Meet the editors

Prof. Lee Waller serves as President of European University College in Dubai. He previously served American University as an associate provost, Texas A&M Commerce, North Central Texas College, and seven years as a public school teacher. He earned his BS in Education and MS in Mathematics from Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. He completed a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at the University of North

Texas. He has an extensive track record for digital textbooks, scholarly publications, and presentations. Prof. Waller was awarded the Effective Practice Award for Excellence in the Utilization of Emerging Technology by the Online Learning Consortium and the Excellence in Teaching Award by Sigma Alpha Pi, the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Dr. Sharon Waller is an assistant professor at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK). She earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Texas Woman's University (TWU), an MEd from the University of North Texas (UNT), and a Philosophical Doctorate in Special Education from TWU. She also holds a Texas teaching certification in All-level Generic Special Education and is a Certified Educational Diagnostician.

At AURAK, Dr. Waller developed the Office of Counseling, Testing, and Disability Services, and currently serves as full-time faculty, IE Coordinator, Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee Chair, and the University Disability Coordinator.

Contents

**Section 1**

in Latin America

*by John R. Hermann*

in the HE Sector

Development

*by Lawrence Jones-Esan*

First Additional Language

**Section 2**

*by Sandra Iturrieta Olivares*

for Political Scientists and the Discipline

*by Lucy Spowart and Rebecca Turner*

**Preface XIII**

Strategic Visioning **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 21**

**Chapter 3 39**

Accreditation and Regulation **49**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 69**

**Chapter 6 85**

Crossroads of Higher Education in Troubled Times Facing the Future of Work and the Subjective Well-Being of Professionals

Globalization and Education: Trends towards Sustainability *by Maria Olga Bernaldo and Gonzalo Fernandez-Sanchez*

A Demographic Shift in College Students: A Preparatory Guide

Institutional Accreditation and the Professionalisation of Teaching

Public-Private Participation in Funding University Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Nigerian Case-Study for Sustainable

Strategies Used by UNISA Student Teachers in Teaching English

*by Margaret Malewaneng Maja and Masilonyana Motseke*
