Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

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 t...

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Other Authors: Smart, John C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Economic Models and Policy Analysis in Higher Education: A Diagrammatic Exposition
  • Rankings and Classifications in Higher Education: A European Perspective
  • Institutional Transformation and the Advancement of Women Faculty: The Case of Academic Science and Engineering
  • The State, the Market and the Institutional Estate: Revisiting Contemporary Authority Relations in Higher Education
  • Interests, Information, and Incentives in Higher Education: Principal-Agent Theory and Its Potential Applications to the Study of Higher Education Governance
  • Toward a Theory of Faculty Professional Choices in Teaching That Foster College Student Success
  • Financial Aid and Student Dropout in Higher Education: A Heterogeneous Research Approach
  • Theorizing Research Policy: A Framework for Higher Education
  • Studying the Effectiveness of Programs and Initiatives in Higher Education Using the Regression-Discontinuity Design
  • From Creation to Cultural Resistance and Expansion: Research on American Indian Higher Education
  • Using Holland's Theory to Study Patterns of College Student Success: The Impact of Major Fields on Students