Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)

Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (Eds). QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers. (Tampa FL: USF Libraries – Tampa Library, 2016). http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/qmasc_handbook/ The over thirty different authors of this handbook, all of wh...

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Main Author: Vera Frith
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Published: National Numeracy Network 2017-01-01
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol10/iss1/art8/
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description Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (Eds). QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers. (Tampa FL: USF Libraries – Tampa Library, 2016). http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/qmasc_handbook/ The over thirty different authors of this handbook, all of whom are experienced in supporting learning in mathematics and quantitative disciplines, provide a useful perspective on the practical issues that affect the running of a learning support centre, as well as the problems of working within a complex institution of higher education. The handbook contains information on leadership and management, how to maintain community interactions, managing staffing (including hiring and training), and sections on assessment and issues related to starting a new centre. It concludes with ten case studies in which various support centres in different types of institutions and with different missions are described in detail.
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spelling doaj.art-7069b8d32a9d4037a0ddeac58e00cc8c2022-12-22T01:45:31ZengNational Numeracy NetworkNumeracy1936-46601936-46602017-01-011018http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.10.1.8Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)Vera Frith0University of Cape TownGrace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (Eds). QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers. (Tampa FL: USF Libraries – Tampa Library, 2016). http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/qmasc_handbook/ The over thirty different authors of this handbook, all of whom are experienced in supporting learning in mathematics and quantitative disciplines, provide a useful perspective on the practical issues that affect the running of a learning support centre, as well as the problems of working within a complex institution of higher education. The handbook contains information on leadership and management, how to maintain community interactions, managing staffing (including hiring and training), and sections on assessment and issues related to starting a new centre. It concludes with ten case studies in which various support centres in different types of institutions and with different missions are described in detail.http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol10/iss1/art8/quantitativemathematicslearning support centerhandbook
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Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)
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quantitative
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learning support center
handbook
title Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)
title_full Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)
title_fullStr Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)
title_full_unstemmed Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)
title_short Review of QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers edited by Grace Coulombe, Mary B. O’Neill, and Michael Schuckers (2016)
title_sort review of qmasc a handbook for directors of quantitative and mathematics support centers edited by grace coulombe mary b o neill and michael schuckers 2016
topic quantitative
mathematics
learning support center
handbook
url http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol10/iss1/art8/
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