Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1. Academic programs essential to the university´s mission
1. Strategic Restructuring of a Centre for Teaching and Learning in a Research-Intensive University: Institutional Engagement in Scholarly Approaches to Curriculum Renewal and Pedagogical Practices
Harry Hubball, Michelle Lamberson, and Anna Kindler
2. Application, Admission, Assessment and Evaluation: The Broader University Experience and Pedagogical Rigour
Gary Forster
3. Examining Faculty Motivation to Participate in Faculty Development
Patrick R. Lowenthal, Michael L. Wray, Barbara Bates, Teri Switzer, and Ellen Stevens
4. Distributed Learning and Rapid Technological Change: An Exploration of Faculty Development Needs
Louise Racine, Rusla Anne Springer, and Sonia Udod
5. Examining the Use of the Content Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics Items for Teacher Education Program Assessment
Javarro Russell, Robin Anderson, and LouAnn Lovin
6. Faculty Engagement Differences among Holland Academic Environments
Derek Lester and Mario Martinez
7. Human capital flight: Why are the Ethiopian higher education faculties studying in Norwegian universities remain in exile?
Aytaged Sisay Zeleke
Part 2. Assist students to achieve their full potential and increase opportunities for minorities, and disabled
1. Transition and Access to Higher Education in Students with Specific Educational Needs: A Diagnosis of the Difficulties in Adaptation
Pedro R. Álvarez Pérez, Olga María Alegre de la Rosa, and David López Aguilar
2. The Assessment and Evaluation of Group Work: A Case Study of Graduate Student Experiences and Perceptions of Positive Group Work Outcomes
Patricia D. Rafferty
3. Oral Argumentation in University Contexts: A Forgotten Gem
Juan Rodríguez, Nieves Correa, and Esperanza Ceballos
4. Impact of Pedagogy Training on Student Perception of Learning and Academic Achievement in a College Biology Laboratory Classroom
Robin Lindbeck, Robert W. Lion, and Tiffany M. Roby
5. The Advanced Placement Program and Hispanic Students: A Critique of the Literature
Bevan Koch, John R. Slate and George W. Moore
6. The Role of Statistics Anxiety in Cooperative Learning Groups in Graduate-Level Research Methodology Courses
Qun G. Jiao and Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Part 3. Enlarge research, expand artistic creativity and strengthen
1. Improving Teaching and Learning Relationships in Higher Education with the Judicious Professor
Paul Gathercoal and Forrest Gathercoal
2. Exploring the Relationship between Academic Entitlement and Epistemological Beliefs
Karen Frederick, Lucy Barnard-Brak, and Gregory Frederick
3. Experience is the Best Teacher: Designing Immersion Projects for Multicultural Education
Modesto Jesus Hevia
4. Agricultural Faculty Members’ Psychological Empowerment: Dimensions, Measurement, and Validation
Ehsan Gholifar and Hesamedin Gholami
5. Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Knowledge and Use of Course Management Tools
Timothy D. Lewis, Margaret L. Rice, and Geoff Price
6. Connecting the Personal and Professional in Teacher Education: The Unintended Consequences of Self-Study
Monica McGlynn-Stewart
7. Understanding Frameworks of Education Practitioner Inquiry towards Postsecondary Science Education Improvement
Jana Bouwma-Gearhart
Index