"This book provides knowledge on current literature, instructional design, assessment, and "best practice" to increase a student's cultural awareness and global competence within higher education. Readers will increase their understanding of developed coursework, assessments and faced challenges...

With the resurgence of race-related incidents nationally and on college campuses in recent years, acts of overt racism, hate crimes, controversies over free speech, and violence continue to impact institutions of higher education. Such incidents may impact the overall campus racial climate and...

"This book of contributed chapters is for educators who want to improve their understanding of the role higher education can play in developing students who are actively engaged in democratic processes and civic engagement opportunities"--

"This book addresses the gap in knowledge, providing readers with a set of specific eviden-based practical methods and strategies that can help higher education practitioners to cultivate and assess the scholarly dispositions of their students effectively"--

"This book provides a demographic, social, cultural and educational illustration of ethnic diversity in higher education. It identifies initiatives in academic institutions designed to support foreign-born faculty and students' research and learning experiences. It examines the effectiveness of...

"This book highlights the impact that the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has on its citizens. It looks into how one university's academic programs, instructional models, and administrative decisions and driven by the needs of its surrounding community. It provides insight for other...

"This book provides insights concerning the use of E-assessment in Higher Education. It also provides the opportunity for a reflection on this important issue, increasing the understanding of using E-assessment in the context of several different contexts, providing relevant academic work,...

"This book explores how activism is impacting higher education. It breaks down those involved in activism, why it occurs, and its impact on the student, college leaders and administrators will be better prepared to use activism to enhance student learning and development, rather than punish...

"This book provides comprehensive research multifaceted issues of student retention and student engagement at historically black colleges and universities. It explore the innovations that historically black colleges and universities can enact to better prepare the following generation of African...