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Mapping the World (Into Reading, Level V #53)
by Elsie NelleyNIMAC-sourced textbook <p><p> Maps convey information about the world. Modern technologies have changed how people create maps and the ways they access them. Looking at old maps can show how people understood the world differently in the past.
Marathi Antarbharti class 10 - Maharashtra Board: मराठी आंतरभारती इयत्ता दहावी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड
by Maharashtra Rajya Pathyapustak Nirmiti Va Abhysakram Sanshodhan Mandal Puneइयत्ता दहावीचे ‘आंतरभारती' मराठी हे पाठ्यपुस्तक आहे., जे मराठी भाषेतील विविध साहित्य प्रकारांचा सखोल अभ्यास व विश्लेषण करते. या पुस्तकात कविता, कथा, निबंध, नाटक, आत्मचरित्र, प्रवासवर्णन, ललितलेखन इत्यादी विविध साहित्यिक प्रकारांचा समावेश आहे. मराठी भाषेच्या समृद्ध परंपरेचा आढावा घेऊन, या पुस्तकाने मराठी साहित्याचा सांस्कृतिक, सामाजिक आणि ऐतिहासिक दृष्टिकोनातून अभ्यास केला आहे. साहित्यिक अभिव्यक्तीचे विविध पैलू आणि त्यांचे महत्त्व या पुस्तकाद्वारे वाचकांना समजावून सांगितले आहे. साहित्यप्रेमी, विद्यार्थी आणि संशोधकांसाठी हे पुस्तक अत्यंत उपयुक्त आहे.
Marathi Balbharati class 4 - Maharashtra Board: मराठी बालभारती इयत्ता चौथी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड
by Maharashtra Rajya Pathyapustak Nirmiti Va Abhysakram Sanshodhan Mandal Puneमराठी बालभारती इयत्ता चौथी हे महाराष्ट्र राज्य पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मिती व अभ्यासक्रम संशोधन मंडळ, पुणे यांनी या पुस्तकाचे लेखन केले आहे तसेच श्री. विवेक उत्तम गोसावी यांनी हे पुस्तक मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केले आहे. या पाठ्यपुस्तकात घर व परिसरातून अनौपचारिकपणे मुलांची शब्दसंपत्ती विकसित झालेली आहे. इयत्ता चौथीमध्ये त्याला श्रवण, भाषण-संभाषण, वाचन व लेखन ही भाषिक कौशल्ये अधिक चांगल्या प्रकारे अवगत करता यावीत, अशी अपेक्षा आहे. या अपेक्षेची पूर्तता करण्यासाठी सुलभ व रंजक असे पाठ, कविता आणि पूरक वाचनासाठी विविध साहित्य प्रकारांची निवड केलेली आहे. निवड करताना मुलांचे भावविश्व, अनुभव, परिसरातील घटना व प्रसंग यांचा विचार केला आहे. गाभाघटक, मूल्ये, जीवनकौशल्ये यांचा अंतर्भाव पाठांतील आशयात तसेच स्वाध्याय, भाषिक कृती, उपक्रम व प्रकल्पांत केलेला आहे. विविध भाषिक कृतींच्या माध्यमातून शिकताना विद्यार्थी ज्ञानाची निर्मिती सहजतेने करू शकतील व यातूनच त्यांचा भाषिक विकासही साधता येईल.
