This book celebrates the diversity of universities but recognises the challenges faced by new students. It offers research, case studies, and practical advice from international experts on student transition, retention, and the first-year experience.
This volume introduces 10 different teaching approaches—including Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf Pedagogy—that emerged from great transformations in schooling. It will appeal to students and researchers in the field of education and educational sciences.
Academic mobility in higher education is a high-profile phenomenon. This book reports research on the experience for students and staff, charting the far-reaching effects on universities, teaching, and individuals as they are forced to see themselves in a new light.
Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change
This collection of studies focuses on the rapid changes from Old to Middle English. With contributions from various fields and theoretical standpoints, it is essential for scholars and students of historical linguistics and the medieval history of English.
This book presents exciting findings on the sources of test score gaps, using powerful DNA-based methods to analyze race, socio-economic status, and ancestry. It also considers the policy question of how these findings should be disseminated to the public.
This toolbox eases the physiology exam-making process. It provides lists of concepts by topic for basic, advanced, or specialized areas. Grab questions “on demand” or create your own. Also includes bibliographies and teaching schedules to help you enjoy the joys of teaching.
Sustainability education equips learners with skills to improve their lives and the future of the planet. This volume offers valuable insights for delivering the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education, a vital resource for readers interested in sustainability.
Sustainable Development in Mechanical Engineering
Engineers have a responsibility to safeguard public health and safety. This book presents fifteen practical mechanical engineering cases that integrate design principles with environment, health, and safety risk management to prepare future engineers.
Small colleges are at risk. To survive, they must pivot their mission to weave deeper into the communities in which they reside. This book shows how these institutions can take direct action to make a bigger impact, draw more students, and breathe lifeblood into middle America.
Sustaining Excellence in ‘Communicating across the Curriculum’
This book presents cross-cultural best practices for using communication skills to enhance learning across disciplines. Featuring experiences from institutions worldwide, it highlights intriguing similarities and differences for scholars and teachers.
This book explores how quality teaching and learning can ensure that discipline and academic performance prevail. It shows that quality teaching can determine discipline and academic performance, particularly now that other disciplinary measures have been seen to be ineffective.
Tackling Online Education
Leading experts from eight countries discuss how national policy responses to COVID-19 shaped higher education. This book offers solutions to common problems like Zoom fatigue and lack of student engagement, and provides techniques for effective online teaching and learning.
This book is a roadmap for attracting, developing, and retaining top talent. With practical strategies and insights from leading experts, this essential guide empowers leaders to build high-performing teams and create a culture where people and performance thrive.
Tasks in Action
Empirical evidence on Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) in real classrooms is lacking. This volume fills that gap, compiling studies that describe what learners and teachers actually do, providing valuable new insights into TBLT implementation.
Teacher Education in India
A progressive country is built upon the quality and commitment of its teachers. The teacher education system is a powerful vehicle to raise educational standards. This collection of papers analyses this system and its improvement, with special reference to North East India.
Teacher Education in the 21st Century
Various teacher education questions are addressed in this volume, from different theoretical perspectives, with emphasis on actual practices in classrooms. The common denominator is the notion of convergence—the coexistence of people and practices in diverse contexts.
Teachers’ Journeys with Refugee Students
Through touching narratives, this book delves into the experiences of teachers educating refugee students. It captures the resilience of both teachers and students, revealing how educators navigate language barriers and trauma to provide vital academic and emotional support.
This book prepares teachers in Southern Africa to effectively teach exceptional children. It provides a new framework for inclusive education, calling for a partnership between universities and schools to improve educational equity and reform teacher education.
Teaching across the Curriculum
As many young people in Africa now perceive education as not useful, teachers must adjust their methods. This book will help teachers and lecturers be dynamic, efficient, and effective. Written by experienced scholars, it has been peer-reviewed by eminent academics.
Teaching and Learning at the University
This book analyzes transformative changes in university teaching and learning through case studies of Estonian, Swedish and Finnish universities. It explores how organisation-wide changes affect teaching practice, professional identities, and academic career paths.
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