Makes a case for the value—and ultimately impact—of seemingly mundane moments in college classrooms.

Brings together scholars and higher education system leaders to highlight concrete examples of system change and realignment to advance student success.

Analyzes twelve strategic planning efforts in higher education in eight countries in Asia and Africa.

Focuses on the opportunities and challenges of using the science of change to improve the academic enterprise.

Shows what kind of changes college faculty make to their teaching and why they make them.

Provides a clear assessment of all sides of the school choice debate.

Analyzes educational reform in the second half of the twentieth century through the political career of Jimmy Carter and his influence on educational policy.

A fresh look at study abroad programs on American college and university campuses.

Examines a high school that sought to increase student participation in its reform process.

Argues that the complexity of our pluralistic social world demands an enriched conception of democratic education.

This book provides the basis for thoughtful reflection and discussion of school accountability by critically examining Kentucky's groundbreaking educational reform strategy of statewide student assessment and teacher accountability.

This book marks the starting point of a profound shift in assessment priorities, detailing the results of a decade-long program of research on classroom assessment environments. It demonstrates how important ...

Most evaluations of teacher performance are brief, superficial, pro forma affairs involving a few moments of classroom observation every year or two followed by the completion of required evaluation forms. ...