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Caputo, Andrea, Ed.; Lock, Deborah, Ed.; Hack-Polay, Dieu, Ed. – Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022
Taking forward the notion of the scholar without borders, "International Environments and Practices of Higher Education" provides a critical review of the teaching practices in higher education in international contexts. Sticky problems and debates about inclusivity, diversity, and cultural representation in the curriculum and classroom…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Criticism
Washington, Durthy A. – Teachers College Press, 2023
Help students to explore the intertextuality of literature and to think more deeply and compassionately about the world. This book shows high school teachers and college instructors how to foreground a work's cultural context, recognizing that every culture has its own narrative tradition of oral and written classics that inform its literature.…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Literature, Social Justice, Reading Instruction
Murray, John W., Ed.; Miller, Michael T., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The number of staff members serving American higher education institutions has more than doubled in the past twenty years, as occupations in technology, development, government relations, and even athletic administration have grown as never before in the history of the academy. As the number, variety, and importance of these positions have grown,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Policy Formation, Private Colleges, Democracy
Burgan, Mary – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009
In this provocative work, Mary Burgan surveys the deterioration of faculty influence in higher education. From campus planning, curriculum, and instructional technology to governance, pedagogy, and academic freedom, she urges far greater consideration for the perspective of the faculty. Burgan evokes the pervasive atmosphere of charge and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Freedom, Educational Technology, Faculty Recruitment
Eigenbrod, Renate, Ed.; Episkenew, Jo-Ann, Ed. – 2002
This book contains 13 essays on Canadian Aboriginal literature. Topics include literary criticism, pedagogical issues, and the experiences of Native authors and of faculty teaching Aboriginal literature in mainstream institutions. Entries are: (1) "Natives on Native Literature: What Do We Rightly Write? Or: Shot Headfirst from the Canon"…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indian Studies, Authors, Canada Natives
Trumpbour, John, Ed. – 1989
This collection of 26 essays examines the historical position of Harvard University as one of the nation's most influential institutions. Included are: (1) "Introducing Harvard: A Social, Philosophical, and Political Profile" (John Trumpbour); (2) "How Harvard is Ruled: Administration and Governance at the Corporate University"…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Change Agents, College Faculty, Criticism
Benjamin, Lois, Ed. – 1997
This book includes 30 essays by black women college administrators and faculty. The essays explore the thematic issues of identity, power, and change and examining the impact of racism and sexism in institutions of higher education. Essay authors come from both historically black and predominantly white institutions, public and private…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Administrators, Black Achievement, Black Education
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1998
The 10 papers in this handbook consider higher education theory and research. Following an opening essay, "Recollections and Reflections," by C. Robert Pace, which offers reflections on higher education as a field, on its evolution, and it future research needs, papers include: "Reflections on the Study of Effective College Teaching…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Adolescents, Affirmative Action
Clements, Robert J. – 1978
This book is intended to be a sustained exposition of the principles, practices and standards of comparative literature. After a discussion of the origins, definitions and dimensions of the discipline, three chapters address questions of establishing and maintaining a department: staffing, budgeting, selecting students, setting up a curriculum,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Dissertations