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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1. A SERENDIPITOUS SEARCH FOR A CAREER IN HIGHER EDUCATION Marvin W. Peterson University of Michigan
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2. PROFESSORS AS KNOWLEDGE WORKERS IN THE NEW, GLOBAL ECONOMY Jenny J. Lee, John Cheslock, Alma MaldonadoMaldonado, and Gary Rhoades Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona
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3. CONTRASTING PERSPECTIVES ON HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE IN THE ARAB STATES Andre´ Elias Mazawi University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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4. ARE STUDENTS REALLY RATIONAL? THE DEVELOPMENT OF RATIONAL THOUGHT AND ITS APPLICATION TO STUDENT CHOICE Stephen L. DesJardins and Robert K. Toutkoushian
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5. INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN CAPITAL: SOURCES OF VARIATION IN THE RETURN TO COLLEGE QUALITY Liang Zhang and Scott L. Thomas Cornell University; University of Georgia
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6. THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PUBLIC COLLEGE TUITION INFLATION Michael Mumper and Melissa L. Freeman Ohio University
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7. PERCEIVED (ACADEMIC) CONTROL AND SCHOLASTIC ATTAINMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION* Raymond P. Perry, Nathan C. Hall, and Joelle C. Ruthig University of Manitoba, Canada
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8. CLUSTER ANALYSIS IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH Carl J Huberty, E. Michael Jordan, and W. Christopher Brandt The University of Georgia; Georgia Southern University; Learning Point Associates
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9. IDEAS OF A UNIVERSITY, FACULTY GOVERNANCE, AND GOVERNMENTALITY Susan Talburt Georgia State University
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10. COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTS AND CLIMATES: ASSESSMENTS AND THEIR THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS Leonard L. Baird The Ohio State University
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11. FOR-PROFIT DEGREE-GRANTING COLLEGES: WHO ARE THESE GUYS AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN FOR STUDENTS, TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND PUBLIC POLICY? Carol Everly Floyd Springfield, Illinois
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CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES
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SUBJECT INDEX
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AUTHOR INDEX
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MARVIN W. PETERSON is Professor of Higher Education and former director of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. His primary scholarly interests have focused on organizational behavior, management and leadership; institutional research and planning; institutional and system change and transformation; and organizational research methods and issues. He has been President of the Associat
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