Marathi Balbharati class 5 - Maharashtra Board: मराठी बालभारती इयत्ता पाचवी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड
by Maharashtra Rajya Pathyapustak Nirmiti Va Abhysakram Sanshodhan Mandal Puneमराठी बालभारती इयत्ता पाचवी हे महाराष्ट्र राज्य पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मिती व अभ्यासक्रम संशोधन मंडळ, पुणे यांनी या पुस्तकाचे लेखन केले आहे तसेच श्री. विवेक उत्तम गोसावी यांनी हे पुस्तक मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केले आहे. या पाठपुस्तकात पाठ व कविता मिळून संत्तावीस प्रकरण आणि त्याचे स्वाध्याय दिलेले आहेत. या पाठपुस्तकात विद्यार्थ्यांना घर व परिसरातील व्यक्तींशी घटना-प्रसंगानुरूप बोलता यावे, स्वच्छता, पाणीटंचाई यांसारख्या समस्यांवर विचार करायला ते प्रवृत्त व्हावे, यासाठी पाठ्यपुस्तकांत प्रसंगचित्रे दिली आहेत. चित्रांचे निरीक्षण, त्यांवर विचार, चर्चा व त्यासंबंधी स्वतःचे अनुभवकथन यांतून विद्यार्थ्यांमध्ये जाणीव-जागृती निर्माण होईल. भाषिक कौशल्यांच्या विकासासाठी नावीन्यपूर्ण स्वाध्याय, उपक्रम व प्रकल्प दिलेले आहेत. 'शोध घेऊया, खेळ खेळूया, हे करून पाहा, खेळूया शब्दांशी' या शीर्षकाखाली दिलेल्या मजकुरांतून विद्यार्थ्यांच्या कृतिशीलतेला वाव दिला आहे.
Marathi Balbharti class 2 - Maharashtra Board: मराठी बालभारती इयत्ता दुसरी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड
by Maharashtra Rajya Pathyapustak Nirmiti Va Abhysakram Sanshodhan Mandal Puneमराठी बालभारती इयत्ता दुसरी हे महाराष्ट्र राज्य पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मिती व अभ्यासक्रम संशोधन मंडळ, पुणे यांनी या पुस्तकाचे लेखन केले आहे तसेच श्री. विवेक उत्तम गोसावी यांनी हे पुस्तक मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केले आहे. या पाठपुस्तकात पुस्तकातील चित्रे पाहा. चित्रामधील वस्तू, झाडे, प्राणी, पक्षी आणि माणस यांच्याशी बाला. चित्रातील गोष्टी समजावून घ्या आणि वर्गातील मित्र-मैत्रिणींना सागा. सगळ्यांनी मिळून गाणी म्हणा. पाठ वाचा. वाचता-वाचता समजून घ्या, पाठाखाली वगवगळ्या कृता दिल्या आहत. त्या गमतीदार आहेत. पाठ वाचला, की पाठाखालील कृतींची उत्तरे मिळतील आणि पाठहा अधिक चागल्याप्रकारे समजेल. त्यामधून वाचन-लेखन शिकताना खूप मजा यईल.
Marathi Kumarbharati Digest class 10 - Maharashtra Board Guide: मराठी कुमारभारती डाइजेस्ट इयत्ता 10वी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड मार्गदर्शन
by Shri Navneetमराठी कुमारभारती इयत्ता 10वी चे पुस्तक नवनीत एज्युकेशन लिमिटेडने मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केलेले आहे, या पुस्तकामध्ये चार भाग दिले आहेत. पाठ्यपुस्तकातील सर्व पाठ, कविता व स्थूलवाचनाचे पाठ यांवर कृतिपत्रिका आराखड्यानुसार विविध कृती या नवनीतमध्ये दिल्या आहेत. कृतिपत्रिकेच्या आराखड्यातील अद्ययावत बदलांनुसार 'कवितेवरील मुद्द्यांच्या आधारे कृती' या प्रश्नप्रकाराचे मार्गदर्शन देऊन, तो सर्व कवितांमध्ये समाविष्ट करण्यात आला आहे. प्रस्तुत 'नवनीत'मध्ये दिलेल्या अपठित उताऱ्यांच्या स्वतंत्र विभागात पाठ्यपुस्तकात दिलेले दोन अपठित उतारे, तसेच सरावासाठी अन्य उतारे आणि त्यावर आधारित आराखड्यानुसार अपेक्षित कृतींचा समावेश केलेला आहे.
Marathi Yuvakbharati Digest class 11 - Maharashtra Board Guide: मराठी युवकभारती डाइजेस्ट इयत्ता 11वी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड मार्गदर्शन
by Shri Navneetमराठी युवकभारती इयत्ता 11वी चे पुस्तक नवनीत एज्युकेशन लिमिटेडने मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केलेले आहे, या मार्गदर्शकात एकूण पाच भाग दिलेले आहेत. त्यापैकी गद्य, पद्य, साहित्यप्रकार (नाटक), उपयोजित मराठी व व्याकरण. प्रत्येक गद्यपाठाच्या सुरुवातीला प्रास्ताविकात लेखक/लेखिका व कवी/कवयित्री यांचा परिचय – लेखनवैशिष्ट्ये - ग्रंथसंपदा यांचा उल्लेख करून पुढे पाठाचा परिचय – शब्दार्थ – टिपा – वाक्प्रचार व अर्थ - कृति - स्वाध्याय व त्यांची समर्पक उत्तरे या क्रमाने पाठाचा सुसंगतवार अभ्यास करून दिला आहे. मार्गदर्शकात प्रत्येक नाट्यउताऱ्यावरील कृति-स्वाध्याय अचूक व समर्पक पद्धतीने सोडवून दिले आहेत. मार्गदर्शकात उपरोक्त प्रत्येक कार्यात्मक व्याकरण घटकाचा यथायोग्य परामर्श घेऊन, सुबोध भाषेत समजावून देऊन प्रत्येक घटकासाठी दिलेल्या कृति-स्वाध्यायाची अचूक व समर्पक उत्तरे दिली आहेत.
Marathi Yuvakbharati class 11 - Maharashtra Board: मराठी युवकभारती इयत्ता अकरावी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड
by Maharashtra Rajya Pathyapustak Nirmiti Va Abhysakram Sanshodhan Mandal Puneमराठी युवकभारती इयत्ता अकरावी हे पुस्तक महाराष्ट्र राज्य पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मिती व अभ्यासक्रम संशोधन मंडळ, पुणे यांनी लेखन केले आहे तसेच श्री. विवेक उत्तम गोसावी यांनी हे पुस्तक मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केले आहे. या पाठ्यपुस्तकात पाच विभाग आहेत. या पाठ्यपुस्तकातून विविध साहित्यप्रकारांची ओळख तर होणार आहेच, शिवाय अनेक जुन्या-नव्या साहित्यिकांची लेखनशैली तुम्हांला अभ्यासता येणार आहे. साहित्यप्रकार म्हणून 'नाटक' या साहित्यप्रकाराचा थोडक्यात परिचय आणि तीन नाट्यउतारे पाठ्यपुस्तकात दिले आहेत. 'दृक्-श्राव्य साहित्यप्रकार' याचा अभ्यास करणार आहात. पुस्तकात व्याकरण घटकांची मांडणी कार्यात्मक पद्धतीने केली आहे. उपयोजित लेखन विभागात अंतर्भूत केलेले घटक हे कालसुसंगत असून, या घटकांच्या अध्ययनातून अनेक व्यावसायिक संधी तुमच्या दृष्टिक्षेपात येऊ शकतील.
Marathi Yuvakbharati class 12 - Maharashtra Board: मराठी युवकभारती इयत्ता बारावी - महाराष्ट्र बोर्ड
by Maharashtra Rajya Pathyapustak Nirmiti Va Abhysakram Sanshodhan Mandal Puneमराठी युवकभारती इयत्ता बारावी हे पुस्तक महाराष्ट्र राज्य पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मिती व अभ्यासक्रम संशोधन मंडळ, पुणे यांनी लेखन केले आहे तसेच श्री. विवेक उत्तम गोसावी यांनी हे पुस्तक मराठी भाषेमध्ये प्रकाशित केले आहे. या पाठ्यपुस्तकात सहा विभाग आहेत. पहिल्या दोन विभागातील गद्य-पद्यपाठांच्या माध्यमातून नामवंत साहित्यिकांच्या साहित्यिक कृतींचा परिचय करून घेता घेता त्या साहित्यांमधील संस्काराने भाषा ही उत्तरोत्तर समृद्ध होत जाईल. हे साहित्य तुमच्या वैचारिक आणि कल्पनाशक्तीच्या विकासासाठी उपयुक्त ठरेल. या साहित्यामधील आशय तुम्हांला आजच्या जीवनातील समस्यांची जाणीव करून देईल तसेच साहित्यिक कृतींमधील सौंदर्याचा आनंद घेत आपले जीवन अनुभवसमृद्ध करण्याचा वस्तुपाठही तुम्हांला मिळेल. चित्रांमुळे पाठ्यपुस्तकाचे स्वरूप अधिक आकर्षक झाले आहे. त्यामुळे आशयाचे आकलन अर्थपूर्ण आणि सुलभ होण्यास मदत होईल.
Marcel Tabuteau: How Do You Expect to Play the Oboe If You Can't Peel a Mushroom?
by Laila StorchLaila Storch is a world-renowned oboist in her own right, but her book honors Marcel Tabuteau, one of the greatest figures in twentieth-century music. Tabuteau studied the oboe from an early age at the Paris Conservatoire and was brought to the United States in 1905, by Walter Damrosch, to play with the New York Symphony Orchestra. Although this posed a problem for the national musicians' union, he was ultimately allowed to stay, and the rest, as they say, is history. Eventually moving to Philadelphia, Tabuteau played in the Philadelphia Orchestra and taught at the Curtis Institute of Music, ultimately revamping the oboe world with his performance, pedagogical, and reed-making techniques.In 1941, Storch auditioned for Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute, but was rejected because of her gender. After much persistence and several cross-country bus trips, she was eventually accepted and began a life of study with Tabuteau. Blending archival research with personal anecdotes, and including access to rare recordings of Tabuteau and Waldemar Wolsing, Storch tells a remarkable story in an engaging style.
Marcel's Masterpiece: How a Toilet Shaped the History of Art
by Jeff MackAn engaging, kid-friendly introduction to artist Marcel Duchamp and how he turned a toilet into a famous work of art.This is the story of Marcel Duchamp and how the Dada art movement changed the way people thought about what art could be, and what could be art. From drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa to attaching a bicycle wheel to a stool, Duchamp's work challenged long-held notions of art and how it should be made. People were amused, confused, and sometimes offended, and that was just the way Marcel Duchamp liked it.With Marcel's Masterpiece, Jeff Mack explores Duchamp's most famous provocation, and asks readers to ponder the ideas that help us see the world in new and interesting ways.
Marco Frascari's Dream House: A Theory of Imagination
by Federica Goffi Marco FrascariThis previously unpublished work is essential reading for anyone who has followed Marco Frascari’s scholarship and teachings over the last three decades. It also provides the perfect introduction for anyone new to his writings. As ever, Frascari does not offer prescriptive tools and frameworks to enact his theories of drawing and imagination; instead, he teaches how to build one’s own through individual practice. An illuminating introduction places the text in a wider context, providing the reader with a fascinating and important context and understanding to this posthumous work. Frascari's sketchbooks are reproduced faithfully in full colour to provide the reader with a remarkable insight into the design process of this influential mind.
Marconi's Wireless and the Rhetoric of a New Technology
by Aaron ToscanoThis book examines the discourse surrounding the wireless, created by the Anglo-Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. The wireless excited early twentieth-century audiences before it even became a viable black box technology. The wireless adhered to modernist values--speed, efficiency, militarization, and progress. Language surrounding the wireless is a form of technical communication, overlooked by today's practitioners. This book establishes a broader definition for technical communication by examining a selection of the discourse surrounding Marconi's wireless. The book's main themes are the following: 1) technical communication is all discourse surrounding technology, 2) the field of technical communication (or technical writing) should incorporate analyses of discourse surrounding technologies into its epistemology, 3) the wireless is a product of the society from which it comes (early twentieth-century Western civilization), and 4) the discourse surrounding the wireless is infused with tropes of progress--speed, efficiency, evolution, and ahistoricity.
