Higher Education and Student Socialization in the Antebellum South
Provides us with an intimate picture of the social experience of antebellum women's colleges and seminaries in the South, analyzing the impact of these colleges upon the cultural construction of femininity among white Southern women, and their legacy for higher education. This book also examines the impact of slavery on faculty and students.
Offers a multi-faceted and comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the university and the political and social system of which it is a part. This book covers topics such as the financing of higher education; the relationship between American universities and government at the state and federal levels; and academic freedom.
Higher Education and Student Socialization in the Antebellum South
Suitable for those interested in women's studies, Southern history, and female friendship, this book provides us with an intimate picture of the social experience of antebellum women's colleges and seminaries in the South, analyzing the impact of these colleges upon the cultural construction of femininity among white Southern women.
The Roman Catholic Church's first significant legislative enactment on the nature and role of the Catholic university, the apostolic constitution "Ex corde Ecclesiae" (1990) grew out of thirty years of dialogue between ecclesiastical authorities and academic representatives. This title includes the complete text in English of "Ex corde Ecclesiae".
This useful book outlines the chief forms and major causes of academic stress. Practical advice shows how to distinguish negative from positive stress and how to deal with negative stressors in life and at work. The book includes exercises to help the academic understand how stress affects him or her, as well as forms to help design programmes for coping with stress.
By understanding the realities, complex relationships and conditions of practice that influence urban schooling, educators can take advantage of the opportunities that urban settings present. The authors identify nine key problems of practice affecting city schools in the United States and provide examples of the possible interventions needed to improve the education of urban youth. The theory, research and analytic tools relevant to each issue are presented clearly and in a non-technical way.
A Documentary History of African-American Experience At Harvard and Radcliffe
The history of blacks at Harvard mirrors, for better or for worse, the history of blacks in the United States. Harvard, too, has been indelibly scarred by slavery, exclusion, segregation, and other forms of racist oppression. At the same time, the nation's oldest university has also, at various times, stimulated, supported, or allowed itself to ......
A Documentary History of African-American Experience At Harvard and Radcliffe
The history of blacks at Harvard mirrors, for better or for worse, the history of blacks in the United States. Harvard, too, has been indelibly scarred by slavery, exclusion, segregation, and other forms of racist oppression. At the same time, the nation's oldest university has also, at various times, stimulated, supported, or allowed itself to ......
Intended for professional administrators, job seekers and the general public, this work identifies various parties in the hiring process and defines their roles.
