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  • THE FIRST STEP

    A Starter's Guide to Investing in Cryptocurrency

    by william tierney ...
    Alliance Trade is a quick guide of basic, frequently asked questions made simple to understand the crypto market and help beginners fast-forward and save time on research.In this guide, you will learn:Safe and trusted exchanges Safe and trusted wallets to store your cryptocurrencies How to send transactions How to understand market cycles How to find the best entry points How to Dollar-Cost ... Read more

    $14.74 CAD

  • Get Real

    49 Challenges Confronting Higher Education

    by William G. Tierney ...
    A thought-provoking overview of the many challenges facing higher education and how to deal with them by a leading thinker in the field.Higher education always seems to be in crisis. Governments, foundations, professional associations, and the occasional scornful professor all tend to lament one or another problem plaguing America's colleges and universities. The more apocalyptic claims state that ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • The Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making

    Theory and Practice in Higher Education

    by William G. Tierney ...
    Colleges and universities are currently undergoing the most significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising costs, increased competition from for-profit providers, the impact of technology, and the changing desires and needs of consumers have combined to create a dynamic tension for those who work in, and study, postsecondary education. What worked yesterday is unlikely to work ... Read more

    Was $56.33 CAD Now $49.46 CAD

  • Higher Education for Democracy

    The Role of the University in Civil Society

    by William G. Tierney ...
    Uses a cross-national comparison of Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Hong Kong to develop strategies universities should employ to strengthen democracy and resist fascism.Bronze Winner, 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Education CategoryDemocracy and higher education are inextricably linked: universities not only have the ability to be key arbiters of how democracy is advanced, but ... Read more

    $42.89 CAD

  • New Players, Different Game

    Understanding the Rise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities

    by William G. Tierney, Guilbert C. Hentschke ...
    As the economic value of education increases, as more students seek to complete college courses while forgoing the "undergraduate experience," and as funding for public higher education decreases, the for-profit higher education sector has exploded. In New Players, Different Game, William G. Tierney and Guilbert C. Hentschke compare for-profit and not-for-profit models of higher education to ... Read more

    $50.59 CAD

  • Value Management in Healthcare

    How to Establish a Value Management Office to Support Value-Based Outcomes in Healthcare

    by Nathan William Tierney ...
    Our current healthcare system is broken. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicts healthcare costs could increase from 6% to 14% of GDP by 2060. The cause of this increase is due to (1) a global aging population, (2) growing affluence, (3) rise in chronic diseases, and (4) better-informed patients, all of which raises the demand for healthcare. In 2006, Michael ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • Creating a Culture of Mindful Innovation in Higher Education

    by Michael Lanford, William G. Tierney ...
    Offers a vision for innovation in higher education focused on societal progress and human development, as well as for higher education's role within a broader culture of innovation.Higher education institutions have traditionally nurtured artistic and scientific development and served as catalysts for innovative ideas and products. However, contemporary discourse too often relegates the concept of ... Read more

    $39.59 CAD

  • For-Profit Colleges and Universities

    Their Markets, Regulation, Performance, and Place in Higher Education

    Edited by Guilbert C. Hentschke, Vicente M. Lechuga, William G. Tierney ...
    Do for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) pose a threat to traditional providers of higher education, or do they play a vital role at a time when the capacity of public and private non-profits to meet demand is constrained? With the US no longer the leader in developing a college-educated workforce, can FPCUs help redress the competitive gap? What can be learned from the management practices ... Read more

    $61.82 CAD

  • Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance

    Negotiating the Perfect Storm

    Edited by William G. Tierney ...
    Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles: intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions to respond creatively to these challenges, how best to allocate control in order to maximize ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Relational Sociology and Research on Schools, Colleges, and Universities

    Edited by William G. Tierney, Suneal Kolluri ...
    Brings relational sociology to bear on educational research.Relational sociology was conceived by theorists frustrated by what they viewed as an incomplete accounting of social reality. Torn between notions of structural rigidity, on the one hand, and rational choice individualism, on the other, relational sociologists have sought new units of analysis. Social reality, they have argued, is ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • Rethinking Education and Poverty

    Edited by William G. Tierney ...
    How can new ways of thinking about education improve the lives of poor students?In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G. Tierney brings together scholars from around the world to examine the complex relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first century. International in scope, this book assembles the best contemporary thinking about how education can mediate class and ... Read more

    $41.79 CAD

  • The Problem of College Readiness

    Edited by William G. Tierney, Julia C. Duncheon ...
    Examines how states, schools, and postsecondary institutions might best help improve college readiness and completion.Though more students are entering college, many drop out, especially those who are low income and/or of color. To address this problem, educational stakeholders have focused on the concept of "college readiness," or the preparation a student needs to succeed in college. However, ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD