Catalyst in Action Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice In 2017 Bret Eynon and Laura M. Gambino released High-Impact ePortfolio Practice which drew broad acclaim from faculty and educational leaders. “An instant classic ” wrote one reviewer. “The book I’ve been waiting for!” exclaimed another. With compelling evidence of the impact of ePortfolio “done well ” and a practical framework for educators to follow this research study quickly led to the formal recognition of ePortfolio as a validated High Impact Practice. Now with Catalyst in Action: Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice Eynon and Gambino have taken the next step. The book offers 20 powerful case studies drawn from campuses ranging from Bronx Community College to Yale University from the University of South Carolina to Dublin University and Arizona State. In High Impact ePortfolio Practice Eynon and Gambino outlined the Catalyst Framework spotlighting the strategies needed to launch build and sustain a “high-impact” ePortfolio practice. Linking integrative social pedagogy to technology assessment and professional development the Catalyst Framework offers guiding principles and classroom-based ePortfolio practices that improve student success deepen the student learning experience and catalyze learning-centered institutional change. In Catalyst in Action teams of faculty and college leaders detail their experiences exploring and testing the Framework on their campuses. Working with diverse groups of students in a broad range of disciplines and settings the case study authors put Eynon and Gambino’s integrative strategies into practice. Catalyst in Action shares their findings and their insights. As higher education enters a challenging new era it must find new ways adapt and change to support and demonstrate student growth and development. Catalyst in Action is a powerful combination of intensive research and practical experiencing. Offering exciting new evidence and fresh new insights Catalyst in Action will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to build student success advance higher learning and meet the demands of the 21st century. A Co-Publication with AAC&U | Catalyst in Action Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice GBP 31.99 1
High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices This volume offers the first comprehensive guide to how high-impact practices (HIPs) are being implemented in online environments and how they can be adjusted to meet the needs of online learners. This multi-disciplinary approach will assist faculty and administrators to effectively implement HIPs in distance education courses and online programs. With a chapter devoted to each of the eleven HIPs this collection offers guidance that takes into account the differences between e-learners and traditional on-campus students. A primary goal of High-Impact Practices Online is to share the ways in which HIPs may need to be amended to meet the needs of online learners. Through specific examples and practical suggestions in each chapter readers are introduced to concrete strategies for transitioning HIPs to the online environment that can be utilized across a range of disciplines and institution types. Each chapter of High-Impact Practices Online also references the most recent and relevant literature on each HIP so that readers are brought up to date on what makes online HIPs successful. The book provides guidance on how best to implement HIPs to increase retention and completion for online learners. | High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices GBP 31.99 1
Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices Research and Models for Achieving Equity Fidelity Impact and Scale Research shows that enriching learning experiences such as learning communities service-learning undergraduate research internships and senior culminating experiences – collectively known as High-Impact Practices (HIPs) – are positively associated with student engagement; deep and integrated learning; and personal and educational gains for all students – particularly for historically underserved students including first-generation students and racially minoritized populations. While HIPs’ potential benefits for student learning retention and graduation are recognized and are being increasingly integrated across higher education programs much of that potential remains unrealized; and their implementation frequently uneven. Colleges are eager to use the HIP nomenclature for recruitment promoting equity for traditionally underserved student populations and preparing lifelong learners and successful professionals. However HIPs defy easy categorization or standardized implementation. They rely on fidelity quality and consistency – being “done well” – to achieve their learning outcomes; and above all require attention to access and equity if they are to fulfill their promise of benefitting all student populations equally. The goal of Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices is to provide examples from around the country of the ways educators are advancing equity promoting fidelity achieving scale and strengthening assessment of their own local high-impact practices. Its chapters bring together the best current scholarship methodologies and evidence-based practices within the HIPs field illustrating new approaches to faculty professional development culture and coalition building research and assessment and continuous improvement that help institutions understand and extend practices with a demonstrated high impact. For proponents and practitioners this book offers perspectives data and critiques to interrogate and improve practice. For administrators it provides an understanding of what’s needed to deliver the necessary support. | Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices Research and Models for Achieving Equity Fidelity Impact and Scale GBP 35.99 1
High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action Set This set includes: High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action. Between them these two books by on the one hand providing the theory foundations and guiding principles for impementing ePortfolios and on the other providing concrete examples of implementation across institutional types and a wide range of programs provide faculty and administrators with a comprehensive roadmap to integrating ePortfolios in multiple settings at their institutions as a means to improve retention graduation and student engagement. Review of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice: “One of the main takeaways for me is that good ePortfolio work can be done effectively at any type of institution. Happily Eynon and Gambino explain how by illustrating the requisite steps and conditions to do ePortfolio well in the classroom and beyond. Moreover all students benefit especially those who are less well prepared for college which is one of the most important and necessary features of a high impact practice. The other noteworthy lesson for me personally is that the field now has another HIP to add to the officially approved list. My sincere thanks and congratulations to all those involved for producing this important work and providing the guidance the enterprise needs to strengthen undergraduate education and enrich and deepen student learning. Bravo. ”—George Kuh Senior Scholar National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment Chancellor’s Professor of Higher Education Emeritus - Indiana University Review of Catalyst in Action: “Catalyst in Action features twenty case studies from a diverse set of institutions extending from broad access community colleges through four-year colleges and major universities in the U. S. and abroad to graduate programs in education and divinity. Readers will find in these pages a wealth of new detail on the 'how' of institutionalizing ePortfolios from first year experiences and bridge programs to designs for entire programs to enhancements for high priority educational goals such as effective writing. ”—Carol Geary Schneider Lumina Fellow and president emerita of the Association of American Colleges and Universities A Co-Publication with AAC&U | High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action Set GBP 52.99 1
A Good Job Campus Employment as a High-Impact Practice For many students working while in college is a defining characteristic of the undergraduate experience. However student workers often view campus employment as a money-making opportunity rather than a chance for personal development. Likewise institutions often neglect to consider campus jobs as a means to education and student engagement. It is the distinction between work for remuneration and work for personal development which shapes much of the discussion of student employment throughout A Good Job. This book makes the case for campus employment as a high-impact practice in higher education and provides models for institutional efforts to implement new student employment strategies. Carefully designed campus employment opportunities can have numerous benefits including career exploration and preparation learning and increased engagement leading to increased retention. The authors make the case that employment can and should be a purposeful and powerful component in any higher education institution’s efforts to support student learning development and success. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in capitalizing on the developmental and learning potential of student employment on campus. | A Good Job Campus Employment as a High-Impact Practice GBP 32.99 1
Impact Assessment and Sustainable Resource Management Firmly places impact assessment in the broader context of environmental planning developing a much-needed integrative approach. The topics covered include: decision making and dispute resolution; the role of environmental law; public policy administration and publication participation; the nature of planning; impact assessment methodology; the application of impact assessment to frontier developments; linear facilities and waste mana | Impact Assessment and Sustainable Resource Management GBP 175.00 1
The New Leader's Guide to Early Childhood Settings Making an Impact in PreK-3 Learn how to effectively lead and make an impact in early childhood and primary school settings. The New Leader’s Guide to Early Childhood Settings explores how to empower educators and caregivers advocate for early intervention promote culturally responsive teaching and confront common fears and hurdles. Packed with helpful resources and strategies chapters feature key tips about effective communication leveraging technology and questions for reflection. Practical and accessible this engaging guidebook delivers quick effective advice whether you're just starting out or are an experienced leader newly jumping into the early years. | The New Leader's Guide to Early Childhood Settings Making an Impact in PreK-3 GBP 26.99 1
