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Sociology of Higher Education: Contributions and Their Contexts
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In this volume, Patricia Gumport and other leading scholars examine the sociology of higher education as it has evolved since the publication of Burton Clark’s foundational article in 1973. They trace diverse conceptual and empirical developments along several major lines of specialization and analyze the ways in which wider societal and institutional changes in higher education have influenced this vital field of study.In her own chapters, Gumport identifies the fa… More >>
Sociology of Higher Education: Contributions and Their Contexts
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The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Financial Aid Should Be Based on Student Performance
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After a half-century of teaching, distinguished educator Jackson Toby concludes that all too often, our current system gives high school students the impression that college is an entitlement and not a challenge. The Lowering of Higher Education: Why Financial Aid Should be Based on Student Performance is TobyÕs unflinching look at this broken system and the ways it can be fixed.The Lowering of Higher Education documents just how far college admission standards hav… More >>
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Organizational Learning in Higher Education: New Directions for Higher Education, No.131
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In this volume the authors explore ways that concepts of organizational learning are being applied within higher education settings by examining the role of institutional research offices, librarians, centers for teaching and learning, and institutional leaders. The editors demonstrate how concepts of organizational learning and learning organizations have not yet been fully utilized by higher education institutions to study their own organizational functionin… More >>
Organizational Learning in Higher Education: New Directions for Higher Education, No.131
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