Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.
Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations
About Howard Aldrich
Customers Also Bought Items By
Are you an author?
Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
![[ [ [ Social Capital and Entrepreneurship[ SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ] By Kim, Philip H. ( Author )May-01-2005 Paperback Paperback](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31dh53RzA2L.SR160,240_BG243,243,243.jpg)
Author Updates
-
-
Blog postAnyone who’s made a visit to London and ridden the Underground has heard this warning on some of the older lines: “mind the gap!” The warning is issued because in some stations, when the train comes to a halt, there is a dangerous gap between the edge of the platform and the lip of the door opening. If you misstep, there’s a good chance of catching your foot in the gap and injuring yourself. Most decidedly, it is not an invitation to fill in the gap!
Photo by Bruno Figueiredo on Unsplash -
Blog postCreating an environment that enhances student learning requires up-to-date content, pedagogy based on the latest research in teaching and learning, and an emotional investment in positive student learning outcomes. Students need to feel that instructors care if they succeed, and they prefer those who demonstrate authenticity in their teaching style. In traditional classes, there are several ways instructors can show their commitment: learning students’ names, revealing personal details about
-
Blog postProfessor Elizabeth Anderson’s explanation of pragmatism’s approach to moral reasoning, in a recent lecture, helped me understand why I occasionally feel dissatisfied with discussions in classes and conferences. People offer counterpoints to my arguments by offering simulated examples that I think are unrealistic but difficult to argue against. After listening to Anderson, I now realize how difficult it is to learn by just using simulations. For her solution, Anderson argued that we need to f
-
-
Blog postIn response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, makerspaces across the United States have mobilized to manufacture protective masks, face shields, emergency intubators, and other safety equipment for health care workers and patients. Across the country, makers were looking for a way to help and realized they could use a makerspace’s 3D printers and laser cutter to make face shields and other needed equipment. For example, Makespaces.com put together a quick and easy tutorial showing how to ma
-
Blog postI met Chick when he presented a seminar at the University of Michigan back in the mid-1960s. I kept in touch with him through occasional letters and meetings at regional, national, and international conferences over the next six decades. How does one encapsulate all those years with just a few observations? I’ve chosen to pick out a few things that came immediately to mind when I thought about what the world has lost.
Chick always had something to say & he said it well To start, h -
Blog postWhen I discuss a term paper assignment with my students, I explain that readers need to understand a paper’ s purpose and the logic of its organizational structure. To prepare them for writing a rough draft, I ask them to write a detailed outline, with section headings, introductory paragraphs, and prospective topic sentences. Despite this request, when I read their drafts, I still find that I have a hard time understanding how they got from their opening problem statement, through thei
-
-
Blog postMy syllabi for undergraduate students almost never include any professional journal articles. In contrast, many of my colleagues choose many of their readings from journals such as the American Sociological Review, Social Forces, or the American Journal of Sociology. When I challenge my colleagues about their choice of reading material for undergraduates, they offer three rationales.
Photo by Jason Briscoe on Unsplash First, they argue that undergraduate students ought to get it taste -
Blog postInstructors and students face much heavier cognitive demands in discussion-based class sessions than in more straightforward lecture or structured discussion classes. They face the problem of managing their working memory: being able to hold multiple elements in their minds while actively processing them. In this post, I offer some strategies for easing the burden on working memory by externalizing much of the discussion.
Brain bits, from Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash Free fl -
-
Blog postThe graduate students in my teaching seminar were excited by the concept of “backward design” in constructing syllabi but also concerned about whether they needed to explain the concept to their undergraduate students. They asked, “how much do students need to know about why an instructor chose a specific path for course? If we describe the overall trajectory of a course, do we have to do that for every unit? Do we have to explain our lesson plans for every day we meet?” They had seen their o
-
Blog postIn reviewing a performance of the Dorrance Dance Company, a New York Times critic praised Michelle Dorrance, the company’s founder and lead choreographer. The critic commented on their excellent collective work as well as the virtuosity of their solo performances. After noting that Michelle was the most prominent and ubiquitous tap dancer in America, he pointed out that it was easy to tell who she was – – she was the company member who had the fewest solos. Although it seems odd that the head
-
Books By Howard Aldrich
$27.95
More Information
Anything else? Provide feedback about this page
