Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume 28

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: Paulsen, Michael B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
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
  • 1. You Don’t Have to Be the Smartest Person in the Room
  • 2. Student Engagement: Bridging Research and Practice to Improve the Quality of Undergraduate Education
  • 3. From When and Where I Enter: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations of Minority Students’ Transition to College
  • 4. Social Networks Research in Higher Education
  • 5. Research Integrity and Misconduct in the Academic Profession
  • 6. Instrumental Variables: Conceptual Issues and an Application Considering High School Coursetaking
  • 7. On the Meaning of Markets in Higher Education
  • 8. Learning Strategies, Study Skills and Self-Regulated Learning in Postsecondary Education
  • 9. The History and Historiography of Teacher Preparation in the United States: A Synthesis, Analysis, and Potential Contributions to Higher Education History
  • 10. A Review and Critique of the Literature on Community College Students’ Transition Processes and Outcomes in Four-Year Institutions
  • 11. Public Policy and Higher Education Attainment in a 21st-Century Racial Demography: Examining Research from Early Childhood to the Labor Market
  • 12. Advancing the Study of Student-Faculty Interaction: A Focus on Diverse Students and Faculty
  • 13. State Support of Higher Education: Data, Measures, Findings and Directions for Future Research
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index