Collective Impact and Community Development Issues Collective Impact is intended to help community leaders effectively engage participants in strategic planning initiatives and achieve desired results. It is a logical extension of and builds on earlier efforts that experienced difficulties helping groups implement actions identified in the planning processes. This book examines successful practices that apply Collective Impact principles to a variety of community development issues including reducing poverty and similar topics. Contributing authors also examine techniques used in working with local groups to facilitate effective changes in their communities. The discussions focus on settings in which Collective Impact efforts are likely to succeed using a variety of case studies that vary by intent purpose and location. Discussions of involvement by community and campus partnerships regional planning organizations and other groups can affect the ways in which Collective Impact principles are applied and how well they work. The discussions conclude with transformational changes within Collective Impact moving from the individual to the system and future directions for Collective Impact approaches. Practitioners and scholars alike will find the discussions of various approaches and outcomes using Collective Impact useful in designing future efforts to bring about community change. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development. | Collective Impact and Community Development Issues GBP 36.99 1
Using Collective Impact to Bring Community Change Collective Impact as a tool to bring about community change has seen remarkable growth in usage since 2011. Collective Impact has been used successfully with a variety of local issues and has raised the consciousness of how community groups interact as well as the approaches that can lead to long-term innovations. This edited volume sets forth conceptual foundations for using Collective Impact as well as sharing basic approaches that have succeeded in projects under diverse circumstances. It will be useful for both academics and practitioners as Collective Impact continues to undergo substantial changes in focus and direction. Building on Kania and Kramer’s influential work it provides readers with detailed insights not only into how the Collective Impact system works but also innovative applications to issues facing community developers. The diverse topics shared by the contributing authors make this volume especially important for practitioners designing programs to bring about long-term changes in their communities. Including discussion about how Collective Impact has succeeded in different governmental settings this book demonstrates how Collective Impact has been modified to accommodate the associated cultural differences with 10 chapters written by experienced on-the-ground community development experts. | Using Collective Impact to Bring Community Change GBP 39.99 1
Proportionate Share Impact Fees and Development Mitigation After decades of evolving practice often tested in court development impact fees have become institutionalized in the American planning and local government finance systems. But they remain contentious especially as they continue to evolve. This book is the third in a series of impact fee guidebooks for practitioners following A Practitioner’s Guide to Development Impact Fees and Impact Fees: Proportionate Share Development Fees. Proportionate Share Impact Fees and Development Mitigation is the culmination of the authors’ careers devoted to pioneering applications of the dual rational nexus test. That test requires (1) establishing the rational nexus between the need for infrastructure broadly defined to mitigate the impacts of development and (2) ensuring that development mitigating its infrastructure impacts benefits proportionately. The book elevates professional practice in two ways. First it shows how the rational nexus test can be applied to all forms of development infrastructure impact mitigation. Second it establishes the link between professional ethics and equity as applied to proportionate share impact fees and development mitigation. The book is divided into four parts with the first reviewing policy and legal foundations the second detailing the planning calculation and implementation requirements the third exploring economic ethical and equity implications and the fourth presenting state-of-the-art case studies. Proportionate Share Impact Fees and Development Mitigation sets new standards for professional practice. GBP 44.99 1
Socioeconomic Impact Management Design And Implementation The authors of this book present a comprehensive analysis of impact management for such large-scale resource and industrial development projects as power plants mines and nuclear waste disposal facilities. An overall framework for designing an impact management program is presented and specific recommendations for implementing management measures are provided. This book is unique in that it provides a conceptual framework for choosing among alternative approaches in designing a management system as well as offering practical guidance for implementing such systems. | Socioeconomic Impact Management Design And Implementation GBP 145.00 1
The Impact of Organizations Measurement Management and Corporate Reporting The Impact of Organizations: Measurement Management and Corporate Reporting contributes to the growing debate on the importance of measuring managing and reporting organizations’ impact in the interest of companies stakeholders and policymakers. Through theoretical analysis data analysis case studies and collaboration with academics and practitioners in the field this book offers a comprehensive view of the topics covered and is structured into three main parts: i) from sustainability to impact evaluation and management: a corporate perspective; ii) financial sector sustainability integration and impact management; iii) impact management to innovate the public institutions. The topics covered in this book contribute to the existing debate on the need to provide companies with tools to measure and manage impact effectively and address the need from businesses and investors for a simplified corporate reporting landscape. As such this book represents a useful guide for academics who are investigating this field for companies and practitioners working on measuring managing and communicating impact as well as students and graduates who would like to pursue a career in the field of sustainability and impact. | The Impact of Organizations Measurement Management and Corporate Reporting GBP 130.00 1
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Educational Equity and High-Impact Practice Co-published with the Council on Undergraduate Research Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice (HIP) but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors and to very few of them (often in summer programs). This book shows how to engage students in authentic research experiences built into the design of courses in the first two years thus making the experience available to a much greater number of students. Research that is embedded in a course especially general education courses addresses the issue of how to expand undergraduate research to all students. Research has shown that students who have early experiences in undergraduate research are more likely to pursue further research prior to and after graduation. This is also an issue of social justice because it makes the benefits of undergraduate research available to students who must work during the academic year and in the summer. It is widely accepted that the skills developed through undergraduate research help prepare students for their future careers. The book addresses all aspects of the topic including:- What are appropriate expectations for research in the first two years- How to design appropriate course-based research for first- and second-year students- How to mentor a class rather than individual students- How students can disseminate the results of their research- Possible citizen-science projects appropriate for the first and second years- Providing additional resources available to support course-based research in the first two yearsDesigned for faculty at four-year and two-year colleges – and including examples from the sciences the social sciences and the humanities – the strategies and methods described can be adapted to disciplines not specifically mentioned in the book. Many faculty are hesitant to engage first and second year students in undergraduate research because they worry students don’t know enough to conduct authentic research in their discipline because they worry about the time it will take to develop activities for these students and because they wonder how they can mentor a whole class of students doing research. The authors have successfully dealt with these issues and provide examples of how it’s done. | Course-Based Undergraduate Research Educational Equity and High-Impact Practice GBP 32.99 1
Performance as Research Knowledge methods impact Performance as Research (PAR) is characterised by an extraordinary elasticity and interdisciplinary drive. Performance as Research: Knowledge Methods Impact celebrates this energy bringing together chapters from a wide range of disciplines and eight different countries. This volume focuses explicitly on three critical often contentious themes that run through much discussion of PaR as a discipline: Knowledge - the areas and manners in which performance can generate knowledge Methods - methods and methodologies for approaching performance as research Impact - a broad understanding of the impact of this form of research These themes are framed by four essays from the book's editors contextualising their interrelated conversations teasing out common threads and exploring the new questions that the contributions pose to the field of performance. As both an intervention into and extension of current debates this is a vital collection for any reader concerned with the value and legitimacy of performance as research. | Performance as Research Knowledge methods impact GBP 36.99 1
Scaling Impact Innovation for the Public Good Scaling Impact introduces a new and practical approach to scaling the positive impacts of research and innovation. Inspired by leading scientific and entrepreneurial innovators from across Africa Asia the Caribbean Latin America and the Middle East this book presents a synthesis of unrivalled diversity and grounded ingenuity. The result is a different perspective on how to achieve impact that matters and an important challenge to the predominant more-is-better paradigm of scaling. For organisations and individuals working to change the world for the better scaling impact is a common goal and a well-founded aim. The world is changing rapidly and seemingly intractable problems like environmental degradation or accelerating inequality press us to do better for each other and our environment as a global community. Challenges like these appear to demand a significant scale of action and here the authors argue that a more creative and critical approach to scaling is both possible and essential. To encourage uptake and co-development the authors present actionable principles that can help organisations and innovators design manage and evaluate scaling strategies. Scaling Impact is essential reading for development and innovation practitioners and professionals but also for researchers students evaluators and policymakers with a desire to spark meaningful change. | Scaling Impact Innovation for the Public Good GBP 34.99 1
