Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume 26

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smart, John C. (Editor), Paulsen, Michael B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  •  Contributors
  • Undergraduate Living-Learning Programs and Student Outcomes; Karen K. Inkelas and Matthew Soldner
  • Qualitative Research and Public Policy: The Challenges of Relevance and Trustworthiness; William G. Tierney and Randall F. Clemens
  • Multilevel Analysis in Higher Education Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach; John J. Cheslock and Cecilia Rios-Aguilar
  • The Financial Aid Picture: Realism, Surrealism, or Cubism?; Don E. Heller
  • Inside the Panopticon: Studying Academic Reward Systems; KerryAnn O’Meara
  • In the National Interest: The College and University in the United States in the Post-World War II Era; Philo Hutcheson and Ralph D. Kidder
  • Conducting Multi-paradigm Inquiry in the Study of Higher Education Organization and Governance: Transforming Research Perspectives on Colleges and Universities; Adrianna Kezar and Jay R. Dee
  • An Exploration of the Scholarly Foundations of Educational Development; Gary Poole and Isabeau Iqbal
  • Examining Pathways To and Through the Community College for Youth and Adults; Debra D. Bragg
  • A Review of Theories Developed to Describe the Process of College Persistence; Tatiana Melguizo
  • Using Student Development Theories to Explain Student Outcomes
  • Vasti Torres
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index
  • Contents of Previous Volumes.