Higher Education in the Digital Age: Moving Academia Online, edited by Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood, and Jean-Michel Glachant (Edward Elgar Publishing; 219 pages; $130 hardcover, $31 e-book). Examines case studies in offering digital learning and research across the globe, including in subjects like economics, with models for designing successful projects.
Investigating College Student Misconduct, by Oren R. Griffin (Johns Hopkins University Press; 206 pages; $27.95 paperback or e-book). Looks at the investigation culture in academe, and explains the key concepts and processes involved in making sound and fair inquiries into student misconduct.
A Leader’s Guide to Competency-Based Education: From Inception to Implementation, by Deborah J. Bushway, Laurie Dodge, and Charla S. Long (Stylus Publishing; 157 pages; $125 hardcover, $29.95 paperback, $23.99 e-book). Advice on how to build and gain approval of a learning program in which students must demonstrate mastery of certain skills to earn a degree.
Reclaiming Accountability in Teacher Education, by Marilyn Cochran-Smith and others (Teachers College Press; 228 pages; $88 hardcover, $34.95 paperback or e-book). Traces the rise of accountability in teacher-education programs, discusses the flaws in the current accountability framework, and offers a more democratic approach characterized by equity and inclusivity.
The State Higher Education Executive Officer and the Public Good: Developing New Leadership for Improved Policy, Practice, and Research, edited by David A. Tandberg and others (Teachers College Press; 325 pages; $46.95 paperback or e-book). Offers guidance to state higher-education executives in improving student success, interacting well with campus leaders, and achieving other goals.
Teaching as the Art of Staging: A Scenario-Based College Pedagogy in Action, by Anthony Weston (Stylus Publishing; 233 pages; $95 hardcover, $29.95 paperback, $23.99 e-book). Proposes a new model of teaching, the Impresario With a Scenario, in which the instructor mobilizes students to stage dramatic learning adventures.
Who Are Universities For? Re-making Higher Education, by Tom Sperlinger, Josie McLellan, and Richard Pettigrew (Bristol University Press; 190 pages; $18 paperback, $17.10 e-book). Calls for a transformation in how students are admitted and taught, to create a more egalitarian system of higher education in Britain.
Write More, Publish More, Stress Less! Five Key Principles for a Creative and Sustainable Scholarly Practice, by Dannelle D. Stevens (Stylus Publishing; 295 pages; $95 hardcover, $29.95 paperback, $23.99 e-book). A guide for overcoming the psychological barriers to becoming a skilled academic writer, with strategies for being more productive.
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