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 knowledgeon the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in theinternational higher education community. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world. Authoritative in the field of higher education Provides state-of-the-art reviews on a wide range of topics in the study of higher education Attracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars around the world Chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals INDICE: Why Financial Aid Matters (or Doesn’t) for College Success: Towarda New Interdisciplinary Perspective.- The Use of Matching Methods in Higher Education Research: Answering Whether Attendance at a Two-Year Institution Results in Differences in Educational Attainment.- Othering Research, Researching the Other: De/colonizing Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry.- The Cultural Capital of Cultural and Social Capital.- The Rise and Fall of Need-Based Grants: ACritical Review of Presidential Discourses on Higher Education, 1964-1984.- AReview of Attributional Retraining Treatments: Fostering Engagement and Persistence in Vulnerable Students.- Globalization, Social Movements, and the American University.- Hispanics and Higher Education: An Overview of Research, Theory and Practice.- Turning from Time to Space: Conceptualizing Faculty Work.- Student Aid and Its Role in Educational Persistence.- Enter the Dragon?: China’s Higher Education Returns to the World Community.- Indexes.- Contents of Previous Volumes.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-9627-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 505
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés