Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Directory of Faculty Development Projects in Energy
Author: The Department Chair as Transformative Diversity Leader
Author: Edna ChunPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000971198
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
With the imminent demographic shifts in our society and the need to prepare students for citizenship in a global, knowledge-based society, the role of the academic department chair in creating diverse and inclusive learning environments is arguably the most pivotal position in higher education today. In the United States, increasing minority student enrollment coupled with the emergence of a minority majority American nation by 2042 demands that academic institutions be responsive to these changing demographics. The isolation of the ivory tower is no longer an option. This is the first book to address the role of the department chair in diversity and addresses an unmet need by providing a research-based, systematic approach to diversity leadership in the academic department based upon survey findings and in-person interviews. The department chair represents the nexus between the faculty and the administration and is positioned uniquely to impact diversity progress. Research indicates that more than 80 percent of academic decisions regarding appointment, curriculum, tenure and promotion, classroom pedagogy, and student outcomes are made by the department chair in consultation with the faculty. This book examines the multidimensional contributions that chairs make in advancing diversity within their departments and institutions in the representation of diverse faculty and staff; in tenure and promotion; curricular change; student learning outcomes; and departmental climate. The scope and content of the book is not limited to institutions in the United States but is applicable to academic institutions globally in their efforts to address the access and success of increasingly diverse student populations. It addresses institutional power structures and the role of the dean in relation to the appointment of chairs and their impact on the success of chairs from non-dominant groups, including female, minority, and lesbian/gay/transgendered individuals who serve in predominantly white male departments. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, the book analyzes predominant structural and behavioral barriers that can impede diversity progress within the academic department. It then focuses upon the opportunities and challenges chairs face in their collaborative journey with faculty and administration toward inclusive departmental and institutional practices. Each chapter provides concrete strategies that chairs can use to strengthen diversity in the academic department.Addressed to department chairs, deans, faculty, and administrative leaders in higher education in all Western societies facing demographic change and global challenges, this book offers a critical road map to creating the successful academic institutions that will meet the needs of our changing populations.
EHR Directory of Awards
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Education and Human ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to research
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Directory of Research Grants 2008
Author: Schoolhouse Partners LlcPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434384489
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
It was the 50s and life was simple, until September 25, 1954. That was the night that would be etched in the memory of the citizens of Stanfield, Massachusetts. The Chief of Police described the brutal savagery of the double homicide as "the most atrocious crime in the history of the city." A fourteen-year-old girl, and the four-year-old boy in her care were murdered at the hands of a deranged, depraved killer. A Thread of Evidence places the reader at the scene of the crime, an eye witness to the senseless stabbing of two innocent children. With a piece of crochet thread as their only clue, the entire police department, lead by detectives Steven Logan and Raymond Gage, scour the city in search of a maniacal savage. When all tips and leads have been exhausted, they review all evidence. They come back to the thread. The only real evidence. With tenacity and perseverance of Logan and Gage the killer is apprehended. The reader experiences the twists and turns of the investigation, and ultimately occupies a reserved seat in the Superior Court as the trial proceedings commence. A Thread of Evidence has been written as fiction, but inspired by an actual event. Fifty years later, it remains etched in the minds of all who had lived in the area. The author has researched court records, newspapers, interviewed neighbors, police and has drawn on personal recollections of the crime. The story has been recounted over and over and to this day, it continues to be discussed. A Thread of Evidence is a compelling account of superb detective work, and unprecedented dedication of an entire police department.
Resources in Education
Author: Directory of Research Grants 2002
Author: Grants ProgramPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 9781573564885
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
More than 5,100 current programs from 1,880 sponsors, including U.S. and foreign foundations, corporations, government agencies, and other organizations.
Directory of Awards
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for EngineeringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Directory of Awards
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Science and Engineering EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Educational Directory
Author: Directory of Selected Early Childhood Programs
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description