Contemporary issues in higher education /
Contemporary issues in higher education /
edited by Marybeth Gasman, Andrés Castro Samayoa.
- 226 pages.
- Core concepts in higher education .
- Core concepts in higher education. .
Includes bibliographical references.
This volume speaks to the complex dimensions that higher education scholars and educators need to understand about the shifting role of postsecondary education in the United States. Chapter authors clarify current issues affecting the field, and offer fresh perspectives articulating how policy, demographic, and institutional changes influence the everyday practices of those who work in higher education. This book explores macro perspectives affecting institutional decision-making and processes as well as students' perspectives on campus - from colleges' credentialing procedures to the current demographic changes in students' enrollments, to students' social identities.
Specialized.
9781138344617 (pbk.) : £36.99
Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.
Education.
Education.
378.7'3
Includes bibliographical references.
This volume speaks to the complex dimensions that higher education scholars and educators need to understand about the shifting role of postsecondary education in the United States. Chapter authors clarify current issues affecting the field, and offer fresh perspectives articulating how policy, demographic, and institutional changes influence the everyday practices of those who work in higher education. This book explores macro perspectives affecting institutional decision-making and processes as well as students' perspectives on campus - from colleges' credentialing procedures to the current demographic changes in students' enrollments, to students' social identities.
Specialized.
9781138344617 (pbk.) : £36.99
Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.
Education.
Education.
378.7'3