Sociology of Higher Education

Contributions and Their Contexts

AvPatricia J. Gumport,Patricia J. Gumport

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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In this volume, Patricia Gumport and other leading scholars examine the sociology of higher education as it has evolved since the publication of Burton Clark's foundational article in 1973. They trace diverse conceptual and empirical developments along several major lines of specialization and analyze the ways in which wider societal and institutional changes in higher education have influenced this vital field of study. In her own chapters, Gumport identifies the factors that constrain or facilitate the field's development, including different intellectual legacies and professional contexts for faculty in sociology and in education. She also considers prospects for the future legitimacy and vitality of the field. Featuring extensive reviews of the literature, this volume will be invaluable for scholars and students of sociology and higher education.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-09-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801886157

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Patricia J. Gumport is vice provost for graduate education and a professor of education at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Institute for Higher Education. She is coeditor of American Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges and In Defense of American Higher Education, both published by Johns Hopkins.

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The book is outstanding in two respects: it presents a comprehensive state of the field, and it explores the role of sociological research in guiding higher education practice... Summing Up: Essential. Choice 2008 Unique in its genre... provides an analytical survey of the work accomplished in the sociology of higher education since the inception of this subfield, as well as suggesting directions for future research. -- Anne Friederike Delouis Reflecting Education 2008

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PrefacePart I: Points of Departure1. Development of the Sociology of Higher Education2. Sociology of Higher Education: An Evolving FieldPart II: Four Domains3. The Study of Inequality4. The Study of College Impact5. The Study of the Academic Profession6. The Study of Colleges and Universities as OrganizationsPart III: Emerging Lines of Inquiry7. Higher Education as an Institution8. Sociological Studies of Academic Departments9. The Sociology of Diversity10. Sociological Frameworks for Higher EducationPart IV: Looking Ahead11. A Note on Pursuing Things That Work12. Reflections on a Hybrid Field: Growth and Prospects for the Sociology of Higher EducationContributorsIndex