How can university teachers improve the quality of student learning? Michael Prosser and Keith Trigwell argue that the answer lies in determining how students perceive their learning situations. This text outlines the principles underlying successful teaching and learning in
Den unge nigerianske kvinde Ifemelu forlader sit hjemland og sin første kærlighed. Hun rejser til Amerika for at starte et nyt liv, men opdager at hendes forventninger ikke svarer til virkeligheden
Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investme…
Forlagets beskrivelse: This new edition of the basic resource has been substantially restructured and updated to reflect the very latest CPD requirements and includes several new chapters. It reviews current policy on CPD and discusses the theoretical basis for maintaining compe…
Based on field research conducted by the author in 2008, this book consists of a careful examination of graffiti written on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides of the Israeli-built "separation wall". With interviews with college students on both sides about the graffiti
Abstract: "Self-regulation in education is a familiar and important topic for all educators: professors, administrators, teachers, researchers, journalists, and scholars. As educational standards require that students take control of what and how they learn, self-regulation skil…
Graduate schools churn out tens of thousands of PhDs and MAs every year. Yet more than half of all college courses are taught by adjunct faculty, which means that the chances of an academic landing a tenure-track job seem only to shrink as student loan and credit card debts grow…
Generation Z is rapidly replacing Millennials on college campuses. Those born from 1995 through 2010 have different motivations, learning styles, characteristics, skill sets, and social concerns than previous generations. This book showcases findings from a study of over 1100 Ge…
Offers a novel approach for educational assessment courses. Stressing a practical approach that encourages students to think critically about designing the appropriate assessment for a wide range of situations, this title provides students with tools they can use in their classr…
