Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume 26 (Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 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 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. --Book Jacket. Front Matter....Pages i-x Undergraduate Living–Learning Programs and Student Outcomes....Pages 1-55 Qualitative Research and Public Policy: The Challenges of Relevance and Trustworthiness....Pages 57-83 Multilevel Analysis in Higher Education Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach....Pages 85-123 The Financial Aid Picture: Realism, Surrealism, or Cubism?....Pages 125-160 Inside the Panopticon: Studying Academic Reward Systems....Pages 161-220 In the National Interest: The College and University in the United States in the Post-World War II Era....Pages 221-264 Conducting Multi-paradigm Inquiry in the Study of Higher Education Organization and Governance: Transforming Research Perspectives on Colleges and Universities....Pages 265-315 An Exploration of the Scholarly Foundations of Educational Development....Pages 317-354 Examining Pathways to and Through the Community College for Youth and Adults....Pages 355-393 A Review of the Theories Developed to Describe the Process of College Persistence and Attainment....Pages 395-424 Using Student Development Theories to Explain Student Outcomes....Pages 425-448 Back Matter....Pages 449-503