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Informationen zum Autor Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University and Honorary Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University. He is the author of College Admissions for the 21st Century . He holds thirteen honorary doctorates. Before moving to Cornell, Sternberg was President and Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Wyoming; Provost, Senior Vice President, Regents Professor of Psychology and Education, and George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair of Ethical Leadership at Oklahoma State University; Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology and Education at Tufts University; and IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Management, and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University. He is a past president of the American Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, and is currently editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science. He previously was treasurer and board member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Klappentext Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University and Honorary Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University. He is the author of College Admissions for the 21st Century. He holds thirteen honorary doctorates. Before moving to Cornell, Sternberg was President and Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Wyoming; Provost, Senior Vice President, Regents Professor of Psychology and Education, and George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair of Ethical Leadership at Oklahoma State University; Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology and Education at Tufts University; and IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Management, and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University. He is a past president of the American Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, and is currently editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science. He previously was treasurer and board member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Zusammenfassung In What Universities Can Be, the high-profile educator Robert J. Sternberg writes thoughtfully about the direction of higher education in this country and its potential to achieve future excellence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I A New Future for Universities 1. Three Traditions of Higher Education in Relation to Democracy 2. The Mission of the ACCEL University 3. The Skills ACCEL Universities Should Develop 4. Diversity Part II Who Gets In and Who Is Able to Go? 5. Admissions 6. Financial Aid and College Costs Part III Student Learning and Life 7. Teaching and Learning 8. Assessing Student Learning 9. Retention and Graduation 10. The Role of Athletics Part IV Structural Issues 11. Assessing Faculty 12. Governance 13. Marketing Higher Education 14. It's Not Only Students Who Need to Learn: A Model of Institutional Change for Assessing Universities as Learning Organizations Part V Putting Theory into Practice 15. Transforming a University into an ACCEL University: What One Can Do Right Now ...
