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53 produkter
Curricular Landscapes, Democratic Vistas
Transformative Leadership in Higher Education
Inbunden, 1989
832 kr
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William G. Tierney offers a different way of thinking about the curriculum in post-secondary curriculum than is customary. Through an in-depth analysis of seven ethnographic case studies, the author demonstrates how the curriculum itself is a cultural product which institutions of higher education …
Culture and Ideology in Higher Education
Advancing a Critical Agenda
Av William G. Tierney, William G. Tierney
Inbunden, 1991
1038 kr
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This book is a unique invitation to rethink some of the most basic assumptions of higher education. The essays demonstrate that researchers have often concentrated on issues of effectiveness and efficiency in academe, rather than on issues of social justice and democracy. Participants in and …
Social Role of Higher Education
Comparative Perspectives
Av William G Tierney, Ken Kempner
E-bok, 2018
641 kr
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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities, and how …
Social Role of Higher Education
Comparative Perspectives
Av William G Tierney, Ken Kempner
E-bok, 2018
641 kr
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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities, and how …
Academic Outlaws
Queer Theory and Cultural Studies in the Academy
Inbunden, 1997
2371 kr
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One of the few portraits of higher education from a postmodern queer analysis that is devoid of painful rhetoric and brutal theorizing. I plan to use it for a course I teach on gay and lesbian issues. A passionately argued and personally revealing postmodern analysis of academia and the queer …
Academic Outlaws
Queer Theory and Cultural Studies in the Academy
Häftad, 1997
1529 kr
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One of the few portraits of higher education from a postmodern queer analysis that is devoid of painful rhetoric and brutal theorizing. I plan to use it for a course I teach on gay and lesbian issues. A passionately argued and personally revealing postmodern analysis of academia and the queer …
Building the Responsive Campus
Creating High Performance Colleges and Universities
Häftad, 1999
1044 kr
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As we enter the 21st century, colleges and universities are in great flux. Fiscal shortfalls, a suspicious public, a more consumer-driven market, and a host of other concerns demand that postsecondary institutions restructure themselves. Building the Responsive Campus offers a critique of modern …
Promotion and Tenure
Community and Socialization in Academe
Av William G. Tierney, Estela Mara Bensimon
Häftad, 1996
442 kr
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Articulates salient problems of tenure-track faculty, especially women and faculty of color. Offers a new paradigm to delineate ways in which the academic community can help socialize younger faculty, and honor differences more readily.Research on the organizational culture in higher education …
Representation and the Text
Re-Framing the Narrative Voice
Av William G. Tierney, Yvonna S. Lincoln
Häftad, 1997
579 kr
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Focuses on authorial representations of contested reality in qualitative research.Focuses on authorial representations of contested reality in qualitative research.This book focuses on representations of contested realities in qualitative research. The authors examine two separate, but …
Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance
Negotiating the Perfect Storm
Inbunden, 2004
523 kr
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Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles: intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions …
New Players, Different Game
Understanding the Rise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Av William G. Tierney, Guilbert C. Hentschke
Inbunden, 2007
512 kr
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As the economic value of education increases, as more students seek to complete college courses while forgoing the "undergraduate experience," and as funding for public higher education decreases, the for-profit higher education sector has exploded. In New Players, Different Game, William G. …
Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance
Negotiating the Perfect Storm
Häftad, 2009
358 kr
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Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles: intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions …
Web of Leadership
Presidency in Higher Education
Inbunden, 1988
1153 kr
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The 3rd volume of Contemporary Ethnographic Studies focuses on the Web of Leadership and Presidency in Higher Education.
