Tracing the evolution of French sociology from the early twentieth century to the present day, this insightful book brings to the fore the renowned origins but relatively slow development of the discipline in France. Divided into four chronological sections it focuses on the social changes and institutional transformations that have impacted on the history of sociology in France as it relates t…
Governance -- Higher Education in Times of Discontent? -- Reform and Transformation Following Regime Change -- Change or Continuity in Higher Education Governance? -- The Governance and Management of Student Learning in Universities -- Distinctive Local Continuities Amidst Similar Neo-Liberal Changes: The Comparative Importance of the Particular -- Knowledge -- New Patterns of Diversity in High…
Chapter 1. Introduction; Alberto Amaral -- PART I: ANALYSING THE PROBLEM -- Chapter 2. Crossing the Border: Some Views, Largely Historical and Occasionally Heretical, On the Sudden Enthusiasm for an Exceedingly Ancient Practice; Guy Neave -- Chapter 3. The Business of Cross-Border Higher Education; Jamil Salmi and Orlanda Tavares -- PART II: THE VIEW OF STAKEHOLDERS -- Chapter 4. The Shift to S…
This book explores Marx's theory of the phenomenal forms in relation to critical pedagogy and educational action research, arguing that phenomenal forms pose a pedagogical obstacle to any endeavour that seeks to expand an individual's awareness of the larger social whole.
Preface -- Chapter 1 The Self Organizing University (SOU) -- Chapter 2 The State of Program Design and Development -- Chapter 3 The SOU Model -- Chapter 4 Theory -- Chapter 5 Research -- Chapter 6 Design -- Chapter 7 Implementation -- Chapter 8 The Design in Practice -- Chapter 9 Efficacy Research Underpinning the SOU -- Chapter 10 Impacts and Benefits -- Chapter 11 Engaging with Transformation…
Editorial; Chapter 1. A Non-binary Methodological Manoeuvre: Expert Quantitative and Novice Qualitative Researcher; Gemma Mann -- Chapter 2. Dipping Qualitative Toes into a Quantitative Worldview, Methodological Manoeuvres in a Multicultural Context; Cynthia Cowling and Celeste Lawson -- Chapter 3. Navigating the Path between Positivism and Interpretivism for Technology Academics Completing Edu…
Introduction by Emily Schnee, Alison Better and Martha Clark Cummings -- Part I: Social Structures and Student Agency -- Introduction to Part I by Alison Better -- Community College as a Site for Community Organizing: A Model for Facilitating Social Justice Engagement by Stuart Parker -- Disrupting the Dream: Teaching Civil Rights History at a 21st Century Community College by Debra Schultz -- …
Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy Series Editor: Jason Laker, San José State University, USA This book outlines how undergraduate students engage with civic and community projects and how this can be encouraged by their universities. It also explores how universities can build on this involvement and develop undergraduates' civic and democratic capacities, includin…
PART I. The Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 1. The Unintended Consequences of University Governance Reforms.- Chapter 2. Poor Policy Design and Implementation -- PART II: The Historical Evolution of Italian Higher Education.- Chapter 3. From the Post-WWII Period To The 1980 Modernization Law.- Chapter 4. Autonomy And Funding: The Reforms Of the Late 1980s to the Mid-1990s.- Chapter 5. Lead…
Using an anti-deficit approach, Black Men in the Academy explores narratives of resiliency, success, and achievement for black men in the academy. This book is an important text for scholars interested in promoting success in education for underrepresented minorities.