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Student Activism And Curricular Change In Higher Education, Mikaila Arthur
Student Activism And Curricular Change In Higher Education, Mikaila Arthur
Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
While higher education is still far from universal in the United States, it plays an increasingly large role in shaping our collective understanding of what knowledge counts as legitimate and important. Therefore, understanding the college curriculum and how it is changed and shaped helps us to understand the overall dynamics of knowledge in contemporary society. This book considers the emergence of three curricular fields that have developed and spread over the past half century in American higher education - Women's studies, Asian American studies and Queer/LGBT studies. It details the broader history of their development as knowledge fields and then …
Class Matters : Examining The Impacts Of Class On The College Choice Process, Hanna Spinosa
Class Matters : Examining The Impacts Of Class On The College Choice Process, Hanna Spinosa
Hanna Song Spinosa
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Online Learning For Older Adults: Dealing With Internet Visual Literacy Skills, Beth Rubin
Online Learning For Older Adults: Dealing With Internet Visual Literacy Skills, Beth Rubin
Beth Rubin
This chapter describes key aspects of designing online courses for older adults who may have lower levels of internet visual literacy than younger learners, as described in existing literature. It describes a case in which such design was implemented and training offered, but was insufficient to support older learners. It recommends specific instructional actions, above and beyond those recommended in the literature, to support online course success.