Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume 27 (Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (27))

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. I Have Always Been A Student: A Tale Of Two Careers / Patrick T. Terenzini -- A Model For Diverse Learning Environments / The Scholarship On Creating And Assessing Conditions For Student Success / Sylvia Hurtado, Cynthia L. Alvarez, Chelsea Guillermo-wann, Marcela Cuellar And Lucy Arellano -- Understanding Academic Work In A Changing Institutional Environment / Faculty Autonomy, Productivity, And Identity In Europe And The United States / Liudvika Leisyte And Jay R. Dee -- The Sociology Of Academic Careers: Problems And Prospects / Joseph C. Hermanowicz -- Regression Discontinuity Design: Recent Developments And A Guide To Practice For Researchers In Higher Education / Brian P. Mccall And Rob M. Bielby -- Toward A Greater Understanding Of The Effects Of State Merit Aid Programs: Examining Existing Evidence And Exploring Future Research Direction / Shouping Hu, Matthew Trengove And Liang Zhang -- Access And Success For Students From Indigenous Populations / The Case Of Native Hawaiians And Higher Education / Scott L. Thomas, Shawn Malia Kana'iaupuni, Brandi Jean Nālani Balutski And Antoinette Konia Freitas -- The Roles Of International Organizations (ios) In Globalizing Higher Education Policy / Riyad A. Shahjahan -- Southern Higher Education History: A Synthesis And New Directions For Research / Amy Wells Dolan And John R. Thelin -- Rural Community Colleges / Promoting Access And Building Sustainable Regional Rural Innovation / Stephen G. Katsinas And David E. Hardy -- What Do We Mean By Privatization In Higher Education? / Alisa Hicklin Fryar. Edited By John C. Smart, Michael B. Paulsen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages 1-1 I Have Always Been a Student: A Tale of Two Careers....Pages 1-39 A Model for Diverse Learning Environments....Pages 41-122 Understanding Academic Work in a Changing Institutional Environment....Pages 123-206 The Sociology of Academic Careers: Problems and Prospects....Pages 207-248 Regression Discontinuity Design: Recent Developments and a Guide to Practice for Researchers in Higher Education....Pages 249-290 Toward a Greater Understanding of the Effects of State Merit Aid Programs: Examining Existing Evidence and Exploring Future Research Direction....Pages 291-334 Access and Success for Students from Indigenous Populations....Pages 335-367 The Roles of International Organizations (IOs) in Globalizing Higher Education Policy....Pages 369-407 Southern Higher Education History: A Synthesis and New Directions for Research....Pages 409-451 Rural Community Colleges....Pages 453-520 What Do We Mean by Privatization in Higher Education?....Pages 521-547 Back Matter....Pages 545-545 Annotation 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 series provide a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education schorlarly and policy communities. The Handbook focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the silent dimensions of schorlarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community