Higher Education Handbook of Theory and Research [Paperback]

The Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic.

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

Economic Models and Policy Analysis in Higher Education: a Diagrammatic Exposition; Michael B. Paulsen and Robert K. Toutkoushian.- Rankings and Classifications in Higher Education: A European Perspective; Marijk van der Wende.- Institutional Transformation and the Advancement of Women Faculty: The Case of Academic Science and Engineering; Mary Frank Fox.- The State, the Market and the Institutional Estate: Revisiting Contemporary Authority Relations in Higher Education; Brian Pusser.-lÓ3