Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume 25 /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Smart, John C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
Series:Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 25
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8598-6
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • The Role of Information in the Policy Process; E.C. Ness
  • From Theory to Action: Exploring the Institutional Conditions for Student Retention; V. Tinto
  • Reform Efforts in STEM Doctoral Education; A.E. Austin
  • Toward a More Complete Understanding of the Role of Financial Aid in Promoting College Enrollment; L.W. Perna
  • The Pursuit of Student Success: the Directions and Challenges Facing Community Colleges; L.S. Hagedorn
  • Studying the Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Development; L.J. Sax and K.L. Wartman
  • Achievement Emotions in Higher Education; R. Pekrun and E.J. Stephens
  • The Use of Panel Data Models in Higher Education Policy Studies; L. Zhang
  • Enlarging Our Understanding of Glass Ceiling Effects with Social Closure Theory in Higher Education; J.F.L. Jackson and R.A. Leon
  • Cultural Perspectives of Academia: Toward a Model of Cultural Complexity; R.E. Smerek
  • Research Libraries in the 21st Century; Y.S. Lincoln
  • An Examination of Faculty Work: Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks in the Literature; V.J. Rosser and L.N. Tabata
  • Herding Cats and Big Dogs: Tensions in the Faculty-Administrator Relationship; M. Del Favero and N.J. Bray
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index
  • Contents of Previous Volumes.