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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.

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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.

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Authoritative in the field of higher educationProvides state-of-the-art reviews on a wide range of topics in the study of higher educationAttracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars around the worldIts chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals

Table of Contents

A Serendipitous Search for a Career in Higher Education.- Professors as Knowledge Workers in the New, Global Economy.- Contrasting Perspectives on Higher Education Governance in the Arab States.- Are Students Really Rational? The Development of Rational Thought and its Application to Student Choice.- Investments in Human Capital: Sources of Variation in the Return to College Quality.- The Causes and Consequences of Public College Tuition Inflation.- Perceived (Academic) Control and Scholastic Attainment in Higher Education.- Cluster Analysis in Higher Education Research.- Ideas of a Uuniversity, Faculty Governance, and Governmentality.- College Environments and Climates: Assessments and Their Theoretical Assumptions.- For-Profit Degree-Granting Colleges: Who are These Guys and What do They Mean for Students, Traditional Institutions, and Public Policy?.

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

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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.

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

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Authoritative in the field of higher education Provides state-of-the-art reviews on a wide range of topics in the study of higher education Attracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars around the world Its chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals

Details ISBN1402032773 Series Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Language English ISBN-10 1402032773 ISBN-13 9781402032776 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 20 Year 2005 Subtitle Handbook of Theory and Research DEWEY 378 Author J.C. Smart Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States Short Title HIGHER EDUCATION HANDBK OF THE Pages 630 Edited by J.C. Smart Illustrations X, 630 p. DOI 10.1023/b104926;10.1007/1-4020-3279-X;10.1007/978-1-4020-3279-0 AU Release Date 2005-04-13 NZ Release Date 2005-04-13 US Release Date 2005-04-13 UK Release Date 2005-04-13 Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition Description 2005 ed. Edition 2005th Publication Date 2005-04-13 Alternative 9781402032783 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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