The Governance of the City University of New York: A System at Odds with Itself
This report, commissioned by the Mayor’s Advisory Task Force on the City University of New York (CUNY), examines CUNY’s system of governance and concludes that it is dysfunctional from the top to the bottom. Battles for leadership among CUNY’s stakeholders have become increasingly rancorous. Lines of responsibility are tangled and poorly defined. CUNY colleges often act more like independent institutions than like complementary members of a system. Despite this independence, competition fails to lead to improvement, because incentives for institutional and individual performance are weak.Although many university systems around the country are plagued by similar structural problems, CUNY’s problems appear to… More >>
The Governance of the City University of New York: A System at Odds with Itself
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The Human Body: Fearfully And Wonderfully Made
The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made! is an Advanced Biology course that (upon completion of Exploring Creation With Biology and The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made!) is the equivalent of an AP Biology course. It is important that your student finish a first year biology course and a first year chemistry course before attempting The Human Body. Your student will study 11 organ systems in detail. This includes frank illustrations and descriptions… More >>
The Human Body: Fearfully And Wonderfully Made
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Primary Education: Assessing and Planning Learning
This sourcebook draws together a range of recent and specially commissioned pieces which examine how policy development and research findings have influenced planning and assessing learning for young children. Topics covered include standards, quality control, league tables, and teacher and performance assessment. It also looks at the enabling of learning, focusing on authentic activity and learning, implicit values, the role of learner choice and classroom manageme… More >>
Primary Education: Assessing and Planning Learning
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Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference
My students have been searching for a leadership book that they don’t have to translate to their experiences. At last, here is a book that integrates cutting edge ideas of leadership with examples and stories from college students. Kathleen E. Allen, vice president for student development, College of Saint Benedict Exploring Leadership fills a gap in the literature of leadership, providing a carefully-crafted student guide structured to the needs of le… More >>
Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference