seem, very few academic leaders have had any formal training in academic administration, or in any kind of administration at all. For the most part, academic administrators learn on the job. They also seek advice wherever they can get it. The purpose of this book is to offer such advice.

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This book focuses on case studies at university level in various countries and analyzes students and teachers perception of academic misconduct and their definition and understanding of plagiarism. The 13 chapters assess the damage done by cheating and plagiarism to academic institutions and recommend strategies and solutions.

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Gumport (education, Stanford U.), in this revision of her dissertation, reconstructs the careers of 35 academics who were involved in the creation of feminist scholarship in their fields. The nature of academic knowledge and the social science theories and research methods used for the study are des

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The rise of academic criminal justice programs from their beginnings at the University of California in the 1930s through the split into academic and vocational models during the later decades are described in this work. Academic politics and politicians are emphasized.

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This collection of papers provides a contemporary and comparative overview of higher education and conditions of academic staff in Europe.

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This book provides a foundation and framework to enhance your understanding of the various processes involved in academic writing. The term, academic writing, here refers to the types of writing used in college level writing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level...

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This book provides a foundation and framework to enhance your understanding of the various processes involved in academic writing. The term, academic writing, here refers to the types of writing used in college level writing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level...

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The first-ever study of African American giftedness at the collegiate level, focusing on two extraordinary case studies.

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Edited book on personal narratives of adjustments and adaptations made by immigrant social science academics in their teaching journeys within higher education.

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Successful democracies throughout history--from ancient Athens to Britain on the cusp of the industrial age--have used the technology of their time to gather information for better governance. Our challenge is no different today, but it is more urgent because the accelerating pace of technological change creates potentially enormous dangers as well