Universities
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From  Campus Parking and the Car as a Third PlaceAsphalt Grievances and Commuter Sociability From: Degrees of Failure |
Using the examples of three Canadian schools, this chapter demonstrates how issues concerning the automobile, especially both the lack and expansion of on-campus parking, have become major policy … | Randle W. Nelsen | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Meeting PlaceSocrates in the Agora From: The Elective Mind |
The first section discusses how learning requires a willingness to seek out and be transformed by truth and that the elective classroom is a space where that can still happen. She explores how … | Réal Fillion | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From  The Surprisingly Colourful History of Performance Indicators |
Looks at the historical background that led to the use of Pis and splits this into five phases: I: Nineteenth Century Origins, II: The Cult of Efficiency & Taylorism, III: Behaviourist Social … | Donald C. Savage; William Bruneau | 35 | 2002 | $3.50 Add |
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From  NEW! The Trajectory of the 2010 Student Movement in the UKFrom Student Activism to Strikes |
- | Jamie Woodcock | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From  What/Who Kills?From: Decolonizing Academia |
- | Clelia O. Rodríguez | 38 | 2019 | $3.80 Add |
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From  A Generation No One Was Counting OnFrom: In Defiance |
The meetings at some schools attract thousands of students, and the debates about the strike heat up. This chapter asks why this particular generation of students became vocal and active so quickly. | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From Good Sense & Statistics at War |
Outlines seven extended arguments about Pis: [1] Can Pis help build public post-secondary education? [2] Could and should Pis help make post-secondary education more "nimble" and … | Donald C. Savage; William Bruneau | 27 | 2002 | $2.70 Add |
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From NEW! Insurgent SubjectsStudent Politics, Education, and Dissent in India |
- | Prem Kumar Vijayan | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
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From Parents and PedagogyHelicopters and Expert Advice From: Degrees of Failure |
Twentieth-century child-rearing practices in North America have been heavily manipulated by the state and the private sector toward a domestication that suits institutional life. The tense … | Randle W. Nelsen | 19 | 2017 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! Placing the TextFrom: The Elective Mind |
The second section considers why and how the university classroom can provide a place for learning and transformation, as well as the role of texts in the classroom. | Réal Fillion | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Planning for UniversityFrom: Campus Confidential |
Some information on planning for university and things they don’t tell you including: 9 The Million-Dollar Promise 10 You May Need Two Degrees 11 Ask for Help If You Need It 12 First … | Bill Morrison; Ken S. Coates | 27 | 2013 | $2.70 Add |
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From The Politics of “([])”From: Decolonizing Academia |
- | Clelia O. Rodríguez | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From Inside the Ivory TowerFrom: Campus Confidential |
An insider’s look at university institutions including: 18 Not Every University Is “World Class” 19 Our Universities Need a Proper Admissions Test 20 Our Math Students Just … | Bill Morrison; Ken S. Coates | 40 | 2013 | $4.00 Add |
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From NEW! Neoliberalism, National Security, and Academic Knowledge in Turkey |
- | Gulden Ozcan | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From Professionals and ProfessionalismProtecting the Status Quo and Academic Disciplines From: Degrees of Failure |
Undergraduate students occupying the lowest rung on the academic hierarchy are seen as non-professionals who need further training to ensure that they follow the judgments and decisions of their … | Randle W. Nelsen | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Professors in PlaceFrom: The Elective Mind |
The third section considers the role of professors in bringing an elective course and the curiosity, enthusiasm and desire for learning to life. | Réal Fillion | 38 | 2021 | $3.80 Add |
