Undergraduate education : goals and means / by Weingartner, Rudolph H. (Rudolph Herbert)

Quality in undergraduate education : how powerful knowledge disrupts inequality / by McLean, Monica, 1947-, Abbas, Andrea, Ashwin, Paul, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…University education, social inequality and powerful knowledge -- Introducing the four universities and departments -- The patterning of inequality in higher education -- The construction of high-quality university education -- The power of sociology-related knowledge -- Comparing sociology-related curricula: the pedagogic device -- The powerful equalising effects of knowledge -- Disciplinary identity and pedagogic rights -- Undergraduate education and futures lives -- Socially-just curriculum and pedagogy, quality and inequality.…”
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Engineering Undergraduate Education. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…Engineering Undergraduate Education -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 The Goals of Undergraduate Engineering Education -- CURRICULAR CHANGE -- FACULTY ROLE -- 2 Undergraduate Students -- DEMOGRAPHIC FORCES -- The Population Base -- Applications to Engineering Programs -- Influences on Admissions -- Elasticity -- Transfer Students -- FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES -- Insufficient Time Commitment -- Low Expectations of Students…”
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Transforming Undergraduate Education : Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed. by Harward, Donald W.

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Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology.

Table of Contents: “…Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology; Copyright; REVIEWERS; STAFF; Table of Contents; Foreword: A Call To Action; Preface; Executive Summary; VISION 1; VISION 2; VISION 3; VISION 4; VISION 5; VISION 6; Introduction; THIS REPORT; A Goal and an Agenda For Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology; REACHING THE GOAL: AN AGENDA; Visions For Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology; VISION 1; Background; Strategies for Promoting and Implementing Vision 1.…”
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Class not dismissed : reflections on undergraduate education and teaching the liberal arts / by Aveni, Anthony F.

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Integrating Worlds : How off-Campus Study Can Transform Undergraduate Education. by Carpenter, Scott D.

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Advancing Talent Development : Steps Toward a T-Model Infused Undergraduate Education.

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How to be a "HIP" college campus : maximizing learning in undergraduate education / by Rogers, Satu

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From analysis to action : undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology /

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Bio 2010 : transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists /

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Poetry across the curriculum : new methods of writing intensive pedagogy for U.S. community college and undergraduate education /

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Pioneering women in American mathematics : the pre-1940 PhD's by Green, Judy, 1943-

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The power of problem-based learning : a practical "how to" for teaching undergraduate courses in any discipline

Table of Contents: “…A Case Study of Institutional Change in Undergraduate Education /…”

Becoming a wildlife professional

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China's higher education reform and internationalisation

Table of Contents: “…Preparing for the twenty-first century: liberal education and undergraduate educational reform at Sun Yat-Sen University /…”
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Undergraduate research and the academic librarian : case studies and best practices

Table of Contents: “…Teaching integrity in empirical economics: the pedagogy of reproducible science in undergraduate education /…”
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Learning with others : collaboration as a pathway to college student success by Conrad, Clifton, Lundberg, Todd

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Undergraduate Education for Twenty-First-Century America -- Chapter One. …”
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Rising above the gathering storm : developing regional innovation environments : summary of a workshop by Arrison, Thomas S., Olson, Steve, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Overview -- Revitalizing K-12 science and mathematics education -- Strengthening undergraduate education in science and engineering -- Building effective partnerships -- Fostering regional technology development and entrepreneurship -- Final observations.…”
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Best practices for teaching beginnings and endings in the psychology major : research, cases, and recommendations

Table of Contents: “…Contributor List; About the Editors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Undergraduate Education in Psychology: All's Well That Begins and Ends Well; Part I: Beginnings; Part II: Endings; Part III: Coda; Name Index; Subject Index.…”
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Preparing for the 21st Century : the Education Imperative.

Table of Contents: “…""THE EDUCATION IMPERATIVE""; ""Background""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""K-12 EDUCATION SHOULD BE BASED ON NATIONAL STANDARDS""; ""UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION SHOULD INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY""; ""GRADUATE EDUCATION SHOULD FOCUS ON STUDENT NEEDS""; ""CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRES MORE COHERENCE""; ""CONCLUSIONS""…”
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Humanities in the Present Day. by Woods, John

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Preface -- The Relevance and Importance of the Humanities in the Present Day -- Reflections on a Liberal Undergraduate Education: Out of the Vortex of Slush and Nonsense -- On the Philosophy of Graduate Education: Observations and Recommendations -- Research in the Humanities -- The Humanistic Context of Scientific Ideas -- The Function of Literature in Contemporary Society -- In Defence of Literature -- The Flexible Mind -- Index…”
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In defense of disciplines : interdisciplinarity and specialization in the research university by Jacobs, Jerry A., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Interdisciplinary alternatives -- Antidisciplinarity -- American studies: interdisciplinarity over half a century -- Integrative undergraduate education -- Implementing interdisciplinarity -- Appendix: Data sources.…”
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Field seasons : reflections on career paths and research in American archaeology by Prentiss, Anna Marie

Table of Contents: “…A visit to Brooks Camp -- Training in archaeology -- Undergraduate education in archaeology -- Archaeological field technician -- Doctoral training in Canadian archaeology -- Working in cultural resource management -- Government archaeology -- Consulting archaeology in the private sector -- Consulting archaeology in the university -- Working in academia -- A research agenda in the academy -- Archaeology in Montana -- Working on Rocky Boy's Reservation -- Expeditions to British Columbia -- Expeditions to Keatley Creek -- An expedition to the Slocan Valley -- Expeditions to Bridge River -- The Aniakchak Caldera.…”
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The undergraduate experience : focusing institutions on what matters most by Felten, Peter, Gardner, John N., Schroeder, Charles C., Lambert, Leo M., Barefoot, Betsy O. (Betsy Overman), 1944-

