HIGHER EDUCATION: Handbook of Theory and Research

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 comprehensiv

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Associate Editors William G. Tierney, University of Southern California (senior associate editor) Philip G. Altbach, Boston College (comparative and international) Alan E. Bayer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (faculty) Eric L. Dey, University of Michigan (students) David D. Dill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (governance and planning) Corinna A. Ethington, The University of Memphis (research methodology) Carol E. Floyd, Education consultant (systems and organization) Yvonna S. Lincoln, Texas A&M University (social context) Michael B. Paulsen, University of Iowa (finance and economics) Raymond P. Perry, University of Manitoba (curriculum and instruction)

HIGHER EDUCATION: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume XXI

Edited by

John C. Smart University of Memphis

Published under the sponsorship of The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN-10 1-4020-4509-3 (HB) ISBN-13 978-1-4020-4509-7 (HB) ISBN-10 1-4020-4512-3 (e-book) ISBN-13 978-1-4020-4512-7 (e-book) ISSN 0882-4126 Published by Springer P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.springer.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

VII

1. LIFE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY OF A RESEARCHER

1

Yvonna S. Lincoln Texas A&M University

2. MANDATED OPENNESS AND HIGHER-EDUCATION GOVERNANCE: POLICY, THEORETICAL, AND ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVES

39

Michael K. McLendon and James C. Hearn Vanderbilt University

3. STUDYING COLLEGE ACCESS AND CHOICE: A PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL MODEL

99

Laura W. Perna University of Pennsylvania

4. THE STUDY OF ACADEMIC CAREERS: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD

159

Martin J. Finkelstein Seton Hall University

5. INSTITUTIONS OF ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL THEORY: A FRAMEWORK FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

213

Gabriel E. Kaplan University of Colorado

6. TO USE OR NOT TO USE THEORY: IS THAT THE QUESTION?

283

Adrianna Kezar University of Southern California

7. CROSSBORDER EDUCATION: AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAM AND PROVIDER MOBILITY

FOR

Jane Knight University of Toronto

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8. PREPARING THE PROFESSORIATE OF THE FUTURE: GRADUATE STUDENT SOCIALIZATION FOR FACULTY ROLES

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Ann E. Austin and Melissa McDaniels Michigan State University

9. USING DATA MINING TO ANALYZE LARGE DATA SETS IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH: AN EXAMPLE OF PREDICTION WITH NSOPF: 99

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Yonghong Jade Xu University of Memphis

10. TOWARD STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY: ANTIDOTE TO MANAGERIALISM GOVERNANCE

IN

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James L. Bess James L. Bess and Associates, Amherst, Massachusetts

11. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNAT