Games Colleges Play
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Games Colleges Play
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Author : John R. Thelin
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1996-11-18
Games Colleges Play written by John R. Thelin and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11-18 with Education categories.
Featuring a new introduction by the author, the paperback edition of Games Colleges Play chronicles the history of intercollegiate athletics from 1910 to 1990. Featuring a new introduction by the author, the paperback edition of Games Colleges Play chronicles the history of intercollegiate athletics from 1910 to 1990—from the early, glory days of Knute Rockne and the Gipper to the modern era of big budgets, powerful coaches, and pampered players. John Thelin describes how sports programs—although seldom accorded official mention with teaching and research in the university mission statement—have become central to university life. As administrators search for a proper balance between athletics and academics, Thelin observes, this peculiar institution grows increasingly powerful and controversial. Thelin examines the 1929 Carnegie Foundation Report, the formation of major athletic conferences, the national college basketball scandals after World War II, the dissolution of the Pacific Coast Conference in the 1950s, and the Knight Foundation Report of 1991. He finds disturbing patterns of abuse and limited reform and explores the implications of these patterns for today's college presidents, faculty, and students. Games Colleges Play provides historical background that will inform current policy discussions about the proper place of intercollegiate athletics within the American university.
Postsecondary Play
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Author : William G. Tierney
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2014-06-01
Postsecondary Play written by William G. Tierney and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-01 with Education categories.
Games and social media can improve college access, attract and support students, and boost rates of completion. The college application process—which entails multiple forms, essays, test scores, and deadlines—can be intimidating. For students without substantial school and family support, the complexity of this process can become a barrier to access. William G. Tierney, Tracy Fullerton, and their teams at the University of Southern California approach this challenge innovatively. Using the tools of online games and social media, they have developed ways to make applying for college much less intimidating. While the vast majority of college students use social media and gaming in their everyday lives, colleges and universities have been slow to recognize and harness the power of either. Postsecondary Play explores the significance of games and social media in higher education, and particularly how they can be used to attract, retain, educate, and socialize students. Tierney, a past president of the American Educational Research Association, has gathered some of the best research on the emerging role of games and social media in the classroom and how these tools can boost student confidence and increase college access. Scholars writing from a wide variety of disciplines—college access, social media, game studies, and learning sciences—provide concrete examples to illustrate the new and complex ways in which students learn in response to social media and games. Tierney and the contributors find that, although games can be powerful tools for encouraging underserved students, quality game design and mastering the concept of play—the ability to develop skills while engaging in the game—are essential in the effective use of serious games in teaching and learning. Summarizing a decade of research in game design and learning, Postsecondary Play will appeal to higher education scholars and students of learning, online gaming, education, and the media.
Games In Libraries
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Author : Breanne A. Kirsch
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Games In Libraries written by Breanne A. Kirsch and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Librarians are beginning to see the importance of game based learning and the incorporation of games into library services. This book is written for them--so they can use games to improve people's understanding and enjoyment of the library. Full of practical suggestions, the essays discuss not only innovative uses of games in libraries but also the game making process. The contributors are all well versed in games and game-based learning and a variety of different types of libraries are considered. The essays will inspire librarians and educators to get into this exciting new area of patron and student services.
The Game Of Life
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Author : James L. Shulman
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-15
The Game Of Life written by James L. Shulman and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-15 with Education categories.
The President of Williams College faces a firestorm for not allowing the women's lacrosse team to postpone exams to attend the playoffs. The University of Michigan loses $2.8 million on athletics despite averaging 110,000 fans at each home football game. Schools across the country struggle with the tradeoffs involved with recruiting athletes and updating facilities for dozens of varsity sports. Does increasing intensification of college sports support or detract from higher education's core mission? James Shulman and William Bowen introduce facts into a terrain overrun by emotions and enduring myths. Using the same database that informed The Shape of the River, the authors analyze data on 90,000 students who attended thirty selective colleges and universities in the 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s. Drawing also on historical research and new information on giving and spending, the authors demonstrate how athletics influence the class composition and campus ethos of selective schools, as well as the messages that these institutions send to prospective students, their parents, and society at large. Shulman and Bowen show that athletic programs raise even more difficult questions of educational policy for small private colleges and highly selective universities than they do for big-time scholarship-granting schools. They discover that today's athletes, more so than their predecessors, enter college less academically well-prepared and with different goals and values than their classmates--differences that lead to different lives. They reveal that gender equity efforts have wrought large, sometimes unanticipated changes. And they show that the alumni appetite for winning teams is not--as schools often assume--insatiable. If a culprit emerges, it is the unquestioned spread of a changed athletic culture through the emulation of highly publicized teams by low-profile sports, of men's programs by women's, and of athletic powerhouses by small colleges. Shulman and Bowen celebrate the benefits of collegiate sports, while identifying the subtle ways in which athletic intensification can pull even prestigious institutions from their missions. By examining how athletes and other graduates view The Game of Life--and how colleges shape society's view of what its rules should be--Bowen and Shulman go far beyond sports. They tell us about higher education today: the ways in which colleges set policies, reinforce or neglect their core mission, and send signals about what matters.
Play
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Author : Emmett Dunn Angell
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-24
Play written by Emmett Dunn Angell and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Excerpt from Play: Comprising Games for the Kindergarten Playground, Schoolroom and College The American people cannot fail to welcome a new book on play. Throughout our country there is a growing appreciation of its importance and its necessity during childhood and youth. No movement of modern times affecting the life and education of the young has been received with greater enthusiasm than the one which has for its end the establishment of playgrounds, and the organization and encouragement of the play interests of children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Chinese Research Perspectives On Society Volume 8
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-01-31
Chinese Research Perspectives On Society Volume 8 written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-31 with Social Science categories.
This volume reviews China’s social conditions in 2018. The articles cover income and consumption, employment, social security, welfare assistance, education, public safety, social and political participation and others. University students and the urban poor received special attention.
Physical Training In American Colleges And Universities
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Author : Edward Mussey Hartwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Physical Training In American Colleges And Universities written by Edward Mussey Hartwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Physical education and training categories.
Using Games And Simulations For Teaching And Assessment
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Author : Harold F. O'Neil
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-31
Using Games And Simulations For Teaching And Assessment written by Harold F. O'Neil and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with Computers categories.
Using Games and Simulations for Teaching and Assessment: Key Issues comprises a multidisciplinary investigation into the issues that arise when using games and simulations for educational purposes. Using both theoretical and empirical analyses, this collection examines cognitive, motivational, and psychometric issues with a focus on STEM content. Unlike other research-based volumes that focus solely on game design or the theoretical basis behind gaming, this book unites previously disparate communities of researchers—from civilian to military contexts as well as multiple disciplines—to critically explore current problems and illustrate how instructionally effective games and simulations should be planned and evaluated. While computer-based simulations and games have the potential to improve the quality of education and training, Using Games and Simulations for Teaching and Assessment: Key Issues shows how the science of learning should underlie the use of such technologies. Through a wide-ranging yet detailed examination, chapter authors provide suggestions for designing and developing games, simulations, and intelligent tutoring systems that are scientifically-based, outcomes-driven, and cost-conscious.
The Recruiting Game
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Author : John F. Rooney
language : en
Publisher: Bison Books
Release Date : 1987
The Recruiting Game written by John F. Rooney and has been published by Bison Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Education categories.
Keep Playing The Six Step Game Plan
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Author : Patricia J. Marino
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2008-10
Keep Playing The Six Step Game Plan written by Patricia J. Marino and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10 with Self-Help categories.