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.
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Contributors.- 1. You Don’t Have to Be the Smartest Person in the Room.- 2. Student Engagement: Bridging Research and Practice to Improve the Quality of Undergraduate Education.- 3. From When and Where I Enter: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations of Minority Students’ Transition to College.- 4. Social Networks Research in Higher Education.- 5. Research Integrity and Misconduct in the Academic Profession.- 6. Instrumental Variables: Conceptual Issues and an Application Considering High School Coursetaking.- 7. On the Meaning of Markets in Higher Education.- 8. Learning Strategies, Study Skills and Self-Regulated Learning in Postsecondary Education.- 9. The History and Historiography of Teacher Preparation in the United States: A Synthesis, Analysis, and Potential Contributions to Higher Education History.- 10. A Review and Critique of the Literature on Community College Students’ Transition Processes and Outcomes in Four-Year Institutions.- 11. Public Policy and Higher Education Attainment in a 21st-Century Racial Demography: Examining Research from Early Childhood to the Labor Market.- 12. Advancing the Study of Student-Faculty Interaction: A Focus on Diverse Students and Faculty.- 13. State Support of Higher Education: Data, Measures, Findings and Directions for Future Research.- Author Index.- Subject Index.
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