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Broadening the Scope of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Entrepreneurial Threshold Concepts and Self-Efficacy Threshold concepts, which define key ways of thinking and practicing in a field (Meyer and Land, 2003), were explored and proposed for enterprise by Hatt (2018). He has written a number of papers on teaching business and higher education generally for UK, USA, and Australian periodicals.

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A Wicked Perspective: Faculty and Leadership in Academia

Faculty Focus

This cleverly demonstrates how easily the Wizard manipulated the beliefs of the people of Oz, blurring the line between reality and illusion (Baum, 1944; Schwartz, 2003). Rebecca (Becky) Fredrickson has served in multiple capacities supporting education over the past 30 years. References Baum, L. The Wizard of Oz. Doubleday: New York.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. Writing is a key component of all academic work, yet it is often taught only in freshman composition courses (Delyser, 2003), where the focus is mostly on the expression of ideas instead of how their delivery (Sallee et al., I’m also a writing specialist in a support center.

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Broadening the Scope of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Entrepreneurial Threshold Concepts and Self-Efficacy Threshold concepts, which define key ways of thinking and practicing in a field (Meyer and Land, 2003), were explored and proposed for enterprise by Hatt (2018). He has written a number of papers on teaching business and higher education generally for UK, USA, and Australian periodicals.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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Renowned UC Berkeley Sociology Professor Killed in Oakland Hit-and-Run

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout his career, Burawoy held several prestigious positions, including serving as president of the American Sociological Association from 2003 to 2004 and leading the International Sociological Association from 2010 to 2014.