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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

€ 82.90

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

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

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
€ 34.53

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

€ 71.05
€ 64.86

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

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

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

€ 94.73
€ 79.10

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

€ 68.68
€ 53.80

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

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

€ 55.60
€ 51.49

Paperback. Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115719
ISBN
9780691115719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

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

€ 79.33
€ 55.92

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

€ 134.93

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
€ 21.98

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

€ 108.94
€ 90.50

Paperback. 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 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028569
ISBN
9780226028569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Barnes, Sandra L. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNA; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268801
ISBN
9780823268801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Barnes, Sandra L. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNA; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 256 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268795
ISBN
9780823268795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.91
€ 35.12

Hardback. Whilst these papers consider issues relating to access and exclusion for students, the remit of this volume is deliberately broad. It includes articles on access and exclusion with regard to academics and their managers, curriculum content and the manner in which the media approach this topic. Editor(s): Tight, Malcolm. Series: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762309740
ISBN
9780762309740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.32

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