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Higher Education 2015
KEY BESTSELLER REINVENTING HIGHER EDUCATIONThe Promise of Innovation
Edited by Ben Wildvasky, Andrew Kelly & Kevin Carey2011 300pp9781934742877 Paperback US$29.959781934742884 Hardback US$49.95
Higher education must evolve in fundamental ways if it is to respond to changing professional, economic, and technological
circumstances, and if it is to successfully reach and prepare a vast population of students for success in the coming decades. This book offers readers an overwhelmingly compelling view of the dilemmas facing higher education today and explores in detail a number of innovations that are worthy of special attention. Combines trenchant critiques of current conditions with thought-provoking analyses of possible reforms and new directions.
FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONALIZING THE ACADEMYLessons of Leadership in Higher Education
Edited by Gilbert W. Merkx & Riall W. NolanDec 2015 264pp9781612508665 Paperback US$33.009781612508672 Hardback US$66.00
Offers a detailed look at efforts to bring ambitious and expanding portfolios of international programmes to US campuses.
Gilbert W. Merkx and Riall W. Nolan, leading figures in the burgeoning international higher education sector, provide a thorough examination of how numerous “internationalizing” efforts are being implemented and promoted on a strikingly wide range of campuses. At the heart of the volume are accounts by eight of the US’s most experienced senior international officers that explore crucial aspects of their work.
PRIVATIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOODPublic Universities in the BalanceMatthew T. Lambert2014 344pp9781612507316 Paperback US$29.959781612507323 Hardback US$61.95
Examines a range of developments related to the privatisation of public higher education in the US, including increasing institutional autonomy, higher tuition, diminishing appropriations, alternative revenue sources, and modified governance relationships. Through a wide-ranging analysis of the current situation and detailed case studies, this title provides a panoramic account of the challenges faced by public institutions.
NEW HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYABILITYNew Models for Integrating Study and Work
Peter J. StokesAug 2015 224pp9781612508269 Paperback US$30.009781612508276 Hardback US$60.00
Focuses on how colleges and universities can collaborate with businesses in order to serve the educational and professional interests of their students.
Drawing on his extensive experience with universities and the business world, Peter J. Stokes argues that the need for closer alignment between the two sectors has never been more critical - and that the opportunities for partnership have never been greater. Incisive and practical, this book surveys the full range of current partnerships between businesses and higher education and points to opportunities that will best serve students now and in the future.
REINVENTING FINANCIAL AIDCharting a New Course to College Affordability
Edited by Andrew P. Kelly & Sara Goldrick-Rab2014 288pp9781612507149 Paperback US$29.959781612507156 Hardback US$61.95Educational Innovations
Two experts with very different points of view address the growing concern that student loan
programmes are not a sustainable solution to the problem of mounting college costs. They argue that the time has come to reform the financial aid system so that it is more effective in promoting college affordability, access, and completion. The authors identify and address basic issues and trends that cut across the sectors of higher education.
STRETCHING THE HIGHER EDUCATION DOLLARHow Innovation Can Improve Access, Equity, and AffordabilityEdited by Andrew P. Kelly & Kevin Carey2013 272pp9781612505947 Paperback US$29.959781612505954 Hardback US$60.00
Higher education experts explore innovative ways that colleges and universities can unbundle the various elements of the college experience while assessing costs and benefits and realising savings. Topics include effective strategies for reallocating resources to capture efficiencies, opportunities with massive open online courses (MOOCs), and ideas for building low-cost degree pathways from the ground up.
NEW UNIVERSAL DESIGN IN HIGHER EDUCATIONFrom Principles to Practice, Second Edition
Edited by Sheryl E. BurgstahlerSep 2015 384pp9781612508160 Paperback US$34.00 9781612508177 Hardback US$68.00
Offers a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute guide for creating fully accessible college and university programmes. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and
expanded, and it addresses major recent changes in universities and colleges, the law, and technology. This revised edition provides both a full survey of recent measures to make the full array of classes, services and programmes accessible to all students and practical guidance for schools as they work to turn the goal of universal accessibility into a reality. As such, it makes an indispensable contribution to the growing body of literature on special education and universal design.
FINANCING AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
William Zumeta et al2012 272pp9781612501253 Paperback US$29.959781612501260 Hardback US$49.95
This ambitious book grows out of the realisation that a convergence of economic, demographic, and political forces in the early twenty-first century requires a
fundamental re-examination of the financing of American higher education. The authors identify and address basic issues and trends that cut across the sectors of higher education.
WHAT EXCELLENT COMMUNITY COLLEGES DOPreparing All Students for SuccessJoshua S. Wyner2014 200pp9781612506494 Paperback US$26.959781612506500 Hardback US$60.00
Wyner draws on the insights and evidence gained in administering the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This book identifies four domains of excellence - degree completion, equity, student learning, and labour market success - and describes in rich detail the policies and practises that have allowed some community colleges to succeed in these domains.
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