Three complete papers for the Cambridge Young Learners English tests (Starters, Movers and Flyers).
Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level. Taming the River examines the academic and social dynamics of different ethnic groups during the first two years of college. Focusing on racial[...]
This book's title--MCKEACHIE'S TEACHING TIPS: STRATEGIES, RESEARCH, AND THEORY FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHERS--says it all. This indispensable handbook provides helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday challenges of university teaching and those that arise in efforts to maximize le[...]
The radical transformation that universities are undergoing today is no less far-reaching than the upheavals that it experienced in the 1960s. However today, when almost 50 per cent of young people participate in higher education, what occurs in universities matters directly to the whole of society.[...]
With a Foreword by Jim Cora, former Chairman of Disneyland International"A leadership blueprint, applicable in any organization." Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, U.S. Navy (Ret.), and author of "It's Your Ship" "When I first arrived at The Walt Disney Company, I was surprised to find I had to go back [...]
Provides faculty, staff, and administrators at two and four year institutions with a model of assessment that captures the complexity of the undergraduate experience and offers information about how to improve teaching and learning. This book illuminates the central roles played by the academic disc[...]