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Direct linkWassermann, Selma – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022
The book offers concrete and specific suggestions for improving teacher education programs, including improved strategies for selection into the program; key ingredients for pre-service course work; courses that emphasize skill development in critical areas of teaching practice and more effective evaluation of student teaching that emphasizes…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Educational Change
Springer, Sally P.; Morgan, Joyce Vining; Griesemer, Nancy; Reider, Jon – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2023
Newly revised and thoroughly updated, the fifth edition of Admission Matters continues to be the go-to guide for students and families seeking help with the college admissions process. Higher education experts Sally P. Springer, Ph.D., Joyce Vining Morgan, Ph.D., Nancy Griesemer, M.A., and Jon Reider, Ph.D., deliver a practical and accessible…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, High School Students, College Applicants
Poon, OiYan A., Ed.; Bastedo, Michael N., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2022
"Rethinking College Admissions" probes the many facets of higher education admissions and translates research-backed insights into actionable strategies for innovative, equitable admissions practices. Edited by scholars OiYan A. Poon and Michael N. Bastedo, this collection gives readers an evidence-based understanding of postsecondary…
Descriptors: College Admission, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Xue, Eryong; Li, Jian – Springer, 2022
This book explores the holistic development of vocational education in Chinese education system. It investigates the vocational education policy development, student development, allocation of teachers' resources, financial mechanism and system, students' financial aid, examination and enrollment, private vocational education system, and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Vocational Education, Educational Change
Burns, Emily; Gallagher, Gabrielle – National Catholic Educational Association, 2016
Just as curriculum and instructional strategy needs to be adjusted for 21st century learners, so does the admissions strategy. Contains additional tools and resources for all those responsible in building a strong future for the Catholic school.
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Enrollment
Jennifer L. Hodgson, Editor; Jacquelyn M. Pelzer, Editor – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2024
"Veterinary Medical Education: A Practical Guide, Second Edition" offers a comprehensive reference to all aspects of veterinary medical education, providing concrete guidance for instructors in a variety of settings. The book gives real-world, practical, veterinary-specific advice on all aspects of designing and implementing a veterinary…
Descriptors: Guides, Veterinary Medical Education, Guidance, Curriculum Implementation
Peer reviewedPerna, Laura W., Ed. – Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 2022
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Theories, Educational Research, Admission Criteria
Buckley, Jack, Ed.; Letukas, Lynn, Ed.; Wildavsky, Ben, Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
For more than seventy-five years, standardized tests have been considered a vital tool for gauging students' readiness for college. However, few people--including students, parents, teachers, and policy makers--understand how tests like the SAT or ACT are used in admissions decisions. Once touted as the best way to compare students from diverse…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Admission Criteria
Mountford-Zimdars, Anna, Ed.; Sabbagh, Daniel, Ed.; Post, David, Ed. – University of Chicago Press, 2015
What does "fairness" mean internationally in terms of access to higher education? Increased competition for places in elite universities has prompted a worldwide discussion regarding the fairness of student admission policies. Despite budget cuts from governments--and increasing costs for students--competition is fierce at the most…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Competition
Orfield, Gary, Ed.; Ayscue, Jennifer B., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2018
School choice is an increasingly important part of today's educational landscape and this timely volume presents fresh research about the competitive admissions policies of choice systems. Based on their investigation of a unique civil rights challenge to school choice admissions policies in politically and racially divided Buffalo, New York, and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Admission (School), Urban Schools
Kaufman, Michael J. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
In "Badges and Incidents," Michael J. Kaufman undertakes an interdisciplinary investigation of American education law and pedagogy. By weaving together the invaluable insights of law, education, history, political science, economics, psychology, and neuroscience, this book illuminates the ways in which the design of the American…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Equal Education, School Law
Alon, Sigal – Russell Sage Foundation, 2015
No issue in American higher education is more contentious than that of race-based affirmative action. In light of the ongoing debate around the topic and recent Supreme Court rulings, affirmative action policy may be facing further changes. As an alternative to race-based affirmative action, some analysts suggest affirmative action policies based…
Descriptors: Race, Social Class, Affirmative Action, Models
Seligman, Amanda I. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012
Landing a job in today's academic job market is no easy feat. Is graduate school the answer? This informed and candid book provides anyone thinking about pursuing an advanced degree--and those who support them--with the inside scoop on what to expect in graduate school. Amanda I. Seligman helps potential students navigate graduate study--not just…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Social Life, Residence Requirements, Labor Market
Smith, Wilson, Ed.; Bender, Thomas, Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008
This long-awaited sequel to Richard Hofstadter and Wilson Smith's classic anthology "American Higher Education: A Documentary History" presents one hundred and seventy-two key edited documents that record the transformation of higher education over the past sixty years. The volume includes such seminal documents as Vannevar Bush's 1945…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation
Download full textJames, Theresa A. – National Collegiate Honors Council, 2006
This monograph is an idea book for two-year institutions thinking of adding an honors program to their list of academic offerings, and as such aspires to provide a useful description of the many options available to honors education for the several audiences who, as a matter of course, may become stakeholders in the operation of a two-year college…
Descriptors: Guides, Two Year Colleges, Honors Curriculum, Program Development