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Computing the Future : a Broader Agenda for Computer Science and Engineering. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""PROCESSOR CAPABILITIES AND MULTIPLE-PROCESSOR SYSTEMS""""DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING""; ""SOFTWARE ENGINEERING""; ""Reengineering of Existing Software""; ""Testing""; ""INFORMATION STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT""; ""RELIABILITY""; ""USER INTERFACES""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""NOTES""; ""4 Education in CS & E ""; ""UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN CS & E""; ""Undergraduate Education for CS & E Majors""; ""Rigor and Clarity""; ""Mathematics and Formalism""; ""Breadth""; ""The Limits of a Four-Year Program""; ""Undergraduate Service Education""; ""THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN CS & E""…”
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Economic Challenges in Higher Education. by Clotfelter, Charles T.

Table of Contents: “…Economic Challenges in Higher Education; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Demand for Undergraduate Education; 1. Size and Significance; 2. Patterns of Enrollment and Completion; 3. …”
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Engineering societies and undergraduate engineering education : proceedings of a workshop by Olsen, Steven

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Co-teaching in higher education : from theory to co practice.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Dialogue and Team Teaching; 2 Complex Collaborations: Co-Creating Deep Interdisciplinarity for Undergraduates; 3 Undisciplined Debate: Coursing through Dialogue; 4 Forming ICE in Pre-Service Teacher Education; 5 From Shafts to Drifts: Collaborating to Strengthen Integrated Teaching and Learning; 6 Visual Art and Mathematics Integration: An Interdisciplinary Co-Teaching Experience; 7 Co-Teaching in Undergraduate Education: Capacity Building for Multiple Stakeholders.…”
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A New World of Knowledge : Canadian Universities and Globalization by Bond, Sheryl, Lemasson, Jean Pierre

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Internationalization of Canadian Universities; Chapter 2 From Here to There and Back Again: International Outreach in the Canadian University; Chapter 3 From Reluctant Acceptance to Modest Embrace: Internationalization of Undergraduate Education; Chapter 4 The Internationalization of University Research in Canada; Chapter 5 The Dilemma of Institutional Structures; Chapter 6 Students as Agents of Change; Chapter 7 New Forms of International Cooperation.…”
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Energizing teacher education and professional development with problem-based learning

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CH36;They Expect Teachers to Do That63; Helping Teachers Explore and Take Ownership of Their Profession -- CH36;Problem45;Based Learning in an Undergraduate Educational Psychology Course -- CH36;Providing Structure for Analyzing Authentic Problems -- CH36;The Inclusion Classroom Problem58; Learning About Students with Disabilities -- CH36;The Charter School and Problem45;Based Learning -- CH36;Using Problem45;Based Learning to Teach Problem45;Based Learning -- CH36;Classroom Action Research as Problem45;Based Learning -- CH36;Frequently Asked Questions About Problem45;Based Learning -- IDX36;Index -- About the Authors -- Last Page.…”
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On Teaching Religion : Essays by Jonathan Z. Smith. by Lehrich, Christopher I.

Table of Contents: “…Questioning the Great, Unexplained Aspect of Undergraduate Education11 Puzzlement; 12 Towards Imagining New Frontiers; 13 To Double Business Bound; Editorial Remarks: Christopher I. …”
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Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Measuring the Return on Investment in R & D: Voices from the Past, Visions of the Future -- 2 The Sources of Commercial Technological Innovation -- 3 Assessing the Value of Research at IBM -- 4 Evaluating Materials Chemistry Research -- 5 The Technology Value Pyramid -- Panel Discussion: Industrial Session -- 6 Patents and Publicly Funded Research -- 7 Research as a Critical Component of the Undergraduate Educational Experience…”
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Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Measuring the Return on Investment in R & D: Voices from the Past, Visions of the Future -- 2 The Sources of Commercial Technological Innovation -- 3 Assessing the Value of Research at IBM -- 4 Evaluating Materials Chemistry Research -- 5 The Technology Value Pyramid -- Panel Discussion: Industrial Session -- 6 Patents and Publicly Funded Research -- 7 Research as a Critical Component of the Undergraduate Educational Experience…”
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Northrop Frye's uncollected prose by Frye, Northrop

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Education Abroad and the Undergraduate Experience : Critical Perspectives and Approaches to Integration with Student Learning and Development. by Brewer, Elizabeth

Table of Contents: “…EDUCATION ABROAD; PART ONE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATION ABROAD AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION; 2 EDUCATION ABROAD AS A HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICE; 3 CURRICULUM INTEGRATION; 4 TOWARD DECOLONIZINGEDUCATION ABROAD; PART TWO SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING ALONG THE EDUCATIONAL CONTINUUM; 5 ADULTS STUDYING ABROAD THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGES; 6 ENGAGING WITH SELF, OTHERS, SPACE, AND PLACE; 7 LEARNING TO NAVIGATE…”
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Relationship-rich education : how human connections drive success in college by Felten, Peter, Lambert, Leo M.

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Off-track profs : nontenured teachers in higher education by Cross, John G.

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Chemical engineering design : principles, practice, and economics of plant and process design by Towler, Gavin P.

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Why public higher education should be free : how to decrease cost and increase quality at American universities by Samuels, Robert, 1961-

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