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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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This book describes the current state of universities on each continent, providing a comprehensive analysis of the numerous factors that have affected higher education systems around the world.

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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.

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This book considers the aspirations and operations of American universities in China through the lens of previous American universities expansion efforts in Japan. Drawing on lessons from their experiments in Japan, it assesses the potential sustainability of American universities in China.

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Amplified Advantage investigates the value and impact of todays small liberal arts colleges on the students who attend them. It adds to our understanding of how class works, the impact of parents and families on social reproduction, and the consequences of attending a good college in an era of inequality.

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Considers the ethical basis of fundamental university policies, with special emphasis on how issues of community and diversity influence education.

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Considers the ethical basis of fundamental university policies, with special emphasis on how issues of community and diversity influence education.

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Despite the small percentage of Asian scholars in U.S. academe (4.7%), they are the fastest growing academic group since the 1980s, particularly in the fields of science and engineering.

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Presents a monograph investigating the research, development, policy and practice of teaching and learning in Higher Education. This title offers readers an insight into the way in which teaching and learning in higher education have been researched and explained. It places these explanations in the broader context of social science research.

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An investigation of the research, development, policy and practice of teaching and learning in Higher Education. It examines the ways in which teaching-learning interactions are shaped by teaching-learning environments, student and academic identities, disciplinary knowledge practices and institutional cultures.

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The post-truth world threatens our collective commitment to rationality but must not become the norm. Synthesis of the scholarship on anti-intellectualism and personal attributes informs educational practices to promote development of student's rational mind-set and rationalist identity necessary to combat anti-rationalism and the post-truth world.

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An exploration of how universities in South Africa are struggling to transform themselves into more inclusive and equitable institutions. It includes case studies of South African tertiary institutions and the experiences of black South African students enrolled at them.

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This book validates the claim that the process of reproduction of social inequalities in teacher education is not a perfect, static process, but on the contrary, the real seeds of transformation within teacher education departments are abundant.

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This book validates the claim that the process of reproduction of social inequalities in teacher education is not a perfect, static process, but on the contrary, the real seeds of transformation within teacher education departments are abundant.

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This book views them more relationally as archetypes of various teaching presences on a flow-line ranging from teacher-dominated at one end to totally student-centered at the other.

After examining the relational aspects of teaching, Reinsmith then provides a chapter on each of the teaching forms on the continuum.

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"A quick-review study guide for the AP exam"--Cover.

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This reference book surveys the state of higher education in Asia and thus provides a valuable perspective on changes in Eastern society.

An introductory essay discusses the current state of Asian higher education and provides a useful context for the rest of the work.