Mardi Gras in Kodachrome (Images of Modern America)
by Charles Cassady Jr. Mary Lynn Randall Ruth KetchamAmerica's greatest party and America's most colorful city, in all their shades, shimmer here in a never-before-published 1950-1960 collection of photographs taken at New Orleans's annual Mardi Gras. Photographer Ruth Ketcham chose the revolutionary Kodachrome slide film to capture Carnival, its walking and parading krewes, bystanders, and masquers. Kodachrome's fade-resistant images preserve a bygone 1950s era, not only of Mardi Gras but also of a bustling French Quarter, alive again with Regal Beer ("Red beans and rice / And Regal on ice"), Dixieland jazz clubs, the burlesque dancers and temptations of Bourbon Street, and the shopper's paradise that was Canal Street.
Mares i pares influencers: 50 eines per entendre i acompanyar adolescents d'avui
by Eva Bach Montse Jiménez«Estàs a punt de llegir un llibre que et farà feliç.» Jaume Funes Aquest llibre s'adreça a qualsevol persona que tingui adolescents a prop i que vulgui viure més agradablement aquesta etapa de la vida, tan meravellosa com desconcertant. Mitjançant 50 idees, les autores ens mostren com obrir-nos a noves maneres d'entendre la vida, les relacions, els estudis, l'amor, la sexualitat, l'amistat, la felicitat, les emocions, els valors, les prioritats, el futur i tot un seguit de temes que ens descol·loquen perquè capgiren els nostres plantejaments. Partint de la seva experiència com a mares i educadores, així com de les aportacions de professionals de diversos àmbits, i després d'escoltar a més de 1.500 joves, l'Eva Bach i la Montse Jiménez ens ajuden a actualitzar-nos i ens ofereixen orientació i recursos per arribar als cor dels adolescents i de les adolescents, i convertir-nos així en la seva millor influència.
Margaret Atwood's Poetry (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesMargaret Atwood's Poetry (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Margaret Atwood Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
Margaret Atwood: the essential guide (Vintage Living Texts #8)
by Margaret Reynolds Jonathan NoakesIn Vintage Living Texts teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Margaret Atwood. This guide will deal with her themes, genre and narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will be accompanied with likely exam questions, and contexts and comparisons - as well as providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels.
Margaret McMillan: Portrait of a Pioneer (Routledge Library Editions: Early Years)
by Elizabeth BradburnA pioneer of nursery education in inner-city areas, Margaret McMillan changed the course of British educational history. While many are aware of the various social reforms she initiated, few are familiar with the life of the woman herself. Originally published in 1989, working from her own fresh collection of Margaret McMillan’s letters and newspaper articles, Dr Bradburn tells in full the inspiring story of a cultured woman who found a new motivation. Born in America into a middle-class family in 1860, Margaret McMillan spent most of her life in Britain struggling to improve the lot of the poor and needy. Outraged by the living and working conditions of labourers in Victorian England, she turned her moral indignation into effective action by throwing herself into a campaign for a more just and compassionate society. She was a colleague of Keir Hardie, a founder member of the Independent Labour Party, and worked wholeheartedly from the 1890s for the betterment and advancement of the human race. J. B. Priestley, who knew Margaret McMillan when she was a member of the Bradford School Board, later described as ‘one of those terrible nuisances who get things done and do more good than a load of bishops’. In the light of discussions on the urgent need for urban renewal and improvements in nursery education at the time of original publication, a review of the innovative work of Margaret McMillan was timely. This well-documented biography gives fascinating glimpses of a remarkable pilgrimage whose results have not been effaced by time.
