With the world witnessing an overall escalation in the need for confident, competent leaders, "Strategies for Teaching Leadership" is the must-read handbook for educators who want to effectively meet the challenge of leadership education.

The third installment in City University of Seattle's Proven Practices in Higher Education series, this new assortment of academic essays, edited by Kurt D. Kirstein, Craig E. Schieber, Kelly A. Flores, and Steven G. Olswang, aims to assist educators who wish to find new, diverse ways to lead their respective organizations and to impart that leadership...

Engaging students in today's higher education classrooms, which range from online to live environments, requires innovative methods that can be adapted as needed. Known for its fresh approach to teaching working adults in a variety of modalities, City University of Seattle (CityU) serves as a guide to other colleges and university instructors on how to stay relevant as educators.

"Advances in Exemplary Instruction," the fourth book in the Proven Practices in Higher Education series, is a collection of strategies successfully used at CityU that can be incorporated into your course...

"Supporting the Success of Adult and Online Students," the fifth book in the Proven Practices in Higher Education series by City University of Seattle, presents twenty-seven chapters on supporting and retaining adult students. Each chapter, written by different authors and teams of authors, presents another perspective on how to motivate and encourage adult learners.

The first third of the book focuses on how to teach adult students. They include information on the importance of creating a social support network, establishing a solid instructor presence in online classrooms, and...