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Unlike existing college guidebooks, which contain easy-to-Google admissions statistics and anecdotal generalizations about campus life, Colleges Worth Your Money reveals where graduates work, salaries, grad school acceptances, internships and research opportunities, career services ratings, and data-rich, school-specific admissions strategies.
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Do you want to get into the Naval Academy? Then you need to ace your interview! The interview is one of the BEST ways to stand out during the Admissions process. Written by a former Service Academy Admissions Officer, this book is a MUST HAVE guide on interviewing if you want to attend the United States Naval Academy. This book gets right to the point and teaches you how to be more than just a file. Ace Your Naval Academy Interview includes an easy...
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This book addresses a number of issues resulting from the corporatization of higher education, including administrative usurpation of decision-making about the curriculum, the diminishing role of faculty governance in matters of curriculum design, the erosion of academic freedom, the rise of contingent and adjunct faculty members with little job permanence and few benefits, and the rise of STEM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)...
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Staying the Course is about a college that many describe as being the way colleges used to be: beautiful, well-maintained buildings and grounds; caring, capable faculty; administrators who manage frugally and compassionately; a bright, energetic president willing to dedicate his life to assuring a solid future for the institution; and students who study hard and work hard to serve those in need. Still the college struggles to maintain what it has...
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Princess must choose between a lifestyle of luxury (boring!) and cleaning up a mountainous mess. The only question is: will her parents let her have her way? This ecological fairy tale involves an unplanned pony ride up steep and stinky Trash Mountain, and the simple steps back to an entirely different future. Set on a vast and beautiful prairie, the story follows royal farming folk (the Hays) on their journey as they take neighborly advice and transition...
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A simple, clear introduction to higher education from a Christian perspective for the adult student. More and more adults are seeking to develop themselves and improve their professional opportunities by completing a college degree. Whether business professionals, salespersons, nurses, parents, or persons engaged in any other profession, many working adults recognize the value of furthering their education. And more and more universities are providing...
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Learn about one of the most student-driven b-schools in the top tier. This comprehensive guide to the Kellogg MBA program provides in-depth information on the school's academic offerings and special degree programs, leading professors, career placement record (in the Midwest and beyond), and pioneering emphasis on teamwork. Whether you are just starting your research, already writing your application essays, preparing for an interview or deciding...
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A practical and essential survival guide for the aspiring nursing student, the nurse just beginning his or her professional practice, or even the nurse who's seen it all. This book provides simple and refreshing advice to help the newbie nursing student or newly minted registered nurse navigate the complex realities of professional nursing practice in today's complex healthcare setting. An abundance of life and death anecdotal experiences by the author...
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Conocer la situación del acceso abierto del libro académico en Iberoamérica fue el objetivo de la investigación que se presenta en este libro. Entender las dinámicas propias de los libros en acceso abierto en el espacio iberoamericano en este momento particular permite trazar rutas y diseñar estrategias que favorezcan la presencia de contenidos académicos en español y en otros idiomas de la región en la red.
Todo ello entendiendo el acceso...
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El repensamiento, tal como lo entendemos en la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, consiste en contemplar nuestras asignaturas con una mirada distinta, que brota de la razón ampliada, busca la unidad del saber, tiene su base en las preguntas fundamentales (antropológica, epistemológica, ética y de sentido) y requiere de la puesta en juego del profesor. Se trata de abrir cada disciplina a la realidad de un modo plenamente humano....
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En este libro se presentan los resultados finales de una investigación que se pregunta por la relación entre las modalidades de trabajo flexible y la vida afectiva y académica de individuos que se desempeñan como profesores y profesoras hora cátedra en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. La condición de hora cátedra nombra a un tipo de profesor o profesora cuya relación con las universidades en las que enseña es inestable, sujeta a los vaivenes...
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Christian higher education needs something richer and deeper. Faith-based institutions yearn for more than business as usual, and Echoes of Insight invites you to listen again to older, forgotten, and perhaps even ignored voices. Designed to stimulate conversation among colleagues, Echoes of Insight offers brief summaries of several thought-provoking writers from the last century and encourages a new, vigorous conversation about Christian higher education....
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This book is an extension of the author's one topic of PhD research, i.e. motivation theories and its application to the teaching profession. It can give readers the dual benefit of theoretical knowledge of motivation and existing theories of motivation in detail. This is an attempt to put all the theories in one book. Plus an analysis of these theories has also been made relating to its application to the teaching profession in colleges in India....
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This e-guide is designed to give parents embarking on the college process a concise overview of the essentials. It addresses Financial Matters, Test-taking and the Application Process itself. It includes all the information you need to have at your fingertips from the beginning of high school till the acceptance letters come rolling in. The author answers your questions before you ask them, in a clear and direct fashion, and allows you to get a leg...
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This guidebook uses a combination of pragmatism, humor, and original data to respond to knowledge gaps commonly experienced by students in non-traditional, accelerated, and online degree programs. Basic information useful for creating a thesis proposal and conducting an independent study is provided. Themes include: choosing a topic, data sources, IRB review, asking questions, stating hypotheses, sample size estimation, randomization, statistical...
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El texto introduce al alumno al mundo de las finanzas. Proporciona una serie de herramientas que el permite el cálculo de resultados financieros, tanto de inversión como de financiamiento, para una toma razonable de decisiones. El libro está dividido en siete capítulos didácticos que incluyen casos y ejercicios de aplicación.
En el primer capítulo se explican las instituciones y funciones que conforman el sistema financiero. Durante los capítulos...
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Shining A light on Stuttering - How One Man Used Comedy To Turn His Impairment Into Applause is the story of Jaik Campbell, a stand-up comedian notable for his appearances at the internationally renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, the London comedy circuit, and British television.
Jaik's quest to excel in these highly competitive settings was made all the more difficult by his personal battle with a lifelong stutter. By creatively balancing Jaik's...
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The College Affordability Academy: A Blueprint for Counseling Families is for anyone involved in the college recruitment and enrollment process. The book provides information that high school and college administrators can use to advise prospective and current students and their families with unbiased information about enrolling in and paying for college. The book may be used as a stand-alone volume or to accompany the College Affordability Academy...
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