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Transformative Education: How Can You Become A Better College Teacher?, Joe Hoyle
Transformative Education: How Can You Become A Better College Teacher?, Joe Hoyle
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Transformative Education presents a comprehensive approach to college teaching that stresses both the presentation of topical coverage AND the development of critical thinking skills. The book focuses on several key points in the learning process such as student preparation for class, student engagement during class, and student review and organization of the material after class. The book discusses the urgent need for more and better high-quality college education, a goal that can be achieved by a methodical approach to gradual teaching improvement.
[Introduction To] Museum Careers: A Practical Guide For Students And Novices, N. Elizabeth Schlatter
[Introduction To] Museum Careers: A Practical Guide For Students And Novices, N. Elizabeth Schlatter
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This concise volume is the place to start for anyone considering a career in museums. Museum professional and author N. Elizabeth Schlatter outlines the nature of the profession as a whole, the rewards and challenges of museum work, types of museums, and jobs within museums, including salary ranges. She discusses options for education and training, and suggestions on how to secure a job and how to move up the career ladder. Interviews with museum professionals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds demonstrate different career paths and offer unique and helpful advice . For novices in the field, students in …
Colonial Lessons: Africans' Education In Southern Rhodesia, 1918-1940, Carol Summers
Colonial Lessons: Africans' Education In Southern Rhodesia, 1918-1940, Carol Summers
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Studying of the meanings of education, mission identities, and cultural change in Southern Rhodesia, Summers shows how mission-educated Africans negotiated new identities for themselves and their communities within the confines of segregation. From the beginning of the 20th century to the end of the Second World War, Africans in Southern Rhodesia experienced massive changes. Colonialism was systematized, segregation grew rigid and intensive, and economic changes affected every aspect of life from assembling bridewealth to entrepreneurial opportunities. This book provides a challenging portrayal of the possibilities and limits of African agency within the colonial context.
Mission-educated Africans who aspired to elements …