This 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 topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international community. The series attracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

Authoritative in the field of higher education Provides state-of-the-art reviews on a wide range of topics in the study of higher education Attracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars around the world Chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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This handbook series provides a compendium of literature reviews on a wide 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 topic, critiques the research literature, and sets forth an agenda for future research. Coverage focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international community.

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A Career Out of Control (Maybe).- Accountability, Assessment, and the Scholarship of Best Practice.- Striving for What? Exploring the Pursuit of Prestige.- 'Outsiders', Student Subcultures, and the Massification of Higher Education.- Teachers' Nonverbal Behavior and its Effects on Students.- The Pell Program at Thirty Years.- The Political Economy of Redistribution Through Higher Education Subsidies.- Adjusting for Nonresponse in Surveys.- Neoliberal Policies and Community College Faculty Work.- Signals and Strategies in Hiring Faculty of Color.- Marketing Sameness: Consumerism, Commercialism, and the Status Quo.