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Higher & further education, tertiary education
Hardcover. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226028552
- ISBN
- 9780226028552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 90.12
€ 109.33
€ 90.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252060007
- ISBN
- 9780252060007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. This work examines the threat to academic freedom and tenure within higher education institutions from both outside and inside sources, and discusses the ethical justification in their implementation. It argues that academic freedom and tenure benefits both institutions and society. Series: Issues in Academic Ethics. Num Pages: 300 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683321
- ISBN
- 9780847683321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
Hardback. This book offers a contemporary perspective on the mobility of academics across the globe. With contributions from authors based across 4 continents focusing on the experience of academic mobility in Africa, Australia, Europe, the Gulf and the United States, the volume is both comprehensive and relevant. Series: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508532
- ISBN
- 9781783508532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547355
- ISBN
- 9781594547355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.61€ 55.92
€ 79.61
€ 55.92
Hardback. Takes readers through the changing landscape of academic freedom. This book examines the tension between institutional and individual interests. It shows how courts increasingly restrict professorial judgment, and how the feeble protection of what is posted on the Internet and written in email makes academics more vulnerable than ever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026605
- ISBN
- 9780674026605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.79€ 51.49
€ 55.79
€ 51.49
Paperback. Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514783
- ISBN
- 9781137514783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.28
€ 175.28
paperback. This is a provocative examination of the current state of academic freedom in the United States and around the world. Editor(s): Gerstmann, Evan; Streb, Matthew J. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JPVH2; JPWL; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759809
- ISBN
- 9780804759809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078215
- ISBN
- 9780520078215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.36
€ 68.92
€ 53.36
Hardcover. Uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to consider the conditions of knowledge production in the world. The author argues that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a kind of academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 tables, 50halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109213
- ISBN
- 9780226109213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Paperback. Presents an argument that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. This book investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalog, the library catalog, and the grading system. Num Pages: 668 pages, 51 halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 668
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109220
- ISBN
- 9780226109220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. An analysis of the institutional, academic, family, and personal contributors to the academic gender gap in liberal-state universities. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823975
- ISBN
- 9780774823975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. The book will appeal to anyone trying to make sense of contemporary higher education. Editor(s): Cantwell, Brendan; Kauppinen, Ilkka. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KJMV1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415376
- ISBN
- 9781421415376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 64.37
€ 71.30
€ 64.37
Paperback. The book will appeal to anyone trying to make sense of contemporary higher education. Editor(s): Cantwell, Brendan; Kauppinen, Ilkka. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KJMV1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415383
- ISBN
- 9781421415383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Defining the terms of academic capitalism in the new economy, this groundbreaking study offers essential insights into the trajectory of American higher education. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892332
- ISBN
- 9780801892332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.99
€ 40.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. Strong academic advising has been found to be a key contributor to student persistence (Center for Public Education, 2012), and many are expected to play an advising role, including academic, career, and faculty advisors; counselors; tutors; and student affairs staff. Yet there is little training on how to do so. Editor(s): Drake, Jayne K.; Jordan, Peggy; Miller, Marsha A. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JNH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118100929
- ISBN
- 9781118100929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85
€ 59.85
Hardcover. One of the challenges in higher education is helping students to achieve academic success while ensuring their personal and vocational needs are fulfilled. In this updated edition more than thirty experts offer their knowledge in what has become the most comprehensive, classic reference on academic advising. Editor(s): Gordon, Virginia N.; Habley, Wesley R.; Grites, Thomas J. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470371701
- ISBN
- 9780470371701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.26
€ 82.26
Paperback. The first book to address the negative consequences of corporatization of higher education. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667354
- ISBN
- 9781552667354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Grew out of the desire and necessity to understand just what went on in writing center tutoring sessions. Utilizing previous research - mostly dissertations that have not been widely read, the authors analyzes the available data using a grounded theory approach. Num Pages: 137 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CB; EB; JNMF; JNMT; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433117879
- ISBN
- 9781433117879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.84
€ 58.84
Paperback. A hands-on guide supporting both students and supervisors on the doctoral journey, helping make the process of achieving a PhD both enjoyable and productive. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JNMN; JNZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781483379449
- ISBN
- 9781483379449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
Hardback. Using a wide range of student testimony and oral history, Georgina Brewis sets in international, comparative context a one-hundred year history of student voluntarism and social action at UK colleges and universities, including such causes as relief for victims of fascism in the 1930s and international development in the 1960s. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JKSN1; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370136
- ISBN
- 9781137370136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.74€ 44.83
€ 51.74
€ 44.83
Paperback. With clarity and wisdom, Pope Benedict XVI sets out his vision for Editor(s): Brown, J Steven. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221472
- ISBN
- 9780813221472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.94
€ 26.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Offers principles to consider when creating a world history syllabus; and prompts a teacher, rather than aiming for full world coverage, to pick an interpretive focus and thread it through the course. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351740
- ISBN
- 9780822351740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Paperback. Offers principles to consider when creating a world history syllabus; and prompts a teacher, rather than aiming for full world coverage, to pick an interpretive focus and thread it through the course. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351887
- ISBN
- 9780822351887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12