Higher Education 

Welcome to the higher education guide!
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Subject headings like these work well to find books in the SUNY Adirondack Library's online catalog:

Academic achievement
College student orientation    
Educational tests and measurements
College teaching    
Effective teaching    
Universities and colleges accreditation
Curriculum planning    
College students, Rating of    
Universities and colleges examinations
Curriculum evaluation          
Universities and colleges curricula

Chickering, Arthur W. Encouraging authenticity and spirituality in higher education
LB 2324 .C49 2006

Hoping for the Best While Prepaering for the Worst: Disasters, Emergencies and the Community College
LB 2866 .H677 2007 (from League for Innovation in the Community College)

Bowen, William G. Equity and excellence in American higher education
LC 213.2 .B69 2005

Declining by degrees: higher education at risk edited by Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow
LA 227.4 .D45 2005

Declining by degrees: higher education at risk
DVD LA227.4 .D455 2005

Jacobs, Jane. Dark age ahead
CB 19 .J33 2005

Adelman, Clifford. Moving into town - and moving on: the community college in the lives of traditional-age students
LB 2328 .A34 2005

Restorative justice on the college campus: promoting student growth and responsibility, and reawakening the spirit of campus community
LB 2344 .R47 2004

Learning reconsidered: a campus-wide focus on the student experience. Editor: Richard P. Keeling
LB 1060 .L427 2004

Allen, Mary J. Assessing academic programs in higher education
LB 2822.75 .A44 2004

Wojciechowski, William A.. Planning for the 21st century: a guide for community colleges
LB 2328 .W565 2003

Kirp, David L. Shakespeare, Einstein, and the bottom line: the marketing of higher education
LB 2342.8 .K57 2003

Burke, Joseph C. Funding public colleges and universities for performance: popularity, problems, and prospects
LB 2342 .B794 2002

McDonald, William M. Creating campus community: in search of Ernest Boyer's legacy
LA 229 .C27 M33 2002

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Designs for excellence: handbook for institutional self-study
LB 2331.64.M5 M53 2002

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Handbook for collaborative reviews
L 903.M62 H36 2002

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Distance learning programs: interregional guidelines for electronically offered degree and certificate programs
LC 5800 .M53 2002

Candidacy: handbook for applicants and candidates for accreditation.
LB 2331.6 .C36 2002

Need more? Search for a subject in the Book Catalog box near the top of the page.

These books are located on the main floor of the library.

The Almanac of American Education (annual)
REFERENCE LB 2846 .A45 (annual)

Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration
REFERENCE LB 2805 .E527 2006

Encyclopedia of Education (also in Gale Virtual Reference Library database on ACC Library's Electronic Reference Books page)
REFERENCE LB 15 .E47 2003 (vol. 1-8)

Encyclopedia of Educational Research
REFERENCE LB 15 .E48 1992 (Vol. 1-4)

Philosophy of Education: an Encyclopedia
REFERENCE LB 17 .P485 1996

Encyclopedia of American Education
REFERENCE LB 17 .U54 2007 (Vol. 1-3)

Educational Research, Methodology and Measurement : An International Handbook
REFERENCE LB 1028 .E38 1997

Handbook of Research on Teaching     
REFERENCE LB 1028 .H315 2002

Educators' Handbook on Effective Testing     
REFERENCE LB 3051 .E395 2003

Handbook of Learning Disabilities     
REFERENCE LC 4704 .H364 2003

Multicultural and Diversity Education
REFERENCE LC 1099.3 .A66 2002

Several college documents are on reserve at the SUNY Adirondack Library's Circulation Desk. Among them are:

• SUNY Adirondack Board of Trustees Minutes
• SUNY Student Opinion Survey
• Middle States Self-Study Report
• Adirondack Community College Facilities Master Plan 2005
• Proposed Budget
• Student Housing Plan reports
  

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