Introduction to American higher education

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Introduction to American higher education

Shaun R. Harper and Jerlando F.L. Jackson, editors ; with Ann E. Austin ... [et al.]

Routledge, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Written primarily for students in higher education and student affairs graduate programs, Introduction to American Higher Education is a groundbreaking textbook that combines classic scholarship pertaining to colleges and universities with the most cutting-edge perspectives in the field. The book is divided into five sections and contains 25 essential readings on the following topics: Faculty Teaching, Learning and Curriculum College Students Organizations, Leadership and Governance Higher Education Policy Each section includes chapters on community colleges and four-year institutions, as well as a substantive overview written by an expert scholar in the field: Ann E. Austin, Clifton F. Conrad, Laura I. Rend n, Adrianna J. Kezar, and Edward P. St. John. This impressive volume ensures that faculty members will no longer have to compile their own collections of articles and chapters for use in introductory courses-Introduction to American Higher Education brings together the best scholarship in one comprehensive text.

Table of Contents

Preface Prologue, John R. Thelin About the Editors and Section Editors Advisory Groups Faculty, Ann E. Austin, Section Editor 1. The American Faculty in Perspective, Jack H. Schuster and Martin J. Finkelstein 2. Small Worlds, Different Worlds: The Uniquenesses and Troubles of American Academic Professions, Burton R. Clark 3. The Extent and Nature of Scholarly Activities among Community College Faculty, Barbara K. Townsend and Vicki J. Rosser 4. Faculty of Color in Academe: What 20 Years of Literature Tells Us, Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, and J. Luke Wood 5. The Changing Context for Faculty Work and Workplaces, Judith M. Gappa, Ann E. Austin, and Andrea G. Trice Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Clifton F. Conrad, Section Editor 6. External Influences on Curriculum: Sociocultural Context, Lisa R. Lattuca and Joan S. Stark 7. The Rise of the 'Practical Arts,' Steven Brint 8. The Canon Debate, Knowledge Construction, and Multicultural Education, James A. Banks 9. The Learning College: Creating a New Architecture for Community Colleges, Terry O'Banion 10. Teaching-for-Learning (TFL): A Model for Faculty to Advance Student Learning, Clifton F. Conrad, Jason Johnson, and Divya Malik Gupta Students, Laura I. Rendon, Section Editor 11. What Educators and Administrators Need to Know about College Student Engagement, George D. Kuh 12. Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Factors Affecting Transfer for Urban Community College Students, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Scott Cypers, and Jaime Lester 13. Theoretical Considerations in the Study of Minority Student Retention in Higher Education, Laura I. Rendon, Romero E. Jalomo, and Amaury Nora 14. Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes, Patricia Gurin, Eric L. Dey, Sylvia Hurtado, and Gerald Gurin 15. Nine Themes in Campus Racial Climates and Implications for Institutional Transformation, Shaun R. Harper and Sylvia Hurtado Organization, administration and governance, Adrianna J. Kezar, Section Editor 16. Problems of Governance, Management, and Leadership in Academic Institutions, Robert Birnbaum 17. Loosely Coupled Systems: A Reconceptualization, J. Douglas Orton and Karl E. Weick 18. Organizational Culture in Higher Education: Defining the Essentials, William G. Tierney 19. The Effect of Institutional Culture on Change Strategies in Higher Education: Universal Principles or Culturally Responsive Concepts? Adrianna J. Kezar and Peter D. Eckel 20. Community College Organizational Climate for Minorities and Women, Barbara K. Townsend Policy, Edward P. St. John, Section Editor 21. Autonomy and Accountability: Who Controls Academe? Frank A. Schmidtlein and Robert O. Berdahl 22. Lobbying in Higher Education: Theory and Practice, Michael D. Parsons 23. State Funding Limitations and Community College Open Door Policy: Conflicting Priorities? Ruth Zimmer Hendrick, William H. Hightower, and Dennis E. Gregory 24. Federal Involvement in Higher Education Desegregation: An Unfinished Agenda, Clifton F. Conrad and David J. Weerts 25. Affirmative Action and the Creation of More Favorable Contexts of Choice, Michele S. Moses Epilogue, Paul D. Umbach, Lisa R. Lattuca, Samuel D. Museus, Matthew Hartley, and Tatiana Melguizo

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