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“gary a berg”

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  • Transformative Arts

    Biological, Digital, and Everyday Aesthetics

    by Gary A. Berg ...
    Traditional fine arts are often regarded as rarefied, something accessed by the uniquely talented and displayed in impressive museums or on lavish stages. Art thusly conceived is something that most people never practice in their lives. Yet in day-to-day life we all experience creative satisfaction through interaction with the physical and social environment that is a form of artistic practice. In ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • A Career in the Arts

    The Complex Learning and Career Needs of Creative Professionals

    by Gary A. Berg ...
    There is a gap in knowledge about artistic careers--few people fully understand the economics and sociology of the visual and performing arts. The public impression of the lives of artists are distorted because typically only the very successful get attention. Society generalizes based on those people who are statistical exceptions, not by looking at average careers, let alone those who ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Rise of Women in Higher Education

    How, Why, and What's Next

    by Gary A. Berg ...
    The story of the American university in the past half century is about the rise of women in participation as students, faculty members, college athletes, and in subsequently changing the overall university culture for the better. Now almost sixty percent of the overall college student population in America is female, and still growing. By the year 2000, women surpassed men worldwide in attendance ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Accessibility and Diversity in the 21st Century University

    Edited by Gary A. Berg, Linda Venis ...
    In higher education institutions across the world, rapid changes are occurring as the socio-economic composition of these universities is shifting. The participation of females, ethnic minority groups, and low-income students has increased exponentially, leading to major changes in student activities, curriculum, and overall campus culture. Significant research is a necessity for understanding the ... Read more

    $184.49 USD

  • Low-Income Students and the Perpetuation of Inequality

    Higher Education in America

    by Gary A. Berg ...
    Drawing upon quantitative data gathered from the U.S. Census and U.S. Department of Education, as well as interviews with students from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, Low-Income Students and the Perpetuation of Inequality examines the question of who really benefits from public higher education. It engages with questions of social capital, opportunity, funding and access to ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Social Business

    Theory, Practice, and Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Andrea Grove, Gary A. Berg ...
    Conceptualized and put into practice by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, social businesses work to address social ills such as poverty, lack of health care, gaps in education and environmental challenges. This book explores the ideation, practice and evaluation of the concept of social business. Not just theoretical foundations but several ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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  • Completing College

    Rethinking Institutional Action

    by Vincent Tinto ...
    Even as the number of students attending college has more than doubled in the past forty years, it is still the case that nearly half of all college students in the United States will not complete their degree within six years. It is clear that much remains to be done toward improving student success. For more than twenty years, Vincent Tinto’s pathbreaking book Leaving College has been recognized ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • An Inclusive Academy

    Achieving Diversity and Excellence

    by Abigail J. Stewart, Virginia Valian ...
    How colleges and universities can live up to their ideals of diversity, and why inclusivity and excellence go hand in hand.Most colleges and universities embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusion, but many fall short, especially in the hiring, retention, and advancement of faculty who would more fully represent our diverse world—in particular women and people of color. In this book, Abigail ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated

    The Collapse and Revival of American Community

    by Robert D. Putnam ...
    Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone*,* which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious achievement."Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Political Contexts of Educational Leadership

    ISLLC Standard Six

    Edited by Jane Lindle ...
    Series series PSEL/NELP Leadership Preparation
    Co-published with UCEA, this exciting new textbook is the first to tackle the ISLLC Standard #6—the political context of education. This unique volume helps aspiring school leaders understand the dynamics of educational policy in multiple arenas at the local, state, and federal levels. Leaders are responsible for promoting the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Is Everyone Really Equal?

    An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education

    by Robin DiAngelo, Özlem Sensoy ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    This award-winning guide to social justice education is appropriate for students from high school through graduate school.Based on the authors’ extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada, the book addresses the most common stumbling blocks to understanding social justice. This comprehensive resource includes new features such as a chapter on intersectionality and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts

    Edited by Rose M. Ylimaki, Lynnette A. Brunderman ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership Development and Research – AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the complexities of continuous school development. Filled with processes that balance evidence-based values with democratic, culturally responsive values, this book offers strategies to mediate the tensions and to address ... Read more

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