Editors:
- 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
- Its chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (HATR, volume 20)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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 twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.
Reviews
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides an authoritative compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Memphis, Memphis
John C. Smart
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
Editors: John C. Smart
Series Title: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3279-X
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3277-6Published: 13 April 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3278-3Published: 14 April 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3279-0Published: 30 March 2006
Series ISSN: 0882-4126
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1664
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 630
Topics: Administration, Organization and Leadership, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Educational Policy and Politics, Education, general