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A jungle named academia : approaches to self-development and growth /
Years of studying and teaching in different academic settings have provided Inoue-Smith with many experiences and observations that led her to think about the components of professor's daily lives. This book focuses on how reflection and self-understanding helps scholars to excel in their teach...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Hamilton Books, an Imprint of Rowman and Littlefield,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword by Susan Klein; Foreword by Mary Spencer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One; The Reminiscence of a Feminist Professor; The Origin of My Scholarly Journey; Confucian Beliefs on Education; A Marriage of East and West; Re-examining the Japanese Mind Amae; The Human Seasons and Higher Learning; Communication Manners of the Japanese; Wider Availability vs. Better Preparation; A Letter to My Daughter; Part Two; Achieving a Work-Life Balance; Born to Be Human; Stop Comparing Yourself to Others; Perspectives on Aging; My Future Is Here and Now; The School Called Life.
- The Role of Language in Ethnic IdentityThree Mysteries of Buddhism; Collegiality and Colleaguality; The Power of Writing; Photographs of Ourselves; A Continuing Challenge; Don't Panic! We Know It Doesn't Work; Part Three; How Poetry Emerges from Difficulty; Poetry as Qualitative Data; Japanese Language, Literature, and Poetry; My Interpretation of Haiku; English Tanka: A New Creation; Guam Teachers' Reactions to English Tanka; The Fascination of Haiku, Tanka, and Senryū; The Gift of Tanka; Book Review (1); Book Review (2); Part Four; Our Neighbor's Beautiful Flowers.
- The 33rd Year: A Crucial Point in Adult DevelopmentThe Power of Throwing Away Things; The Work of a Book Editor; IGI Global Interview; A Jungle Named Academia; Space Clearing: A Serious Business; Anyone Can Do but Few Actually Do; Faculty Leadership and Reflective Practice; One Life to Live; Part Five; The Cinderella Complex; "Two Lives"-Some Interpretations; Men, Women, Work, and Marriage; A New Trend in the College Curriculum; Portraits of Today's Undergraduate Women; Book Review (3); Part Six; Earned and Not Given; What Is Critical Thinking?
- Academic Experience and Critical Thinking: A ConnectionThoughts on Human Learning; The Internet and Online Learning; A Never-Ending Challenge; MOODLE for Blended Learning; CATs for Improving Teaching and Learning; Lifelong Self-Directed Learning; Quality and Sustainability; Job Hunting Seminars; Students Voices on Educational Technology; Learning, Memory, and Cognition; Rethinking PowerPoint in the Classroom; Part Seven; Attention Is Basic for Any Human Activity; Stand Up for Myself; Practical Applications in Everyday Life; Self-Development and a Story about Sai.