Higher Education and Civic Engagement
Higher Education and Civic Engagement

Author: L. McIlrath

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-06-18

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1137074825

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Provides an original and challenging contribution to contemporary debates on the civic purpose of higher education, exploring its manifestations through practices of teaching and research. Offers critical perspectives on the role of higher education institutions in terms of realizing civic missions, especially in current global market conditions.

Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices
Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices

Author: Saura, Jose Ramon

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2022-06-17

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1668444429

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In the last decade, the development of new technologies has made innovation a fundamental pillar of education. Teaching innovation includes the evolution of both teaching and learning models to drive improvements in educational methodologies. Teaching innovation is a pioneer in the understanding and comprehension of the different teaching methodologies and models developed in the academic area. Teaching innovation is a process that seeks validation in the academic and teaching communities at universities in order to promote the improvement and its practices and uses in the future characterized by digital development and data-based methods. Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices features the major practices and case studies of teaching innovation developed in recent years at universities. It is a source on study cases focused on teaching innovation methodologies as well as on the identification of new technologies that will help the development of initiatives and practices focused on teaching innovation at higher education institutions. Covering topics such as didactic strategics, service learning, and technology-based gamification, this premier reference source is an indispensable resource for pre-service teachers, lecturers, students, faculty, administrators, libraries, entrepreneurs, researchers, and academicians.

Educación para el siglo XXI
Educación para el siglo XXI

Author: Waissbluth, Mario

Publisher: Fondo de Cultura Economica

Published: 2019-10-22

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 9562891925

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Este ensayo hace un balance –y propuestas– acerca de la realidad educativa de América Latina, el continente más postergado de Occidente en esta materia, con cerca de un 60% de sus personas mayores de 15 años que pueden calificarse objetivamente como analfabetos funcionales tanto en comprensión de lectura como en manejos aritméticos, que no van mucho más allá de poder contar dinero. Entre los que están egresando hoy de educación media se da casi el mismo porcentaje, además de escaso acceso, y elevada deserción. Como se verá en el texto, este ensayo postula que los orígenes y contextos políticos, económicos y sociales que han llevado a esta situación tienen raíces históricas muy similares. Por ende, aunque hay fuerte heterogeneidad en la región, como la que se ve en las cifras arriba mencionadas, los problemas y diagnósticos actuales son más similares que las diferencias. Esto a su vez abre interesantes y urgentes oportunidades para el diseño de algunas recomendaciones y soluciones comunes, y para niveles superiores de cooperación regional, compartiendo nuestros logros y también los fracasos, tanto en políticas educativas como en prácticas innovadoras en las aulas, aprovechando interesantes y promisorios avances en distintos ámbitos, tanto en el mundo como en nuestros propios países.

La política de la educación no formal en América Latina
La política de la educación no formal en América Latina

Author: Carlos Alberto Torres

Publisher: Siglo XXI

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9789682319495

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La educación para adultos es tema central del proyecto educativo de cualquier país en desarrollo. El autor, sociólogo argentino, acude a las experiencias de diversos países latinoamericanos y del Caribe y dedica un capítulo a la experiencia mexicana. Reuniendo las tesis de Paulo Freire y Habermas da una versión original de tan grave problema.

Service-Learning in Higher Education
Service-Learning in Higher Education

Author: D. Butin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-07-14

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1403981043

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Advocates have positioned service-learning as a real-world, real-time opportunity for students to encounter academic knowledge in a meaningful and relevant manner. Service-learning in higher education settings offers a powerful alternative to traditional models of teaching and learning. Students are encouraged to develop links to local institutions, volunteer their time, and create a special bond between the university and the community in which they live. Service-learning has become a very popular alternative to standard courses in higher education and is gaining significant popularity. This book takes a serious look at the unintended consequences and alternative conceptualizations of this mode of learning and explores what it could offer us in the future.

Ethics for Behavior Analysts
Ethics for Behavior Analysts

Author: Jon Bailey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-21

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1135608881

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Behavior analysis, a rapidly growing profession, began with the use and application of conditioning and learning techniques to modify the behavior of children or adults presenting severe management problems, often because of developmental disabilities. Now behavior analysts work in a variety of settings, from clinics and schools to workplaces. Especially since their practice often involves aversive stimuli or punishment, they confront many special ethical challenges. Recently, the Behavior Analysis Certification Board codified a set of ten fundamental ethical guidelines to be followed by all behavior analysts and understood by all students and trainees seeking certification. This book shows readers how to follow the BACB guidelines in action. The authors first describe core ethical principles and then explain each guideline in detail, in easily comprehensible, everyday language. The text is richly illuminated by more than a hundred vivid case scenarios about which the authors pose, and later answer questions for readers. Useful appendices include the BACB Guidelines, an index to them, practice scenarios, and suggested further reading. Practitioners, instructors, supervisors, students, and trainees alike will welcome this invaluable new aid to professional development.