International Higher Education

This column is intended to keep our readers aware of current publications in the field of higher education. We provide a brief description of the listing and indicate the address of the publisher or distributor so that items may be easily obtained. While the preponderance of material listed here is published in the United States or other industrialized nations, we will try to list books published in other parts of the world as well.

New Dissertation Book Series in Higher Education

RoutledgeFalmer Publishers has recently launched a new book series that will publish many of the best doctoral dissertations in the field of higher education. The purpose of the series is to encourage the publication of original in-depth research in higher education. The series is edited by Philip G. Altbach. The first two volumes published in the series are:

Saving for College and the Tax Code: A New Spin on the “Who Pays for Higher Education” Debate. By Andrew P. Roth. New York: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 2001. 264 pp. (cloth). ISBN 0-8153-3956-9. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001, USA.

Resource Allocation in Private Research Universities. By Daniel Rodas. New York: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 2001. 200 pp. (cloth). ISBN 0-8153-4032-X. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001, USA.

Additional volumes are in press. The publisher encourages submission of ideas and prospectuses relating to this series. Send correspondence to Ms. Farideh Kooi-Kamali at RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 29 W. 35^th St., New York NY 10001, USA, or to Philip G. Altbach.

The Enterprise University: Power, Governance, and Reinvention in Australia. By Simon Marginson and Mark Considine. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 272 pp. (paper). $24.95. ISBN 0-521-79448-X. Address: Cambridge University Press, 110 Midland Ave., Port Chester, NY 10573 USA.

A critical examination of the new trends in higher education toward managerialism, the increase in the power of administrators at the expense of professors, the corporatization of research, and similar trends—this volume discusses how these trends have changed the traditional university. Using Australian data, the authors examine current trends and in general conclude that academe has been changed significantly, and in general not for the better.

Handbook of European Associations in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Networks in Europe and Beyond. By Bernd Wächter. Bonn, Germany: Lemmens Verlag, 2000. 183 pp. ¤ 30.58. (paper). ISBN 3-932306-37-6. Address: Lemmens Verlag, Koenigswinterer Str. 95, D-53227 Bonn, Germany.

A comprehensive guide to 37 academic networking organizations in Europe, this book provides detailed information about these organizations and their work. The stress is on explaining the newly established networks of European organizations. Such organizations as the European Association for the Education of Adults, the European Language Council, and the European Federation of Catholic Universities are included, as well as a small number of international associations. This is a publication of the Academic Cooperation Association.

The Emerging Markets and Higher Education. Edited by Matthew S. McMullen, James E. Mauch, and Bob Donnorummo. New York: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 2000. 232 pp. (cloth). $75. ISBN 0-8153-3463-X. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001, USA.

The focus of this volume is on how higher education in the emerging market nations are coping with the challenges of market economies, the development of civil society, research, and the expansion of higher education. Among the countries discussed in case-based chapters are the Czech Republic, Poland, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.

ASHE Reader on Planning and Institutional Research. Edited by Marwin W. Peterson. Needham Heights, Mass.: Pearson Custom Publishing, 1999. 638 pp. (paper). ISBN 0-536-02368-9. Address: Pearson Custom Publishing, 160 Gould St., Needham Heights, MA: 02494, USA.

One of the volumes in the series published by the Association for the Study of Higher Education, this book focuses on planning and institutional research. The editor has selected some of the classic texts from the American research literature with the aim of providing a selective comprehensive guide to these related topics. Among the broad topics considered are planning models, the role and nature of institutional research, and key topics in institutional research. While the selections in this volume are taken exclusively from the U.S. literature, this volume will be useful as a guide to these topics. A select reference list is also provided.

Women in Higher Education: A Feminist Perspective (2nd. ed.). Edited by Judith Galzer-Raymo, Barbara K. Townsend, and Becky Ropers-Huilman. Needham Heights, Mass.: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000.566 pp. (paper). ISBN 0-536-60974-8. Address: Pearson Custom Publishing, 160 Gould St., Needham Heights, MA: 02494, USA.

