Author : Michael B. Paulsen
Release : 2017-02-09
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 836/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research by : Michael B. Paulsen

Download or read book Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research written by Michael B. Paulsen. This book was released on 2017-02-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on such diverse topics as research on college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and more. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.