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  • Higher Education and Social Stress

    Understanding the Challenges and Charting Pathways Forward

    by Edward P. St. John ...
    This timely book explores how social stress is reshaping higher education today. By placing the polarizing MAGA–DEI conflict in historical and contemporary perspective, Higher Education and Social Stress encourages discussion and social action within campus organizations amid dismantled social and public health programs. Drawing on higher education, political science, sociology, and mental health, ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

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  • Detroit School Reform in Comparative Contexts

    Community Action Overcoming Policy Barriers

    by Edward St. John, Feven Girmay ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book critically examines how the narrative of global economic competition was used to rationalize college preparatory curriculum for all high school students and promote charter schools in Detroit. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, the study identifies neighborhood risk factors undermining students’ academic success, along with the positive effects of churches and service ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • College Organization and Professional Development

    Integrating Moral Reasoning and Reflective Practice

    by Edward St. John ...
    A thought-provoking textbook written for students enrolled in graduate Higher Education and Student Affairs Masters and PhD programs, College Organization and Professional Development focuses on the framing of critical issues in organization practice, the gaps between moral beliefs and actions, and improving equity within organizations. This breakthrough text seeks to revolutionize how we ... Read more

    $68.70 CAD

  • Using Action Inquiry in Engaged Research

    An Organizing Guide

    by Edward P. St. John, Kim Callahan Lijana, Glenda D. Musoba ...
    Using Action Inquiry in Engaged Research: An Organizing Guide offers higher education and school professionals practical guidance and methods for using the Action Inquiry Model (AIM) in engaged research initiatives and community partnerships. Replete with group exercises and case studies, this guide was originally developed to supplement workshops for faculty, administrators and students working ... Read more

    $59.08 CAD

  • Left Behind

    Urban High Schools and the Failure of Market Reform

    by Edward P. St. John, Victoria J. Milazzo Bigelow, Kim Callahan Lijana, Johanna C. Massé ...
    Urban schools are falling short of preparing students for college.In Left Behind, a team of education scholars led by Edward P. St. John argues that American cities have been engaged for the past three decades in a radical—but failing—effort to transform general and vocational high schools into college preparatory institutions. By examining the educational reforms in four urban charter schools ... Read more

    $41.79 CAD

  • Refinancing the College Dream

    Access, Equal Opportunity, and Justice for Taxpayers

    by Edward P. St. John ...
    During the 1990s, rising tuition costs and inadequate federal grant aid prevented more than a million otherwise qualified, low-income students from continuing their education past high school. Education policy expert Edward P. St. John is troubled by this situation and argues that equal access to higher education is both feasible and just. In Refinancing the College Dream, he examines recent ... Read more

    $39.59 CAD

  • Research, Actionable Knowledge, and Social Change

    Reclaiming Social Responsibility Through Research Partnerships

    by Edward P. St. John ...
    A professional text written for social science researchers and practitioners, Research, Actionable Knowledge and Social Change provides strategies and frameworks for using social science research to engage in critical social and educational problem solving. Combining the best practices of critical analysis and traditional research methods, this professional text offers guidance for using the ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education

    Expanding Opportunity for Underrepresented Students

    by Edward P. St. John, Glenda Droogsma Musoba ...
    Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education examines two major challenges facing the nation. The first is preparing high school students for college, a reform that has been tackled largely through state policy initiatives. The second is creating new pathways to academic success for underrepresented students in higher education, a challenge that must be addressed within a decentralized system ... Read more

    $111.30 CAD

  • Breaking Through the Access Barrier

    How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education

    by Edward P. St. John, Shouping Hu, Amy S. Fisher ...
    Breaking Through the Access Barrier argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. This book introduces academic capital formation (ACF), a groundbreaking new theory defined by family knowledge of educational options and the opportunities for pursuing them. The authors suggest focusing on intervention programs and ... Read more

    $100.30 CAD

  • Co-Learning in Higher Education

    Community Wellbeing, Engaged Scholarship, and Creating Futures

    Edited by Edward P. St. John ...
    Co-Learning in Higher Education addresses topics critical to the future of higher education: the wellbeing of communities, engagement of scholars supporting new generations of social activists, and the renewal and expansion of educational and career pathways. It develops a theory of co-learning that engages students and professors across generations in partnerships with community organizations, ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • Teaching the Whole Student

    Engaged Learning With Heart, Mind, and Spirit

    Edited by David Schoem, Christine Modey, Edward P. St. John ...
    Published in association with Teaching the Whole Student is a compendium of engaged teaching approaches by faculty across disciplines. These inspiring authors offer models for instructors who care deeply about their students, respect and recognize students’ social identities and lived experiences, and are interested in creating community and environments of openness and trust to foster deep ... Read more

    Was $68.70 CAD Now $61.82 CAD

  • Actionable Research for Educational Equity and Social Justice

    Higher Education Reform in China and Beyond

    Edited by Wang Chen, Xu Li, Edward P. St. John, Cliona Hannon ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
    Actionable Research for Educational Equity and Social Justice advances a unique, engaged approach to promoting educational equity and social justice in higher education across China and beyond. Developed as a joint venture of senior and junior scholars in China and the United States, this book documents Chinese, Latin American, U.S., and European examples of engaged scholarship supporting the ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD