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Beating the College Sticker Shock: A step-by-step plan to beat college costs no matter where you start



In Beating the College Sticker Shock, author Nagesh Narendranath teaches parents of college-bound students how to meet the astronomical costs of higher education with a proven action plan and solutions to specific problems. You will learn the secrets of ordinary parents who are beating college sticker shock and discovering better ways to pay less for higher education. Whether your child is a kindergartner or a high school senior, Narendranath’s easy-to-follow f… More >>

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Scholarship of Multicultural Teaching and Learning: New Directions for Teaching and Learning



This volume will appeal to new and experienced practitioners of multicultural teaching. It offers documented illustrations of how such teaching is designed, carried out, and applied effectively in a variety of higher education contexts and in a wide range of disciplines representing the humanities, the social sciences, engineering, mathematics, and the arts. Because effective approaches to multicultural teaching and learning are still being developed in insti… More >>

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Mr. Cheap’s Guide to Paying for College: Go to School without Going Broke



The decision to go to college shouldn’t be a matter of money. But today, with the cost of college spiraling out of control, finances often determine where-or whether or not-you go. But higher education is possible with Mr. Cheap’s Guide to Paying for College. This informative guide teaches students and parents how to: Take advantage of loans, grants, and/or scholarships Invest in long term paying options Qualify for tax credits and deductions Get the most o… More >>

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Faculty Collaboration: Enhancing the Quality of Scholarship and Teaching



Synthesizes the research and literature on collaboration in academic life. Reviews collaboration trAnds and practices in higher education and other sectors such as business and industry. Recognizes the distinctive nature of various modes of collaboration…. More >>

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Serving Children and Families Through Community-University Partnerships: Success Stories



A consistently identified criticism about contemporary higher education is that academia is not playing a visible role in contributing to the improvement of the lives of people in the community — as the lives are lived on a day-to-day basis. However, there has been a long tradition of such `Outreach Scholarship’ in America, and this focus is gaining renewed attention, at least in part, because policy makers and philanthropic organizations are pressing univer… More >>

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