Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (eBook)

Contributors.- 1. You Don’t Have to Be the Smartest Person in the Room; George D. Kuh.- 2. Student Engagement: Bridging Research and Practice to Improve the Quality of Undergraduate Education; Alexander C. McCormick, Jillian Kinzie, Robert M. Gonyea.- 3. From When and Where I Enter: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations of Minority Students’ Transition to College; Deborah Faye Carter, Angela Mosi Locks, Rachelle Winkle-Wagner.- 4. Social Networks Research in Higher Education; Susan Biancani, Daniel A. McFarland.- 5. Research Integrity and Misconduct in the Academic Profession; Melissa S. Anderson, Marta A. Shaw, Nicholas H. Steneck, Erin Konkle, Takehito Kamata.- 6. Instrumental Variables: Conceptual Issues and an Application Considering High School Coursetaking; Rob M. Bielby, Emily House, Allyson Flaster, Stephen L. DesJardins.- 7. On the Meaning of Markets in Higher Education; William E. Becker, Robert K. Toutkoushian.- 8. Learning Strategies, Study Skills and Self-Regulated Learning in Postsecondary Education; Philip H. Winne.- 9. The History and Historiography of Teacher Preparation in the United States: A Synthesis, Analysis, and Potential Contributions to Higher Education History; Christine A. Ogren.- 10. A Review and Critique of the Literature on Community College Students’ Transition Processes and Outcomes in Four-Year Institutions; Peter Riley Bahr, Christie Toth.- 11. Public Policy and Higher Education Attainment in a 21st-Century Racial Demography: Examining Research from Early Childhood to the Labor Market; Stella M. Flores, Leticia Oseguera.- 12. Advancing the Study of Student-Faculty Interaction: A Focus on Diverse Students and Faculty; Darnell Cole, Kimberly A. Griffin.- 13. State Support of Higher Education: Data, Measures, Findings and Directions for Future Research; David A. Tandberg, Casey Griffith.- Author Index.- Subject Index.