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Belonging And Becoming In Academia: A Conceptual Framework, Maria Savva, Lynn P. Nygaard
Belonging And Becoming In Academia: A Conceptual Framework, Maria Savva, Lynn P. Nygaard
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Establishing the conceptual framework for this book as a whole, this chapter looks at the process of developing an academic identity through the lens of ‘becoming’ a scholar, with particular emphasis on the challenges facing international, part-time EdD students. This process involves not only an intellectual breakthrough, but also an emerging sense of belonging. The inner journey – which intersects with and shapes academic progress – comprises a complex set of interactions between the social groups to which we belong, our beliefs about ourselves that come about through experience, the various contexts in which we operate, the position we hold …
Understanding The Personal Significance Of Our Academic Choices, Maria Savva
Understanding The Personal Significance Of Our Academic Choices, Maria Savva
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Savva maps the intrapersonal journey that paralleled her academic journey as an international doctoral student based in Cyprus. She describes changes in her research question and how she used the solitude often associated with the doctoral journey to create a space whereby she looked inwards to better understand her academic choices and her relationship to those choices. Through critical examination, she was able to gain a deeper understanding of the extrinsic and intrinsic factors behind her decision to pursue a doctorate and her selection of research topic. This, in turn, allowed her to harness the qualities of agency and resilience …
Introduction: History And Conceptual Basis Of Assessment In Higher Education, Peter Ewell, Tammie Cumming
Introduction: History And Conceptual Basis Of Assessment In Higher Education, Peter Ewell, Tammie Cumming
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Assessment and accountability are now inescapable features of the landscape of higher education, and ensuring that these assessments are psychometrically sound has become a high priority for accrediting agencies and therefore also for higher education institutions. Bringing together the higher education assessment literature with the psychometric literature, this book focuses on how to practice sound assessment.
This volume provides comprehensive and detailed descriptions of tools for and approaches to assessing student learning outcomes in higher education. The book is guided by the core purpose of assessment, which is to enable faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals with the information they …
The Cuny Academic Commons: Fostering Faculty Use Of The Social Web, Matthew K. Gold, George Otte
The Cuny Academic Commons: Fostering Faculty Use Of The Social Web, Matthew K. Gold, George Otte
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This paper analyzes the implementation of an academic social network that connects faculty members, administrators, and graduate students in a multi-campus university system. Part of a new generation of university-sponsored virtual spaces that foreground social networking, the CUNY Academic Commons has fostered a growing community of members who use the site to collaborate with colleagues across the system. This paper describes the processes involved in creating the site and offers guidance to institutions considering similar projects.