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Direct linkSteven Mintz – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024
In "The Learning-Centered University," renowned historian Steven Mintz unveils a comprehensive blueprint for addressing the critical issues of stagnating incomes and productivity, persistent wealth inequalities, and political polarization plaguing colleges and universities today. With practical strategies and a deep understanding of the…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Finance, Access to Education, Educational Change
Xue, Eryong; Li, Jian – Springer, 2022
This book explores the holistic development of vocational education in Chinese education system. It investigates the vocational education policy development, student development, allocation of teachers' resources, financial mechanism and system, students' financial aid, examination and enrollment, private vocational education system, and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Vocational Education, Educational Change
Reimers, Fernando M., Ed.; Chung, Connie K., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2018
"Preparing Teachers to Educate Whole Students" offers a wide-ranging comparative account of how innovative professional development programs in a number of countries guide and support teachers in their efforts to promote cognitive and socio-emotional growth in their students. The book focuses on holistic educational outcomes in an effort…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Holistic Approach, Teacher Competencies, Student Development
Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert; Mertl, Veronique – Cambridge University Press, 2010
Studies of learning are too frequently conceptualized only in terms of knowledge development. Yet it is vital to pay close attention to the social and emotional aspects of learning in order to understand why and how it occurs. How Students Come to Be, Know, and Do builds a theoretical argument for and a methodological approach to studying learning…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Holistic Approach, Grade 4, Learning Processes
Luna, Gene, Ed.; Gahagan, Jimmie, Ed. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
In 2004, "Learning Reconsidered" urged educators to think more holistically about student learning and development. "Learning Initiatives in the Residential Setting" provides a framework for putting this call into action at large universities and small colleges alike. Chapters trace the history of learning in residence halls, discuss academic and…
Descriptors: Building Design, Physical Environment, Student Personnel Services, Holistic Approach
Comer, James P., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Next to the family, the school has the most significant impact on children's growth and development. The School Development Program (SDP), a school-reform initiative, was designed by Dr. James Comer to provide students with a nurturing, challenging, and supportive school environment. The process emphasizes mutual respect and collaboration among…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Shelton-Colangelo, Sharon, Ed.; Mancuso, Carolina, Ed.; Duvall, Mimi, Ed. – Altamira Press, 2006
This edited collection addresses the growing need for ideas and methods conducive to holistic educational practices and aims to encourage more personal growth in students too often distracted by the background noise of war, violence, racism, and environmental deterioration. The contributors are working teachers and professors who have integrated a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Personal Narratives, Field Studies, Educational Practices
Skipper, Tracy L. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2005
Student Development in the First College Year provides a detailed overview of some of the most commonly referenced theories of learning and development in the college years. What sets this primer apart from other treatments of student development theory is its careful attention to the first college year and the wide range of educational…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Practices, Student Development, School Holding Power
