The social worlds of higher education : handbook for teaching in a new century / edited by Bernice A. Pescosolido, Ronald Aminzade.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pescosolido, Bernice A.

Aminzade, Ronald, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--Social aspects--United States.

College teaching.

College teachers--United States--Social conditions.

College teachers.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Social aspects.

Social conditions.

College teaching--Social aspects.

United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xli, 646 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Other Title:

Title of accompanying disc: Fieldguide for teaching in a new century : ideas from fellow travellers

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Pine Forge Press, [1999]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying disc: Adobe Acrobat; Windows 3.1 or 95.

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive guide to teaching in the social sciences ever published. Two complete works in one, it provides a survey of the larger institutional context and alternative perspectives on current debates in higher education, as well as a comprehensive and practical guide to teaching. This book contains original essays by leading teachers and scholars, including Craig Calhoun, Teresa Sullivan, Dean Dorn, Paul Baker, Charles Tilly, Howard Aldrich, Daniel Chambliss, and Mary Romero. The accompanying Fieldguide for Teaching includes an additional 80 articles, excerpts, teaching tips, exercises, checklists, and overheads covering a complete spectrum of teaching concerns.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0803990456

0761986138

OCLC:

39671279