Previously Featured Books

The Advancement of Learning: Building the Teaching Commons

by Mary Taylor Huber and Pat Hutchings

The scholarship of teaching and learning is not a magic bullet that will shoot through higher education and suddenly solve the many challenges to successful student learning today. But it is a tool, an attitude, and an evolving set of habits that faculty and institutions can use to strengthen the educational enterprise." [from the Preface]

Educating Citzens: Preparing America's Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility

by Anne Colby, Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont, and Jason Stephens

"Educating Citizens reports on how some American colleges and universities are preparing thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible graduates. Many institutions assert these ambitions, but too few act on them. The authors demonstrate the fundamental importance of moral and civic education, describe how the historical and contemporary landscapes of higher education have shaped it, and explain the education and developmental goals and processes involved in educating citizens. They examine the challenges colleges and universities face when they dedicate themselves to this vital task and present concrete ways to overcome those challenges." [From inside flap]

Women As Learners: The Significance of Gender in Adult Education

by Elisabeth Hayes and Daniele D. Flannery

"Shifting standards and roles for women - combined with many economic and social factors - have increased the number of women who participate in adult learning activities. Yet most literature on adult learning barely touches on the subject of women's learning. This limited understanding of how women learn is too often reflected in the practice of adult education. Here, at last, is a volume that explores and analyzes learning as a distinctive experience for women. The authors are all established adult education professionals and recognized authorities on women as adult learners. Together, they examine and compare the importance of such factors as sense of identity, self-esteem, social world, and power in what and how women learn.
Drawing from a comprehensive review of resereach and scholarship, as well as from personal stories, Women as Learners reveals the numerous ways in which women experience the learning process. " [From inside flap]