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College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be by Andrew Delbanco Publisher Comments "Those who love traditional colleges and universities, but also recognize the imperative of reducing inequalities in income and opportunity, confront a profound moral and intellectual challenge. Andrew Delbanco, one of our most humane and rigorous... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover 
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Major in Success: Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job by Patrick Combs Publisher Comments With so much at stake during college, students need smart and inspiring advice to help them excel. Now in its fifth edition, MAJOR IN SUCCESS reaches out to undecided freshmen and sophomores in search of a major that suits their interests and career... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty by Thomas A. Angelo Publisher Comments Engaging students in active learning is a predominant theme in today?s classrooms. To promote active learning, teachers across the disciplines and in all kinds of colleges are incorporating collaborative learning into their teaching. Collaborative... (read more) List Price $43.25 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing by Tonette S. (edt) Rocco Publisher Comments The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing is a groundbreaking resource that offers emerging and experienced scholars from all disciplines a comprehensive review of the essential elements needed to craft scholarly papers and other writing suitable... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Trade Paper
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Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses by Richard Arum Publisher Comments In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelors degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some parents begin planning for the expense of sending their kids to college when... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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Write for College: A Student Handbook by Write Source Publisher Comments - MLA and APA documentation and research paper styles- Student models of critical college writing forms- Clear guidelines for citing print and electronic sources- Writing process and Proofreading... (read more) List Price $27.10 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another by Rebecca D. Cox Publisher Comments They’re not the students strolling across the bucolic liberal arts campuses where their grandfathers played football. They are first-generation college students—children of immigrants and blue-collar workers—who know that their hopes... (read more) Your price: $17.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom Publisher Comments THE BRILLIANT AND CONTROVERSIAL CRITIQUE OF AMERICAN CULTURE WITH NEARLY A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT In 1987, eminent political philosopher Allan Bloom published The Closing of the American Mind, an appraisal of contemporary America that “hits... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Academic Job Search Handbook by Julia Miller Vick Publisher Comments For more than 15 years, The Academic Job Search Handbook has assisted job seekers in all academic disciplines in their search for faculty positions. The guide includes information on aspects of the search that are common to all levels, with invaluable... (read more) Your price: $20.25 New - Trade Paper
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Scholarship Reconsidered : Priorities of the Professoriate (90 Edition) by Ernest L. Boyer Publisher Comments The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Ernest L. Boyer's Scholarship Reconsidered offers a new paradigm that recognizes the full range of scholarly activity by college and university faculty and questions the existence of a reward system... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Real College: The Essential Guide to Student Life by Douglas Stone and Elizabeth Tippett Publisher Comments An invaluable education for college students on how to get the big things right — in and out of the classroom. Few people have as much experience helping students cope with college life as Douglas Stone, a long-time Harvard residential adviser... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook on Globalization and Higher Education by Roger (edt) King Book News Annotation Scholars mostly of education, but also politics and public policy, assemble a broad guide to higher education in a globalized world, fighting valiantly to avoid a Western bias. Among the topics are the university as a global institution, extra... (read more) Your price: $286.50 New - Hardcover
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Analysing Teaching-Learning Interactions in Higher Education: Accounting for Structure and Agency by Paul Ashwin Publisher Comments Whilst current research into teaching and learning offers many insights into the experiences of academics and students in higher education, it has two significant shortcomings. It does not highlight the dynamic ways in which students and academics impact... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Trade Paper
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New Directions for Community Colleges #225: Advancing the Regional Role of Two-Year Colleges: New Directions for Community Colleges by L. Allen (edt) Phelps Publisher Comments In the midst of a challenging economic recovery, the nation’s policy makers and education leaders are seeking new and potentially more effective strategies to align personal and public educational investments with job creation, increased levels of... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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How to Get A's in College: Hundreds of Student-Tested Tips by Frances Northcutt Publisher Comments Here, hundreds of successful college grads explain how to survive the college years, including how to get top grades, find the right major, manage time, stay motivated, avoid stress, seek out the best teachers and courses, form important relationships... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities (New in Paper) (Public Square) by Martha C. Nussbaum Publisher Comments "Martha Nussbaum is the most erudite and visionary scholar writing on higher education today. Once again, she has laid out a novel and compelling argument with all of the clarity and rigor we expect from her writing. Not for Profit reminds us all that... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Learning Communities by Barbara Leigh Smith Publisher Comments Praise for Learning Communities "Every college teacher should read this comprehensive and insightful analysis of one of the most important pedagogical movements in contemporary higher education." –Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Carter... (read more) List Price $48.00 Your price: $44.20 New - Hardcover
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Higher Education and the Market by Roger Brown Publisher Comments The introduction of market forces into higher education is the most crucial issue facing universities and colleges today. As the role of universities in the knowledge society becomes ever more apparent, and as public funding reaches its limit... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Trade Paper
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We're Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education by Richard P. Keeling Publisher Comments America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. This is a true educational emergency! Many college graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers... (read more) Your price: $26.25 New - Trade Paper
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Jb-Carnegie Foundation for the Adavancement of Teaching #11: The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century by George E. Walker Publisher Comments Doctoral Education for Future Generations "Improving doctoral education is the lynchpin for higher education reform, and in this spirit The Formation of Scholars was built from an unusual process in which faculty-student teams from corresponding... (read more) Your price: $45.25 New - Hardcover
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