Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume 25 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Smart, John C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 25
• Subjects: Education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; Curriculum Studies.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Educational Policy and Politics.

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 t...

Table of Contents:

• The Role of Information in the Policy Process: Implications for the Examination of Research Utilization in Higher Education Policy
• From Theory to Action: Exploring the Institutional Conditions for Student Retention
• Reform Efforts in STEM Doctoral Education: Strengthening Preparation for Scholarly Careers
• Toward a More Complete Understanding of the Role of Financial Aid in Promoting College Enrollment: The Importance of Context
• The Pursuit of Student Success: The Directions and Challenges Facing Community Colleges
• Studying the Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Development: A Review and Agenda for Research
• Achievement Emotions in Higher Education
• The Use of Panel Data Models in Higher Education Policy Studies
• Enlarging Our Understanding of Glass Ceiling Effects with Social Closure Theory in Higher Education
• Cultural Perspectives of Academia: Toward a Model of Cultural Complexity
• Research Libraries in the Twenty-First Century
• An Examination of Faculty Work: Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks in the Literature
• Herding Cats and Big Dogs: Tensions in the Faculty-Administrator Relationship.