Over the last decade, a heated debate has raged in the US and the UK over whether the humanities are in crisis, and, if there is one, what form this crisis takes and what the response should be. Quest
Over the last decade, a heated debate has raged in the US and the UK over whether the humanities are in crisis, and, if there is one, what form this crisis takes and what the response should be. Quest
An almost universal driving force for contemporary change in universities is the shifting view of higher education as more of a private than a public good. Towards the Private Funding of Higher E
Global rankings and the Geopolitics of Higher Education is an examination of the impact and influence that university rankings have had on higher education, policy and public opinion in recent years.
Global rankings and the Geopolitics of Higher Education is an examination of the impact and influence that university rankings have had on higher education, policy and public opinion in recent years.
Governance is becoming increasingly important in universities just as it is in the wider world of commerce and banking. Historically, universities were run by their academic communities but as mass hi
In addition to many other issues that touch higher education around the world, diversity and equity in higher education is fast becoming a major opportunity and challenge to institutions, countries an
Global Affirmative Matters focuses specifically on affirmative action policies in higher education admissions, the sphere that has been the most controversial in many of the nations that have such pol
Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mecha
The great universities of the world are to a large extent defined in the public imagination by their physical form: when people think of a university, they usually think of a distinctive place, rather
The ‘tribes and territories’ metaphor for the cultures of academic disciplines and their roots in different knowledge characteristics has been used by those interested in university life and work sinc
Universities are fundamental to the contemporary knowledge economy. They directly and indirectly support economic growth in both developing and advanced economies. In addition to their traditional tea
Universities have been propelled into the center of the global political economy of knowledge production by a number of factors: mass education, academic capitalism, the globalization of knowledge, th
The financing of higher education is undergoing great change in many countries around the world. In recent years many countries are moving from a system where the costs of funding higher education are
Interest in the quality of higher education provision has been steadily increasing over the last twenty years. This has been driven largely by the international creation of explicit policies and repor
There are 100 million students in higher education throughout the world today. This collection provides some indication of what are they are learning and of their wider experiences. It also outlines t
The Engaged University is a comprehensive empirical account of the global civic engagement movement in higher education. In universities around the world, something extraordinary is underway. Mobilizi
As universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine how the university’s mission has changed. Official re
The latest volume in the Routledge International Studies in Higher Education Series, Academic and Professional Identities in Higher Education: The Challenges of a Diversifying Workforce, reviews the i
Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education looks beyond student and faculty exchanges to examine the myriad ways international colleges and universities work together as institutions. These partner
Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mecha
The ‘tribes and territories’ metaphor for the cultures of academic disciplines and their roots in different knowledge characteristics has been used by those interested in university life and work sinc
Scholars mostly of education but some from other disciplines ponder what it is to be a university in the 21st century, what the university might become, what limitations are pressing upon the universi
"University civic engagement encompasses a broad range of efforts to directly apply university resources to the communities and societies in which they are located. These activities include applied re
The latest volume in the Routledge International Studies in Higher Education series, Accountability in Higher Education takes an in-depth look at accountability initiatives around the world. Various e
Encouraged by their institutions and governments and aided by advances in technology and communication, researchers increasingly pursue international collaborations with high hopes for scientific brea
"Sakamoto and Chapman's Cross-border Partnerships takes the reader far beyond the usual institutional patterns, such as international student recruitment, foreign branch campuses, and distance learni
Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, thediscovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, andother topics.
(內容簡介)讀寫能力,是二十一世紀知識社會的共通貨幣讀寫能力,是二十一世紀知識社會的共通貨幣。讀寫能力不足,將難以參與並融入這個社會。普及讀寫教育,是社會公平的基石,在升學壓力以及屏幕產品圍攻的大環境下,扭轉讀寫教育所面臨的危機,比以往更為迫切。本書提供美國讀寫教育的現場實作,可以帶給臺灣諸多觀念上的啟發,重新思考讀寫教育的價值。──✦──讀寫教育不必等到入學以後才開始美國小兒科醫學會指出,親子共讀可以從六個月大開始;美國幼教協會(National Associaion of Education for Young Children)指出,寫作練習可以從兩歲開始。讀與寫應該從小成為生活的一部分,寫作練習也不必很困難複雜。例如給寶寶一支蠟筆,讓他們邊聽故事邊塗鴉,培養「把想法形諸紙張」的意識,就是最早的寫作練習。──✦──讀與寫,能讓大腦變聰明!愈早開始愈好美國國民教育為十三年,從Kindergarten開始,通常簡寫為K,相當於臺灣學制中的幼兒園大班。各州學制稍有不同,小學通常是一到五年級、中學是六到八年級、高中是九到十二年級。因此本書的「學前」是指五歲以下,「小學中低年級」是K到二年級,「小學中高年級」是三到五年級,「中學」是六到八年級,「高中」是九到十二年級,「大學」及「成人教育」則與臺灣相同。這六個階段,都各有適齡的讀寫教育方案與目標。本書以年齡段劃分為六章,逐章介紹這六個階段的真實現場:第一章介紹零歲到學前的讀寫教育,說明讀寫教育應該儘早開始。雖然親子共讀日漸普及,但幼兒閱讀力差距仍然存在,本章展示了弭平差距的實際做法。例如,紐約一群兒科醫師,對帶幼兒來看診的高風險家庭,除了指導家長理解嬰幼兒發展指標,也請家長與孩子一起閱讀,增進親密互動。經過評估,參加「閱讀療法」的孩子,比沒有參加的孩子,有更好的學習力與專注力,出現分離焦慮、過動、暴力的比例也最低。研究顯示,閱讀是零歲開始讓大腦變聰明的最佳預防醫學。第二章進一步綜合相關研究,探討讀寫教育如何改變成長中的大腦結構。專家與學校為K到二年級這階段的學生設計讀寫系列課程,發現經過三個月練習,孩子們不但讀寫力進步,斷層掃描更顯示「大腦結構有明顯改變」、「與記憶理解有關的皮質增厚」,證實讀寫教育能改變大腦結構,讓孩子「變聰明」,學習力因而提升。並介紹美國小學中低年級的教學現場,如何為學生的讀寫力打下好基礎。第三章說明