Margarida de Wessex: Edição do estudante-professor (Mulheres Legendárias da História — Livros de Estudo #10)
by Laurel A. RockefellerA história inspiradora de Margarida de Wessex, rainha consorte de Malcolm III Canmore de Alba, ganha vida nessa edição especial do estudante-professor —planejada para ser usada em escolas e em casa. Perguntas que induzem a compreensão da leitura, lógica e pensamento crítico se unem ao aprendizado de história para criar uma adição robusta, mas acessível, ou um ponto de referência, para aulas de estudos sociais. Apêndices no fim do livro fornecem informações que são referências-chaves, incluindo uma linha do tempo detalhada cobrindo 3.000 anos de história da Escócia. Unidades de tempo medievais são tanto explicadas nos apêndices quando aplicadas na narrativa. Um material essencial para todos os cursos de estudos sociais. Para idades 12+.
Margherita del Wessex: Versione per studenti e docenti (Le leggendarie donne della storia mondiale #10)
by Laurel A. RockefellerLa storia entusiasmante di Margherita del Wessex, moglie di Malcolm III Canmore, re del regno di Alba, prende vita in questa edizione per studenti e docenti appositamente creata per l’uso in aula e a casa. Le domande si prefiggono lo scopo di favorire la comprensione del testo ed il pensiero logico durante l’apprendimento della storia. In coda al testo vengono fornite appendici relative alla computazione del tempo in epoca medievale ed una dettagliatissima cronologia della storia scozzese che comprende eventi accaduti nell’arco di circa 3000 anni. Questo libro è uno strumento indispensabile nell’ampliamento della conoscenza storica. Adatto ad un pubblico dai 12 anni in poi.
Margie Kelly Breaks the Dress Code
by Bridget FarrA timely and thought-provoking novel about one girl's fight against gender inequality at her middle school and the lessons about her own privilege she learns along the way.Margie Kelly's perfect skirt was dress coded on her very first day of middle school. Upset and embarrassed, Margie spends the whole day wearing oversized gym shorts. So much for starting sixth grade with confidence!But when Margie realizes that the dress code is only applied to the female students and not the boys, Margie gets mad. Really mad.The dress code is keeping girls stuck in detention all day and away from learning. The boys act like they own the school. And the teachers turn a blind eye to the hypocrisies taking place in the halls, classrooms, and clubs. Something has to change! And Margie knows just how to do it. She'll plan a school-wide protest with her best friend, Daniela, and fellow classmates Jamiya and Gloria.But as Margie moves forward with her plans, she comes to realize some hard truths about herself. Will Margie recognize her own privilege and make meaningful change for all students?
Margin and Text: Amplifying Diverse Voices in Architecture
by Betsy West, Kelly Carlson-Reddig and José L.S. GámezA broad range of diverse voices in architecture discuss issues of equity, access, and social justice embedded in and related to the built environment.Margin and Text is a collection of essays, interviews, and personal stories, as well as historical and current writings and lectures, contributed by BIPOC and female practitioners and educators in architecture. Each piece offers reflections on architecture’s troubled past, commentary on its fluid present, and visions of possible futures, all set amid today’s context of broad social activism, divisive politics, and the devastating toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.Edited by architecture educators Betsy West, Kelly Carlson-Reddig, and José L.S. Gámez, Margin and Text draws together contributors who are widely diverse in gender, ethnicity, age, religion, culture, point of view, and the nature of their work. Each chapter features an introduction by one of the editors, followed by essays from names in the field that include:Meejin Yoon (Höweler+Yoon) on the multicultural aspirations of architectureChris Cornelius (University of New Mexico) on indigenous place and spaceJack Travis (Jack Travis Architect) on a Black aestheticAneesha Dharwadker (University of Illinois) on America's architectural diaspora Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman (Estudio Teddy Cruz+Fonna Forman) on the Mexico borderAnd more Accessible, compelling, and thought-provoking, these pieces are combined with personal snapshots, individual projects, and an overview of benchmark events such as Whitney M. Young’s historic 1968 keynote address at the AIA National Convention, the Pritzker Prize petition for Denise Scott Brown, the Alcatraz Proclamation of 1969, and the #NotMyAIA response to AIA’s pledge to work with Donald Trump following the 2016 election.Richly illustrated with more than 100 photographs throughout, this timely volume offers unique perspectives on systemic racism in the architecture and design space, making it an invaluable resource for architecture students, academics, and professionals.
Marginal Worth: Teaching And The Academic Labor Market
by Lionel S. LewisIn the American university system for most of this century, the academic reward system has been blamed for both the neglect of teaching and a glut of uninspiring research. The salaries for faculty at institutions that place special emphasis on teaching are lower than those for faculty at institutions where both teaching and research are expected. In Marginal Worth, Lionel S. Lewis examines the contemporary academic labor market to explain why teaching—which is almost universally acknowledged both off and on campus to be at the center of the American educational experience—is not at the center of the academic labor market, and why it is only modestly rewarded. The evidence collected and analyzed by Lewis suggests that this is the case because teaching is not a particularly productive activity, and its quality is hard to measure. Teaching does not generate automatic prestige, most students do not learn a great deal, and in many instances other matters absorb the attention of faculty. Fifteen anonymous academic administrators and faculty members from around the country provided Lewis with the many letters, reports, and other documents he used in his analysis. By examining the material justifying merit salary awards, he reveals how merit is defined in academia. The focus of the letters is on teaching, research, administration, and service; teaching is not always seen as central to the academic role. For several years and from all sides, American institutions of higher learning have been called to account for a variety of failures. Significantly, the one indictment most often heard is that classrooms have been abandoned for laboratories and libraries, where faculty pursue interests to further their careers. Lewis argues that restoring the balance between teaching and research is too simple a solution to the problem. We need to better understand how disciplinary and institutional reward structures affect teaching, how and why faculty allocate their tune, and why teaching appears to be neglected and underappreciated. Lewis applies tenets of the neoclassical labor market model to the academy, and considers what might be done to strike a better balance between expectations and circumstances in the academic marketplace. This candid look into the political economy of higher education will be enlightening reading for all concerned with the future of American higher education: professors, administrators, students, and parents.
Marginalised Communities in Higher Education: Disadvantage, Mobility and Indigeneity (Research into Higher Education)
by Neil Harrison Graeme AthertonDrawing on examples from nine countries across five continents, this book offers anyone interested in the future of higher education the opportunity to understand how communities become marginalised and how this impacts on their access to learning and their ability to thrive as students. Focusing on groups that suffer directly through discriminatory practices or indirectly through distinct forms of sociocultural disadvantage, this book brings to light communities about which little has been written and where research efforts are in their relative infancy. Each chapter documents the experiences of a group and provides insights that have a wider reach and gives voice to those that are often unheard. The book concludes with a new conceptualisation of the social forces that lead to marginalisation in higher education. This cutting-edge book is a must read for higher education researchers, policy makers, and students interested in access to education, sociology of education, development studies, and cultural studies.
Marginality, Migration and Education: Educational Experiences of Migrants’ Children in Zimbabwe
by Winniefridah MatsaThis book provides a missing link between marginality, migration and education in Zimbabwe, focusing on the educational experiences of migrants’ children in an effort to influence government policies concerning migrant parents and their left-behind children. While there is a large body of knowledge on the education of children of immigrants in destination countries, this book aims to fill in the gap by addressing the children who do not migrate with their parents. Through this unique approach, the book examines the education statuses of these left-behind children, offering insights into their educational challenges, rights, and inequities to better inform policy decisions to meet the 2030 education agenda for action established by the United Nations in 2015. The book will of interest and use to governments, NGOs, teachers and local communities in Africa as a resource to better understand the situation of migrants’ left-behind children as a category of vulnerable children in difficult circumstances.