A comprehensive overview of women in higher education, this volume in the ASHE Reader series, includes key chapters and articles dealing with such broad topics as the historical and social contexts of women in higher education, feminist theory and research perspectives, women as academic leaders, faculty and students, feminist pedagogy, and international perspectives on women in higher education. A bibliography is included.

The Blinding Darkness of the Enlightenment. By Voldemar Tomusk. Turku, Finland: Research Unit for the Sociology of Education, University of Turku, 2000. 211 pp. (paper). ISBN 951-29-1844-7. Address: Research Unit for the Sociology of Education, University of Turku, Painosalama Oy, Turku, Finland.

An analysis of higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe, this book focuses on the interrelationships between higher education and broader societal trends.

Organization and Governance in Higher Education (5th ed.). Edited by M. Christopher Brown II. Needham Heights, Mass.: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000.608 pp. (paper). ISBN 0-536-60749-4. Address: Pearson Custom Publishing, 160 Gould St., Needham Heights, MA: 02494, USA.

An updated fifth edition in the ASHE Reader Series, this volume focuses on organization and governance in higher education. The stress is on the United States, but many of the issues considered have international relevance. Among the broad topics are organizational theory as it applies to educational institutions, traditional administrative and governance models, the culture of the university, the role of leadership, management issues, change and assessment, race and gender, and critical approaches to governance and organization.

Higher Ed, Inc.: The Rise of the For-Profit University, by Richard S. Ruch. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. 208 pp. (cloth). $32.50. ISBN 0-8018-6678-2. Address: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

A discussion of five for-profit higher education providers in the United States, this book discusses how the “product” is delivered, who teaches in these schools, who enrolls and why, how the for-profits are managed, and other factors. Ruch, a consultant, discusses how these schools can earn a profit from tuition income. Among the institutions examined are the University of Phoenix (Apollo Group).

Student Mobility on the Map: Tertiary Education Interchange in the Commonwealth on the Threshold of the 21st Century. London: UKCOSA: Council for International Education, 2000. 86 pp. (paper). £20. ISBN 1-870679. Address: UKCOSA, 9-17 St. Albans Pl., London N1 ONX, UK.

A comprehensive survey of international education and exchange issues as they affect the Commonwealth. Statistical information concerning overseas student flows, patterns of funding, policy issues, the economics of foreign students, and other issues are discussed.

Learning from Change. Edited by Deborah DeZure. Sterling, Va.: Stylus Publishing, 2000. 460 pp. (paper). $35. ISBN 1-57922-002-9. Address: Sterling Publishing, 22883 Quicksilver Dr., Sterling, VA 20166, USA.

Change, the American bimonthly journal focusing on higher education, has for several decades been one of the key sources for analysis of higher education development and reform in the United States. This volume features short articles from 30 years of Change. The topics include teaching and learning, current developments, reform issues, and others.

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, Volume 16. Edited by John C. Smart. Edison, N.J.: Agathon Press, 2001. 394 pp. (paper) $36. ISBN 0-87586-131-8. Address: Agathon Press, 100 Newfield Ave., Edison, NJ 08837, USA.

The 16th in the annual theory and research series on higher education, this volume provides research-based essays on such topics as validity and quality in qualitative research (Yvonna Lincoln), academic freedom and the courts (Benjamin Baez and Sheila Slaughter), equity and access in the perspective of Bourdieu (Erin Horvat), university teaching in Japan (James Bess), and federal financial aid (Sarah Turner). The chapters deal mainly with the United States. This series provides many of the best research analyses of key topics in higher education.

Managing Information. Edited by Judith Elkin and Derek Law. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press, 2000. 164 pp. (paper). $29.95. ISBN 0-335-20339-6. Address: Open University Press, 22 Ballmoor, Buckingham MK18 1XW, UK.

