Education

Community College

An alternative to prohibitively expensive universities, community colleges are hot. Known for their service to "non-traditional" adult students, these schools are now popular with recent high school graduates who view them as a springboard to a four-year college or as a fast-track to a career. Over 10 million students annually, including 55 percent of first-time freshmen, enroll in community colleges. This unique guide discusses the benefits of attending a community college and covers how to apply, what to expect from the community college experience, how to afford it, where a community college education can lead, and more.Susan Stafford, PhD (Alexandria, VA), has worked in the federal government and as a fundraising and communications professional in institutions of higher education. She draws from a network of real-life community college administrators, faculty, and students for advice and information to make this book objective and helpful.

Wellesley College

On September 8, 1875, Wellesley College, an undergraduate liberal arts college for women, opened its doors to its first students. Eager, brave, and determined, they came from around the country to begin their new life. They took classes and made their home in College Hall, the grand building founders Henry and Pauline Durant built on a hill overlooking Lake Waban. From the beginning, an outstanding faculty, led and inspired by a series of gifted female presidents, devoted themselves to the education of their students, encouraging intellectual discussion, debate, and analytical thought. In this pioneering world of women`s education, a community of learners was born and has thrived for the past 130 years. Wellesley`s graduates have carried the tradition of excellence beyond the campus, epitomizing the college`s mission ?to provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world.? In photographs and words, Wellesley College tells the story of this school from its early beginnings. On September 8, 1875, Wellesley College, an undergraduate liberal arts college for women, opened its doors to its first students. Eager, brave, and determined, they came from around the country to begin their new life. They took classes and made their home in College Hall, the grand building founders Henry and Pauline Durant built on a hill overlooking Lake Waban. From the beginning, an outstanding faculty, led and inspired by a series of gifted female presidents, devoted themselves to the education of their students, encouraging intellectual discussion, debate, and analytical thought. In this pioneering world of women`s education, a community of learners was born and has thrived for the past 130 years. Wellesley`s graduates have carried the tradition of excellence beyond the campus, epitomizing the college`s mission ?to provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world.? In photographs and words, Wellesley Coll

Community College

An alternative to prohibitively expensive universities, community colleges are hot. Known for their service to "non-traditional" adult students, these schools are now popular with recent high school graduates who view them as a springboard to a four-year college or as a fast-track to a career. Over 10 million students annually, including 55 percent of first-time freshmen, enroll in community colleges. This unique guide discusses the benefits of attending a community college and covers how to apply, what to expect from the community college experience, how to afford it, where a community college education can lead, and more.Susan Stafford, PhD (Alexandria, VA), has worked in the federal government and as a fundraising and communications professional in institutions of higher education. She draws from a network of real-life community college administrators, faculty, and students for advice and information to make this book objective and helpful.

Wellesley College

On September 8, 1875, Wellesley College, an undergraduate liberal arts college for women, opened its doors to its first students. Eager, brave, and determined, they came from around the country to begin their new life. They took classes and made their home in College Hall, the grand building founders Henry and Pauline Durant built on a hill overlooking Lake Waban. From the beginning, an outstanding faculty, led and inspired by a series of gifted female presidents, devoted themselves to the education of their students, encouraging intellectual discussion, debate, and analytical thought. In this pioneering world of women`s education, a community of learners was born and has thrived for the past 130 years. Wellesley`s graduates have carried the tradition of excellence beyond the campus, epitomizing the college`s mission ?to provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world.? In photographs and words, Wellesley College tells the story of this school from its early beginnings. On September 8, 1875, Wellesley College, an undergraduate liberal arts college for women, opened its doors to its first students. Eager, brave, and determined, they came from around the country to begin their new life. They took classes and made their home in College Hall, the grand building founders Henry and Pauline Durant built on a hill overlooking Lake Waban. From the beginning, an outstanding faculty, led and inspired by a series of gifted female presidents, devoted themselves to the education of their students, encouraging intellectual discussion, debate, and analytical thought. In this pioneering world of women`s education, a community of learners was born and has thrived for the past 130 years. Wellesley`s graduates have carried the tradition of excellence beyond the campus, epitomizing the college`s mission ?to provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world.? In photographs and words, Wellesley Coll

The College Board and American Higher Education (Hardcover)

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has been striking fear in students since 1900. Yet, one of the motivations behind such standardized testing by the College Board (formerly called the College Entrance Examination Board) was to create a meritocracy in which `native intelligence` counted more than wealth or social status. In this first major history in many years, Riccards (Hall Institute of Public Policy, New Jersey) traces the Board`s origins from admissions exams endorsed by some East coast college presidents to debates over SAT relevance and bias. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation )2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The College Board and American Higher Education (Hardcover)

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has been striking fear in students since 1900. Yet, one of the motivations behind such standardized testing by the College Board (formerly called the College Entrance Examination Board) was to create a meritocracy in which `native intelligence` counted more than wealth or social status. In this first major history in many years, Riccards (Hall Institute of Public Policy, New Jersey) traces the Board`s origins from admissions exams endorsed by some East coast college presidents to debates over SAT relevance and bias. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation )2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Virtuality and Education

The main common themes of an earlier book in this series, Virtual Learning and Higher Education , were: the extent to which education should become ‘virtual’, the actual cost and value of such innovation and to what degree such education suits its stakeholders. In order to further engage with these important issues a conference was held in Mansfield College, Oxford in September 2003. An edited selection of the papers from that event along with relevant papers that developed as a result of the conference’s subsequent correspondences are the contents of this book.The chapters cover a spectrum of practical issues from ‘at the e-chalkface’ experimentations with virtual technologies via those who consider the consequences of establishing such systems through to those interested in developing long-term strategy or policy in the area.This stimulating and important book is aimed at researchers of topics such as technology-driven education, philosophy, innovation and cultural studies. It is also meant to appeal to anyone with an interest in the ‘virtual’ world of education.

Women in Higher Education

A comprehensive encyclopaedia on the experience of women in higher education. Women now outnumber men in US college enrollment. Among minority groups, the percentage of women is even greater. How is this involvement in higher education changing women's lives?

Online Education

Online education or instruction?-any form of learning/teaching via a computer network, i.e. Internet, WWW, or LAN?is rapidly becoming a major mode of educational delivery used by schools, colleges, and corporations. ONLINE EDUCATION is a comprehensive introduction to and overview of learning and teaching in "cyberspace." Kearsley, an author of Wadsworth`s DISTANCE EDUCATION: A SYSTEMS VIEW, provides pre-service and in-service teachers, college faculty, and staff with a formal survey of this new and growing educational paradigm.

Online Education

Online education or instruction?-any form of learning/teaching via a computer network, i.e. Internet, WWW, or LAN?is rapidly becoming a major mode of educational delivery used by schools, colleges, and corporations. ONLINE EDUCATION is a comprehensive introduction to and overview of learning and teaching in "cyberspace." Kearsley, an author of Wadsworth`s DISTANCE EDUCATION: A SYSTEMS VIEW, provides pre-service and in-service teachers, college faculty, and staff with a formal survey of this new and growing educational paradigm.