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Higher Education in Transition: The Challenges of the New Millennium.
Losco, Joseph, Ed.; Fife, Brian L., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers records the current state of higher education and outlines the challenges higher education will face in the new millennium. The nine chapters are as follows: (1) "The American College Student: Three Decades of Change" (Alexander W. Astin); (2) "The Changing Role of Faculty" (Gary Rhoades); (3)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Athletics, College Administration, College Faculty
Technology Education and Development
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Lazinica, Aleksandar, Ed.; Calafate, Carlos, Ed. – InTech, 2009
The widespread deployment and use of Information Technologies (IT) has paved the way for change in many fields of our societies. The Internet, mobile computing, social networks and many other advances in human communications have become essential to promote and boost education, technology and industry. On the education side, the new challenges…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Experiential Learning
The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools. Volume 1
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Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Civil Rights, Educational History, Private Education
Children with Exceptional Needs in Regular Classrooms.
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Cohen, Libby G., Ed. – 1992
The nine papers in this book attempt to link recent changes in the education of children with exceptional needs with research findings and preferred instructional strategies. Considered are the characteristics of such children, accommodation of these students in regular classrooms, effective instructional strategies, legal requirements, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Compliance (Legal), Computer Uses in Education
The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools. Volume 2
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Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Teacher Certification, Student Rights, Teacher Shortage
The Craft of Teaching Adults. Third Edition.
Barer-Stein, Thelma, Ed.; Kompf, Michael, Ed. – 2001
This book, which is intended as a text for future and experienced adult educators, examines current theories and best practices in adult education. The book consists of 20 chapters written by prominent practitioners in the field of adult education. The chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Teachers Sharing Experiences" (James A. Draper);…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy