International Higher Education, Fall 2000

New Publications

Myth, Reality, and Reform: Higher Education Policy in Latin America, Claudio de Moura Castro and Daniel C. Levy. Washingtion, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank, 2000. 115 pp. (paper) ISBN: 1886938601. Address: IDB Bookstore, 1300 New York Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20577, USA.

A concise summary of the key issues facing the future of higher education in Latin America, this short book is intended to provide policymakers with an overview of issues such as the expansion of higher education; the development of differentiated systems; the role of research, evaluation, and accreditation; the academic profession; and related topics. Policy recommendations are provided.

Guide to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, edited by Pai Obanya, Juma Shabani, and Peter Okebukola. Senegal: BREDA, UNESCO. CD Version. Address: UNESCO, Regional Office in Dakar, 12 Avenue L.S. Senghor, P.O. Box 3311, Dakar, Senegal.

This material is an outcome of a series of subregional higher education workshops held in Africa. The guideline, which is published in three languages (English, French, and Portuguese), features 11 modules on almost all aspects of higher education in Africa. These well-illustrated, attractive, and exhaustive modules, with exercises and activities, profile an array of issues that cover understanding students and teachers, instructional methods and development, application of new technologies, distance learning, guidance and counseling, women issues, special needs, and evaluation. (Damtew Teferra)

Oxford and the Decline of the Collegiate Tradition, by Ted Tapper and David Palfreyman. London: Woburn Press, 2000. (paperback) ISBN 0-7130-4033-5. Address: Woburn Press, 900 Eastern Ave., London IG2 7HH, U.K.

This book examines how the Oxford collegiate tradition, which has long been integral to the British system of higher education, is being broken down and restructured by the pressures of marketization, managerialism, and massification. Although this book focuses on the oldest of the Oxford colleges, the collegiate idea has much relevance to the rest of British higher education and to the United States, Canada, and other countries as well.

In the Lap of Tigers: The Communist Labor University of Jiangxi Province, by John Cleverley. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1999. 256 pp. $21.95 (paper). ISBN 0-8476-9937-4. Address: University Press of America, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706, USA.

Founded in 1958 as an effort to provide higher education to farmers and peasants, the Communist Labor University has some 100 branch campuses and survived all of the turmoils of China until the 1970s, when it fell victim to Deng's philosophy of pragmatism. This volume tells the story of this institution.

So You Want To Be a Professor? A Handbook for Graduate Students, by P. Aarne Vesilind. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 2000. 197 pp. $32.95 (paper). ISBN: 0-7619-1897-3. Address: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

A concise "how to" guide for new entrants to the American academic job market, this book covers course development, the role of research, getting tenure, and other topics.

Student Mobility on the Map: Tertiary Education Interchange in the Commonwealth on the Threshold of the 21st Century. London: UKCOSA and CEC. 86 pp. £20. (paper). ISBN 1-870679 33 4. Address: UKCOSA, 9-17 St. Albans Pl., London N1 ONX, UK.

A comprehensive report on all aspects of international education exchange, this book covers such topics as international issues and distance education, patterns of study, the ways in which European universities can contribute to exchange and others. The focus is on the countries of the Commonwealth. Current statistical information concerning all aspects of international exchange is provided.

Higher Education in Lithuania and the Recognition of Qualifications. Vilnius, Lithuania: Department of Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, 1999. 110 pp. (paper). ISBN 9986-567-28-9.

This book contains a brief survey of the Lithuanian higher education system, including current statistics and discussion of the legal basis of the system, and the history of higher education and the elements of the higher education system. The focus is on degree structures and the recognition of Lithuanian academic qualifications.

The American College in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Roger L. Geiger. Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press, 2000. 363 pp. (paper), $24.95. ISBN 0-8265-1364-6. Address: Vanderbilt University Press, Box 1813, Station B, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.

The 19th century was a period of the ascendency of American undergraduate education, yet it has to some extent been ignored in the literature. This book deals with such central issues as the curriculum, student culture, the education of women, the role of science and argiculture, and the transition of the colleges to the era of the research universities at the end of the century.

Diversification in Higher Education, by Henry Wasser. Kassel, Germany: Wissenschftliches Zentrum für Berufs- und Hochschulforschung, 1999. 96 pp. (paper). ISBN 3-928172-05-0. Address: Wissenschftliches Zentrum für Berufs- und Hochschulforschung, Universität Gesamthochschule Kassel, Henschelstr. 4, D 34109 Kassel, Germany.

A series of essays around the broad theme of diversification in higher education, this book highlights issues such as university reform, short-cycle higher education, the changing relations between the university and the state, university autonomy in an era of diversification, and others. Comparisons of the United States and Europe, including Central Europe, form the basis of the analysis.

Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much, by Ronald G. Ehrenberg. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 2000. 302 pp. $39.95 (hardback). ISBN 0-674-00328-4. Address: Harvard University Press, 79 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

This volume analyzes the reasons for tuition inflation in America's elite private universities. Ehrenberg argues that lack of effective administration and unbridled competition contribute to high costs, along with such issues as information technology, laboratories, intercollegiate athletics, and other factors. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the pricing of higher education in any country.

Higher Education in Cambodia: The Social and Educational Context for Reconstruction, edited by David Sloper. Bangkok: UNESCO Office for Asia and the Pacific, 1999. 339 pp. (paper). $20. ISBN 974-680-165-1. Address: UNESCO PROAP, PO Box 967, Prakanong Post Office, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.

One of the few sources of information and discussion of Cambodia's reconstructed university system, this volume provides analysis of the educational system in Cambodia and how the universities fit into it, recent initiatives (mainly from foreign countries) for improving higher education, and a discussion of the new higher education action plan.

The California Idea and American Higher Education: 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan, by John Aubrey Douglass. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2000. 460 pp. (hardback). $55. ISBN: 0-8047-3189-6. Address: Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

California developed the first comprehensive public university system, providing both access and quality. This volume analyzes the development of public higher education in California, focusing on the political, economic, and social elements that helped to shape the system. Of special interest is the discussion of how California dealt with the mass demand for higher education following World War II. The California case is instructive not only to understand the history of American higher education, but as an example for other countries.

Collaboration, Reputation, and Ethics in American Academic Life: Hans H. Gerth and C. Wright Mills, by Guy Oakes and Arthur J. Vidich. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1999. 188 pp. (paper) $14.95. ISBN 0-252-06807-6. Address: University of Illinois Press, 1325 S. Oake St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA.

Taking as an example the intellectual relationship between sociologists Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills, this book discusses issues of ethics, collaboration, publishing, and career development in American academic life.

Policy and Practice in Higher Education: Reforming Norwegian Universities, by Ivar Bleiklie, Roar, Hostaker, and Agnete Vabo. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000. 350 pp. (paper). ISBN: 1-85302-705-7. Address: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Rd., London N1 9JB, UK.

This case study of higher education reform in Norway provides a comprehensive analysis of Norwegian higher education policy and the change process. Sections consider the role of the state in higher education, the development of the academic system, the academic profession, and the growth of managerialism.

Assessment in Higher Education: Student Learning, Teaching, Programmes and Institutions, by John Heywood. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000. 448 pp. (paper). ISBN 1-85302-831-2. Address: : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Rd., London N1 9JB, UK.

Accountability means assessment, argues the author. This volume is comprehensive guide to the assessment of learning, teaching, and institutions. Focusing on the British situation, this book stresses the evaluation of student learning and related issues.

Negotiating Identity: Catholic Higher Education Since 1960, by Alice Gallin, O.S.U. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 2000. 269 pp. $32 (hardback). ISBN 0-268-01489-2. Address: University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.

The relationship between Catholic identity and academic traditions in Catholic universities is a perennial issue for debate. The current debate concerning Ex Corde Ecclesiae has heightened the discussion. This book considers changes in Catholic higher education in the United States in the light of current trends both in academe and in the Church.

Distance and Campus Universities: Tensions and Interactions, by Sarah Guri-Rosenblit. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 2000. 312 pp $80.50 (cloth). ISBN 0-08-043066-X. Address: Elseiver Science, POB 211, 1000AE, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Distance education is one of the major trends in higher education. By focusing on five case study universities in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Canada, and Israel, this book provides detailed information on such issues as the role of government in the development of distance education, support systems and services, innovative features, the curriculum, and others. This is one of the first detailed studies of how distance education works in a comparative framework.

Campus, Inc.: Corporate Power in the Ivory Tower, edited by Geoffry D. White. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000. 469 pp. $35 (cloth). ISBN 1-57392-810-0. Address: Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, NY 14228, USA.

The growing links between business and universities have finally created a critical literature. This volume provides an extended critique of the various influences of business and corporate interests on American higher education. Topics such as the commercialization of teaching and research, the role of corporations in the research enterprise of universities, and others are considered. The chapters present case studies of the role of the CIA at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the links between Ameritech and higher education in communications technology. A section of the book is devoted to how to resist these corporation trends. The authors see nothing good about the trends toward business cooperation with higher education-they see the trend as universities losing their autonomy and their own special role in society.