A leading rosh yeshivah traces the origin and development of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Gemara, the Rabbanan Savorai and the Geonim; tranlations of Talmudic terms; the guideline for deciding halachah in Talmudic disputes.
Retention and graduation have become major issues for the academy, as higher education finds itself under increasing scrutiny from governments, the media, consumers, and the courts. All are concerned with achieving greater diversity and access while controlling costs but not sacrificing quality - a seeming impossibility. This volume presents some ...
This volume examines the contextual and methodological issues pertaining to studying diverse institutions, and provides effective and useful approaches for higher education administrators, institutional researchers and planners, policymakers, and faculty seeking to better understand students in postsecondary education. It also offers guidelines to ...
In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of New Directions for Institutional Research, this issue provides an overview of the field of institutional research and a status report on the profession. The authors present the results of various national studies that examine the professional preparation of institutional researchers and the size and ...
The third solo effort by author Daimler gives readers a contemporary recreation of all the scenes from de Sade's "Bedroom Philosophers," only with much more bedroom, and considerably less philosophy. (Adult Fiction)
This volume summarizes what we know about professional schools, transnational campuses, proprietary schools, religious institutions, and corporate universities. As the fabric of higher education becomes more complex and as students take advantage of these specialized educational environments, conducting meaningful and relevant research becomes a ...
The new realities faced by institutions of higher education indicate a need for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the demographic and economic uncertainties faced by these institutions. No longer will laissez-faire approaches to planning be adequate. This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research provides an overview of the ...
Institutional researchers are increasingly being asked to help study how effectively colleges and universities are managing financial resources. But cost studies are a relatively new responsibility for many institutional research offices, and it can be daunting for those with little financial training to know where to begin. This volume presents ...
Today's financial and economic challenges require that higher education leaders become prudent fiscal managers and aggressive revenue generators. Maximizing and forecasting revenue has become an important item on the agenda for every strategic-planning and institutional research team. Private institutions strive to maximize public resources ...
New technologies have revolutionized survey research processes and how researchers and institutions of higher education college gain information from subjects. At the same time, it seems that increasing demands for accountability are forcing colleges and universities to conduct more high-quality surveys to gauge institutional effectiveness. In ...
This issue brings new insights to faculty work and its assessment in light of reconsideration of faculty work roles, rapid technological change, increasing bureaucratization of the core work of higher education, and public accountability for performance. With practical advice and information about processes and tools for evaluating individuals as ...
Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, poet, philosopher, mathematician, was one of the outstanding personalities produced by medieval Jewry. His chief claim to fame, however, is his commentary on the Bible. The latter is printed in all major editions of the "Hebrew Scriptures" and influenced other luminaries such as Maimonides, Rabbi David Kimchi, Nahmanides, ...
Paper and electronic surveys of students and faculty have become increasingly popular in higher education research and are now used in almost all facets of assessment and planning. Yet as the demand for survey research has increased, survey response rates have been falling. Low response rates are problematic because they can call into question the ...
Student engagement in now part of the higher education lexicon in North America. This volume explains the value and relevance of the construct, with an emphasis on how results from the national Survey of Student Engagement have been used for various purposes. Because process indicators are often used as proxy measures for institutional quality, ...
Intended as a toolkit for academic administrators, faculty and researchers to deal effectively with the rapid emergence of competency-based learning models across higher education, this volume provides practical advice and proven techniques for implementing and evaluating these models. Drawing from a recent National Postsecondary Education ...
Chapters discuss the issues surrounding how to use faculty rank, seniority, and experience as control variables in salary equity studies. Contributors review the challenges of conducting a salary equity study for nonfaculty administrators and staff who constitute the majority of employees, even in academic institutions and examine the advantages ...
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Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide for Educators, Trainers, and Staff Developers