The Socioeconomic Impact Of Resource Development Methods For Assessment Large-scale industrial and energy-development projects are profoundly affecting the social and economic climate of rural areas across the nation creating a need for extensive planning information both to prepare for the effects of such developments and to meet state and federal environmental impact assessment requirements. This book examines alternative methods of modelling the economic demographic public service fiscal and social impacts of major development projects. The authors provide a synthesis of the conceptual bases estimation techniques data requirements and types of output available focusing on models that address multiple impact dimensions and produce information at the county and subcounty levels. They also look at the kind of data each model produces in each impact category. | The Socioeconomic Impact Of Resource Development Methods For Assessment GBP 39.99 1
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability From Values to Impact The aim of this book is to present selected theoretical and practical aspects of corporate social responsibility and sustainability with particular emphasis on the journey (transition) from values to impact. Values play an important role in business world and they shape the responsible approach of organizations. However pressing and still unresolved challenges of the present day show evidently that there exist significant discrepancies between organizations’ declarations on values and their real impact. COVID-19 pandemic Globalization 4. 0 climate catastrophe and challenges emphasized by SDGs constitute the new environment that contemporary organizations face. In effect business is part of the problem and a solution as well. It is necessary to quickly and effectively push for action taking into account the power of responsible business to co-create human live and environment. Both the theoretical considerations and the practice-based studies presented in this monograph make a significant contribution to the theory and practice of management. The book is an extension and enrichment of the existing knowledge in the field of socially responsible management in organizations. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability will be of value to academics researchers and advanced students in the fields of business and management especially those interest in the intersection of management and CSR and sustainability and those focusing the impact that business activities have on the environment. | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability From Values to Impact GBP 130.00 1
International Regulatory Rivalry in Open Economies: The Impact of Deregulation on the US and UK Financial Markets The Impact of Deregulation This title was first published in 2003. This text aims to fill a gap in the literature for a text on the theory and practice of international regulatory competition in the open financial markets of the US and UK. | International Regulatory Rivalry in Open Economies: The Impact of Deregulation on the US and UK Financial Markets The Impact of Deregulation GBP 89.99 1
Transnational Enterprises Their Impact On Third World Societies And Cultures This book represents the first attempt to conceptualize the social and cultural impact of transnational enterprises on host nations and to provide empirical and analytical material on the subject. Well-known social scientists focus on three critical areas: social inequalities knowledge systems and lifestyles and values. Collectively they advance | Transnational Enterprises Their Impact On Third World Societies And Cultures GBP 39.99 1
Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment A comprehensive clearly structured and readable overview of the subject Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment has established itself as the leading introduction to EIA worldwide. This fifth edition is a major update reflecting many significant changes in EIA procedures process practice and prospects over the last decade. In particular it includes: a much more international dimension drawing on EIA activities worldwide; an up-to-date coverage of the revised EU EIA Directive and its implementation; the associated update of contemporary UK procedures and practice; best practice on evolving methods in the EIA process; a rich array of UK and many international case studies; a new coverage of emerging EIA impact topics including equality/deprivation; culture; resettlement; climate change; ecosystem services; and risk resilience and cumulative impacts; an appraisal of some next steps in the EIA process including a more effective and proportionate EIA; the impact of technological change; the changing interpretation of the project; project implementation monitoring and adaptive management; and moves towards a more integrated impact assessment. Together these topics act as a kind of action list for future EIA; the development of SEA legislation and practice in the UK EU and worldwide; and a set of appendices containing key legislation and an EIS review framework. It is also makes full use of colour illustrations and chapter questions for discussion. Written by two authors with extensive research training and consultancy experience of EIA this book brings together the most up-to-date information from many sources. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 5th Edition provides a complete and critical introductory text that also supports further studies. Students in undergraduate and postgraduate planning programmes will find it essential as a course text as will students of environmental management/policy environmental sciences/studies geography and built environment. Key stakeholders involved in assessment activities – planners developers community groups pressure groups and decision-makers in government and business – will also welcome this latest edition as a very effective means of getting to grips with the many facets of this important and evolving subject that affects a widening range of development projects. GBP 46.99 1
Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet Insights from EcoEnterprises Fund Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet guides investors in supporting entrepreneurs to scale business models which maximize positive impact outcomes including climate- and nature-based solutions. EcoEnterprises Fund is a long-standing leader in the impact investing industry which helps advance sustainable entrepreneurial ventures and promote environmental stewardship in Latin America. Following on from their previous book Portfolio for the Planet Tammy E. Newmark and Michele A. Pena take stock of EcoEnterprises Fund’s processes and partnerships over two decades and three impact funds. They detail the unique strategies employed by the Fund to invest in expanding sectors such as regenerative agriculture agroforestry bio-innovation and climate tech. Close analysis of the investment processes and company engagements offers practical takeaways ranging from tips on structuring transactions to guidance on enhancing companies’ environmental and social management systems and community partnerships. These case studies highlight how specific themes – including biodiversity investing supply chain management gender-smart investing climate solutions and successful exits – form the basis for sustainable growth and enduring powerful outcomes. This inspiring volume offers practical advice for veterans and newcomers in the field of impact investing. It will also be a valuable resource for students and scholars of sustainable investing and finance social entrepreneurship and sustainable business. | Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet Insights from EcoEnterprises Fund GBP 31.99 1
Colour Television Techniques Business Impact Colour Television (1968) examines the rapid growth of colour television in the 1960s as technological advances enabled programmes to be effectively transmitted in colour for the first time. It looks at the technologies involved the differences in programme-making that colour required the audience response and the changes in advertising and network systems that colour broadcasting brought about. | Colour Television Techniques Business Impact GBP 90.00 1
The Asia Pacific War Impact Legacy and Reconciliation This book examines key aspects of the Asia Pacific War (1931–1945) that was initially waged between Japan and China before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor drew in the U. S. led allied forces from 1941 to 1945. Part I of the book examines three interlocking components the origins of the war; its impact on combatants and civilians; and its short-term legacy including the huge changes that took place in the postwar governance of Japan. Part II explores the ongoing impact and legacy of the war for those in postwar Japan and later generations particularly through the examination of the ambiguity of state-led reconciliation with Japan’s neighbors the growth of dynamic civil reconciliation efforts and the prominent role of the arts in peace movements. Through a people-centered approach it filters historical events through the lens of the war’s impact on individuals who found themselves players within a larger frame of the social history of Japan and caught up in the international power dynamics of the nuclear age. Featuring studies of contemporary peace activism this will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Modern Asian and U. S. History as well as those interested in postwar memory and reconciliation. | The Asia Pacific War Impact Legacy and Reconciliation GBP 130.00 1
Nontariff Barriers The Effects On Corporate Strategy In High-technology Sectors This book explores the impact of Japanese and European nontariff barriers (NTBs) on the international marketing investment and technology strategies of small- to medium-sized high-technology U. S. firms. . | Nontariff Barriers The Effects On Corporate Strategy In High-technology Sectors GBP 39.99 1
The Impact of Oil Revenues on Arab Gulf Development As the price of oil fell in the eighties the pressures on the Arab Gulf States to speed up the diversification of their economies into non-oil sectors increased. This book first published in 1984 examines this problem and many other issues connected with the impact of oil revenues on development in the Gulf States. It considers changing oil production policies and developments in other sectors of the economy including agriculture industry and banking. It explores population problems moves towards Gulf economic coordination and the impact of oil on society culture and education. This book provides an assessment of just how much the region depends on oil for its economic prosperity and development and some indication of the enormous problems that would face the region should the demand for oil decease still further. | The Impact of Oil Revenues on Arab Gulf Development GBP 24.99 1