In response to fears of crime and decay, the University of Pennsylvania attempted, during the 1960s and 1970s, to change its environs in a way that its planners believed would be more attractive to students, faculty and staff. Under the umbrella of the West Philadelphia Corporat…
This dissertation is an examination of the branding of four Jesuit universities in the United States. From their rich traditions and distinctive Catholic education, Jesuit institutions hold a unique space in the marketplace of higher education. The purpose of this study is to un…
This book explores rurality and education in sub-Saharan Africa through a lens of social justice. The second volume of a two-volume project, this book explores possibilities and constraints of rural social justice in diverse educational contexts, with particular emphasis on high…
This book explores the idea of the 'Entrepreneurial University within the institutional environment that focuses on the production, dissemination, and exploitation of knowledge. Keeping its gaze firmly on the constitutive elements of the knowledge-based institutional environment…
This book explores the idea of the 'Entrepreneurial University within the institutional environment that focuses on the production, dissemination, and exploitation of knowledge. Keeping its gaze firmly on the constitutive elements of the knowledge-based institutional environment…
"In this new volume, editors Lynn H. Collins, Joan C. Chrisler, and Kathryn Quina provide a wealth of information about institutional pitfalls in higher education professions, advice on how to handle difficult situations, and encouragement to those who persevere in their pursuit…
Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) represent 99.9% of businesses in the UK and they face significant challenges with regards to start-up, survival and growth. Their ability to deal with these challenges is assisted, in some cases, by the provision of business supp…
Credit where credit is due: respecting authorship and intellectual property
by Mabrouk, Patricia Ann, Currano, Judith N., American Chemical Society., Division of Chemical Information, Write thing to do: ethical considerations in authorship & the assignment of credit (Conference), San Francisco, Californie)
"Over the past three decades, professions across the European Union have faced significant and radical challenges. This book analyses three professional groups involved in the academic and health sectors and how they are affected by different national Welfare State models such a…
College tuition has risen more rapidly than overall inflation for much of the past century, and in recent years this growth has accelerated. The rhetoric of crisis now permeates public discussion of the cost of attendance. Much of what is written ties rapidly rising tuition to…