This is one of a series of concise practical guides to the management of higher education. The book contains essays dealing with aspects of information management, including the international environment, intellectual property rights, the emerging electronic library, and research and information management. While much of the discussion is focused on the United Kingdom, the topic has wide international relevance. Other books in this series deal with international students, managing quality and standards, managing the academic unit, and others.

The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research: Experiences and Perspectives, Edited by Stefanie Schwartz and Ulrich Teichler. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. 265 pp. (cloth). $99. ISBN 0-7923-6613-1. Address: Kluwer Academic Publishers, POB 989, 3300 AZ Dordrecht, Netherlands.

A comprehensive overview of the field of research on higher education worldwide, this book stems from a seminar on the topic held in Germany. Key topics such as the relationship of policy and research in higher education, the institutional base for higher education research, and an analysis of higher education research structures in many countries.

Access to Knowledge: New Information Technologies and the Emergence of the Virtual University. Edited by F. T. Tschang and T. Della Senta. Oxford, U.K.: Elsevier Science, 2001. 434 pp. (cloth). $103. ISBN 0-08-043670-6. Address: Elsevier Sciences, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK.

The key aspects of the use of new information technologies for teaching and other academic work are discussed in this book. Topics include course delivery through the Internet, institutional models of virtual universities, graduate education at a distance, infrastructural issues and the Internet, virtual universities and learning environments, and others. The analysis is international in scope.

A Thousand Flowers: Social Struggles Against Structural Adjustment in African Universities. Edited by Silvia Federici, George Caffentzis and Ousseina Alidou. Trenton, N.J.: African World Press, 2000. 248 pp. (paper). $21.95. Address: African World Press, POB 1892, Trenton, NJ 08607, USA.

This book contains a series of essays on the “crisis” in African higher education. Among the topics considered in this book are the World Bank’s structural adjustment policies and higher education, student political activism in Africa, academic freedom in Africa, and case studies of several African countries.

Comparative Higher Education in Latin America: Quantitative Aspects. By Carmen Garcia Guadilla. Caracas: INSALC, 2000. 157 pp. (paper). ISBN 92-9143-060-9. Address: INSALC, Apartado Postal 68394, Caracas 1060A, Venezuela.

Perhaps the best statistical compilation of material on Latin American higher education available in English, this book provides information concerning enrollments, the academic profession, financing, institutional differentiation, and other aspects. A listing of individual institutions is also provided.

Dollars, Distance and Online Education: The New Economics of College Teaching and Learning. Edited by Martin J. Finkelstein, Carol Rrances, Frank I., Jewett, and Bernhard W. Scholz. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 2000. 256 pp. (cloth). $39.95. ISBN 1-57356-395-1. Address: Oryx Press, POB 33889, Phoenix, AZ 85067, USA.

A comprehensive discussion, in the U.S. context, of the use of information technology for teaching, learning, and research, this book analyzes such topics as the costs of information technology support services, the cost of a technology-based curriculum, assessing student satisfaction, the management of expenditures and costs, and others.

Faculty Work in Schools of Education: Rethinking Roles and Rewards for the 21st Century. Edited by William G. Tierney. Albany: SUNY Press, 2001. 235 pp. (paper). ISBN 0-7914-4815-0. Address: State University of New York Press, 90 State St., Albany NY 12207, USA.

Focusing on schools of education in American universities, this book discusses the challenges faced by faculty in particular and education schools in general. Among the topics considered are the role of clinical faculty, women and tenure, reform and faculty in schools of education, and others.

Women Administrators in Higher Education: Historical and Contemproary Perspectives. Edited by Jana Nidiffer and Carolyn Terry Bashaw. Albany: SUNY Press, 2001. 299 pp. (paper). ISBN 0-7914-4818-5. Address: State University of New York Press, 90 State St., Albany NY 12207, USA.

A comprehensive discussion of the role of women in higher education administration, this book discusses the slow increase in the number of women in academic administration, the problems faced by women, and other issues. There is special emphasis on women in the field of student affairs administration.