Official Encouragement, Institutional Discouragement
Minorities in Academia-The Native American Experience
Inbunden, 1992
1040 kr
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The impetus for this book derives from the unusually high percentage of minority students generally, and Native American students specifically, who do not complete a collegiate degree. Of all ethnic groups in the U.S., Indian students experience the most difficulty in obtaining a degree. A host of …
Official Encouragement, Institutional Discouragement
Minorities in Academe-The Native American Experience
Häftad, 1992
599 kr
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The impetus for this book derives from the unusually high percentage of minority students generally, and Native American students specifically, who do not complete a collegiate degree. Of all ethnic groups in the U.S., Indian students experience the most difficulty in obtaining a degree. A host of …
Building Communities of Difference
Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century
Inbunden, 1993
834 kr
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Higher education is in a time of crisis--diminishing funds, rising costs, lack of student preparation for college work, low morale among students and faculty, strained relations between faculty and administration, and confusion about curriculum and educational goals. Tierney believes that the …
Building Communities of Difference
Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century
Häftad, 1993
503 kr
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Higher education is in a time of crisis--diminishing funds, rising costs, lack of student preparation for college work, low morale among students and faculty, strained relations between faculty and administration, and confusion about curriculum and educational goals. Tierney believes that the …
For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Their Markets, Regulation, Performance, and Place in Higher Education
Av William G. Tierney, Vicente M. Lechuga m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
556 kr
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Do for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) pose a threat to traditional providers of higher education, or do they play a vital role at a time when the capacity of public and private non-profits to meet demand is constrained? With the US no longer the leader in developing a college-educated …
Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making
Theory and Practice in Higher Education
E-bok, 2023
455 kr
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Colleges and universities are currently undergoing the most significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising costs, increased competition from for-profit providers, the impact of technology, and the changing desires and needs of consumers have combined to create a dynamic tension …
Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making
Theory and Practice in Higher Education
E-bok, 2023
455 kr
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Colleges and universities are currently undergoing the most significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising costs, increased competition from for-profit providers, the impact of technology, and the changing desires and needs of consumers have combined to create a dynamic tension …
For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Their Markets, Regulation, Performance, and Place in Higher Education
Av William G. Tierney, Vicente M. Lechuga m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
556 kr
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Do for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) pose a threat to traditional providers of higher education, or do they play a vital role at a time when the capacity of public and private non-profits to meet demand is constrained? With the US no longer the leader in developing a college-educated …
Successful Global Collaborations in Higher Education Institutions
Av William G Tierney, Adnan H M Zahed m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
529 kr
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Successful Global Collaborations in Higher Education Institutions
Av William G Tierney, Adnan H M Zahed m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
597 kr
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Social Role of Higher Education
Comparative Perspectives
Av Ken Kempner, William G Tierney
Inbunden, 2018
2076 kr
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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities, and how …
Social Role of Higher Education
Comparative Perspectives
Av Ken Kempner, William G Tierney
Häftad, 2020
531 kr
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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities, and how …
Postsecondary Play
The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education
Av William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
520 kr
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The college application process-which entails multiple forms, essays, test scores, and deadlines-can be intimidating. For students without substantial school and family support, the complexity of this process can become a barrier to access. William G. Tierney, Tracy Fullerton, and their teams at …
Postsecondary Play
The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education
Av William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
370 kr
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The college application process-which entails multiple forms, essays, test scores, and deadlines-can be intimidating. For students without substantial school and family support, the complexity of this process can become a barrier to access. William G. Tierney, Tracy Fullerton, and their teams at …
Diversifying Digital Learning
Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity
Av William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
600 kr
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How does the digital divide affect the teaching and learning of historically underrepresented students?Many schools and programs in low-income neighborhoods lack access to the technological resources, including equipment and Internet service, that those in middle- and upper-income neighborhoods …
Relational Sociology and Research on Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Av William G. Tierney, Suneal Kolluri
Inbunden, 2020
1250 kr
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Brings relational sociology to bear on educational research.Relational sociology was conceived by theorists frustrated by what they viewed as an incomplete accounting of social reality. Torn between notions of structural rigidity, on the one hand, and rational choice individualism, on the other, …
Relational Sociology and Research on Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Av William G. Tierney, Suneal Kolluri
Häftad, 2021
588 kr
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Brings relational sociology to bear on educational research.Relational sociology was conceived by theorists frustrated by what they viewed as an incomplete accounting of social reality. Torn between notions of structural rigidity, on the one hand, and rational choice individualism, on the other, …
