Teaching at the University Level [electronic resource] : Cross-Cultural Perspectives from the United States and Russia

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiseman, Dennis G.

Contributor:

Hunt, Gilbert H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--Russia (Federation)--Cross-cultural studies.

College teaching--United States--Cross-cultural studies.

College teaching.

Local Subjects:

College teaching--Russia (Federation)--Cross-cultural studies.

College teaching--United States--Cross-cultural studies.

College teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interest in what constitutes effective teaching in Pre-K-12 and higher education is nearly universal. This important text explores this interest at the college and university level from a unique, international perspective. Teaching at the University Level: Cross-Cultural Perspectives from the United States and Russia brings to one publication the ideas of United States and Russian educators who work as faculty and administrators in American and Russian universities. In their introductory remarks, the President of the American university and the Rector of the Russian university appropriately ad

Contents:

TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL BASES FOR SOCIAL FIELD SPECIALISTS' PREPARATION AT UNIVERSITIES; Chapter 2 THE PEDAGOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY; Chapter 3: QUALITY TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION; Chapter 4 UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION AND MOTIVATING ENVIRONMENTS; Chapter 5 PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES OF MOTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM; Chapter 6 STUDENT-CENTERED AND TEACHER-CENTERED TEACHING TECHNIQUES; Chapter 7 TECHNIQUES OF ACTIVE TEACHING IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Chapter 8 THE SPECIFICITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY IN THE MULTINATIONAL GROUPChapter 9 THE TEACHER AS AN EVALUATOR OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-398-08546-3

OCLC:

689996237