Academic Identities and Policy change in Higher Education. By Mary Henkel. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000. 286 pp. (paper). $39.95. ISBN 1-85302-662-X. Address: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Rd., London N1 9JB, UK.

The concept behind this volume is that individual academics require professional socialization and that the many changes that have taken place in British higher education have created problems in permitting academic identities. Case studies of academic staff in 11 British universities form the basis of this study. Studies of the recent quality assurance policies and research assessments are discussed in the context of the problems observed.

The PhD Factory: Training and Employment of Science and Engineering Doctorates in the United States. By Charles A. Goldman and William F. Massy. Bolton, Mass.: Anker Publishign Co., 2001. 187 pp. (Cloth). $34.95. ISBN 1-882982-36-3. Address: Anker Publishing Co., POB 249, Bolton MA 01740, USA.

The argument of this book is that the United States is producing more doctorates in science and engineering than the traditional employment markets (largely the universities) can absorb. The answer is to open up alternative career paths for doctoral degree holders rather than to limit production. The book discusses the training system for PhDs, faculty career patterns, training and research at the doctoral level, and related topics.

Reforming Higher Education. By Maurice Kogan and Stephen Hanney. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000. 272 pp. (paper). $39.95. ISBN 1-85302-715-4. Address: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB, UK.

Part of an international study of reform and change in higher education, this volume discusses higher education reform, mainly in the United Kingdom, over the past 30 years. The role of the state in higher education is a central element in the analysis, which also considers changes in educational policy, the means for policy implementation, institutional governance of academic institutions, the role of interest groups, and the like.

Transforming Universities: Changing Patterns of Governance, Structure and Learning in Swedish Higher Education. By Marianne Bauer, Berit Askling, Susan Gerard Marton, and Ference Marton. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999. 320 pp. (paper). $44.95. ISBN 1-85302-675-1. Address: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB, UK.

Higher education reform is examined at three levels—the role of the states, the institution, and the individual. Sweden is the case study, and the focus is on looking at policy formation and implementation.

Understanding Faculty Productivity: Standards and Benchmarks for Colleges and Universities. By Michael F. Middaugh. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000. 231 pp $32.95 (cloth). ISBN: 0-7879-5022-X, Address: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 350 Sansome St., San Francisco CA 94104, USA.

An effort to define faculty productivity in terms of teaching, research, service, and other activities, this volume provides guidance on benchmarking and suggestions concerning ways to measure productivity. Based on a national U.S. study, this volume seeks to provide comprehensive guidance concerning the key topic of faculty productivity.

Credits an deutschen Hochschulen. Edited by Stefanie Schwarz and Ulrich Teichler. Neuweid, Germany: Luchterhand, 2000. 242 pp. (paper). ISBN 3-472-04557-4.

The use of the course-credit system is a matter of considerable debate in Germany at present. This book discusses the implications, for German higher education, of moving toward this system—for the curriculum, legal arrangements, accountability, and measuring student and faculty work. A section on how the credit system works in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States is included.

Information Alchemy: the Arts and Science of Knowledge Management. Edited by Gerald Bernbom. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2001. 128 pp (paper). ISBN: 0-7879-5011-4. Address: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 350 Sansome St., San Francisco CA 94104, USA.

The management of knowledge and research in higher education is an increasingly central issue, especially in the context of the Internet. The role of databases, ownership patterns, the application of corporate practices to academic institutions, and the role of networks are among the topics discussed.

Creating the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). By Harland G. Bloland. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 2001. 245 pp. (cloth). $34.95. ISBN 1-57356-233-5. Address: Oryx Press, POB 33889, Phoenix, AZ 85067, USA.

America’s highly successful accrediting system is quite complex. Accreditation of postsecondary education is done by independent nongovernmental agencies focusing on academic institutions and also on professional fields, such as law and medicine. This book analyzes the efforts in the recent past to coordinate accrediting agencies and defend the traditional accrediting process in the United States.