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

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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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This book systematically examines the nature of inequalities in access to, and success in, higher education across the globe and considers how they are being addressed. It makes both a theoretical and practical contribution to the understanding of HE participation worldwide, featuring case studies on a range of countries from six continents.

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Behind the hallowed walls of higher education are students who did not grow up expecting to attend college, students who walked through open doors not knowing what to expect on the other side.

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Human resource strategies for organization development include team-building methods to improve communication and reduce interpersonal conflict among university administrators. It describes methods for enhancing attention to employee development through appraisal and feedback.

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Advanced Placement Classroom: Lord of the Flies takes a fresh approach to a school classic by offering an abundance of student-centered classroom ideas.

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What is Future Studies What are the theories and methods underlying the field What are its basic concepts, and how is it related to other academic fields Why does Future Studies still struggle for institutional acceptance These are the questions addressed in this work.

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What is Future Studies What are the theories and methods underlying the field What are its basic concepts, and how is it related to other academic fields Why does Future Studies still struggle for institutional acceptance These are the questions addressed in this work.

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In the period between the Civil War and World War I, German universities provided North American women with opportunities in graduate and professional training that were not readily available to them at home.

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This encouraging guide coaches African American and first-generation college students on strategies for maximizing their experiences and success on university campuses.

Marked gaps in academic achievements continue to exist between white and black students on college campuses in America.

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This volume is the first book-length treatment of how the 9/11 attacks and the American political scene afterward have affected higher education in this country. lawsuits against universities by terror victims trying to get settlements from countries like Iran by seizing archaeological artifacts in American universities;

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Marxist thought pervades American academic discourse, particularly in the humanities and the social sciences.

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A duo of university reference librarians compiled this handbook to answer questions such as `What are the school colors of the University of New Mexico' `What is the nickname of Syracuse University's athletic teams' `What are the words to the alma mater of Merrimack College' and `What is the title of Baylor University's yearbook' .

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Entries are grouped in chapters according to type of reference work, such as bibliographies, dictionaries and encyclopedias, and directories. While most of the works were published between 1970 and 1990, the volume includes works from 1861 to 1992.

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According to Professor Wallenfeldt, if higher education is to serve the needs of a broad range of people, a communication must be developed that relates special interests to essential realities.