Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (20))

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. A Serendipitous Search for a Career in Higher Education....Pages 1-53 Professors as Knowledge Workers in the New, Global Economy....Pages 55-132 Contrasting Perspectives on Higher Education Governance in the Arab States....Pages 133-189 Are Students Really Rational? The Development of Rational Thought and its Application to Student Choice....Pages 191-240 Investments in Human Capital: Sources of Variation in the Return to College Quality....Pages 241-306 The Causes and Consequences of Public College Tuition Inflation....Pages 307-361 Perceived (Academic) Control and Scholastic Attainment in Higher Education....Pages 363-436 Cluster Analysis in Higher Education Research....Pages 437-457 Ideas of a Uuniversity, Faculty Governance, and Governmentality....Pages 459-505 College Environments and Climates: Assessments and Their Theoretical Assumptions....Pages 507-538 For-Profit Degree-Granting Colleges: Who are These Guys and What do They Mean for Students, Traditional Institutions, and Public Policy?....Pages 539-589

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.

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.