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 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 a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on such diverse topics as research on college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and more. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

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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 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 a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on such diverse topics as research on college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and more. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

by Michael B. Paulsen (Editor)
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

by Michael B. Paulsen (Editor)

Overview

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 a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on such diverse topics as research on college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and more. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783319800226
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication date: 04/25/2018
Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research , #31
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Pages: 663
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

MICHAEL B. PAULSENis Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs at The University of Iowa. His primary areas of scholarly expertise are: (a) economics, finance and policy in higher education; and (b) teaching, learning and curriculum in higher education. Prior to his faculty appointment at The University of Iowa, he was a professor of higher education at the Universities of Illinois, Alabama and New Orleans. He is Series Editor of the annual volumes of the scholarly books series,Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. He has also served for over twenty years on the editorial board ofResearch in Higher Education. He has over seventy publications—books, journal articles, and book chapters. In addition to his annual volumes of theHandbook, Professor Paulsen’s other books includeEconomics of Higher Education(w/R. Toutkoushian);The Finance of Higher Education(w/J. Smart);Applying Economics to Institutional Research(w/R. Toutkoushian);Taking Teaching Seriously(w/K. Feldman);Teaching and Learning in the College Classroom(w/K. Feldman); andCollege Choice. His work has been published in an array of professional journals, such asJournal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Review of Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, Journal of Education Finance,Economics of Education Review, Higher Education, Teaching in Higher Education, Journal of Faculty Development,andCollege Teaching. In 2015, Dr. Paulsen received the RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Innovation in Higher Education: William G. Tierney, Ph.D., Michael Lanford.- Chapter 2: English Learners and Their Transition to Postsecondary Education: Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez, Dr. Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Dr. Yasuko Kanno, Dr. Stella M. Flores.- Chapter 3: Students with disabilities in higher education: A review of the literature and an agenda for future research: Ezekiel W. Kimball, Ph.D, Ryan S. Wells, Ph.D., Benjamin J. Ostiguy, Catherine A. Manly, Alexandra A. Lauterbach, Ph.D.-Chapter 4: A Historiography of Academic Freedom for American Faculty, 1865-1941: Timothy Reese Cain, Ph.D.- Chapter 5: Community College Workforce Development in the Student Success Era: Mark M. D’Amico, Ph.D.- Chapter 6: Organizational Learning in Higher Education Institutions: Theories, Frameworks, and a Potential Research Agenda: Jay R. Dee, Ph.D., Liudvika Leisyte, Ph.D.- Chapter 7: The Cost of Producing Higher Education: An Exploration of Theory, Evidence, and Institutional Policy: John J. Cheslock, Ph.D., Justin C. Ortagus, Ph.D., Mark R. Umbricht and Josh Wymore.- Chapter 8: Universities as anchor institutions: Economic and social potential for urban development: Michael Harris, Ed.D., Karri Holley, Ph.D.- Chapter 9: Examining Production Efficiency in Higher Education: The Utility of Shastic Frontier Analysis: Marvin A. Titus, Ph.D., Kevin Eagan, Ph.D.- Chapter 10: Learning Through Group Work in the College Classroom: Evaluating the Evidence from an Instructional Goal Perspective: Marilla D. Svinicki, Ph.D., Diane L. Schallert, Ph.D.- Chapter 11: Understanding Grit in the Context of Higher Education: Daniel J. Almeida.

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