International Higher Education # 37: New Publications

Barrow, Clyde W., Sylvie Didou-Aupetit, and John Mallea. Globalization, Trade Liberalization, and Higher Education in North America. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer, 2003. 254 pp. $121, ¤110. (hb). ISBN 1-40201791-X. Address: Kluwer Publishers, POB 989, 3300 AZ Dordrecht, Netherlands.

A critical perspective on the impact of globalization on higher education in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, this book consists of three case studies focusing on each country and discussing the broad the implications of globalization. NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Association, is analyzed as well.

Becker, William E. and Moya L. Andrews, eds. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Contributions of Research Universities. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004. 338 pp (hb). ISBN 0-253-34424-7. Address: Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton St., Bloomington IN 47404, USA.

Based on case studies at Indiana University, a major public research university, this book focuses on Ernest Boyer's ideas of the importance of teaching in academic work, the measurement of teaching excellence, and the contributions of teaching to scholarly work. Chapters discuss innovations in this area in various departments and programs at Indiana University.

Bender, Thomas, Philip M. Katz, and Colin Palmer. The Education of Historians in the Twenty-first Century. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. 222 pp. $19.95 (pb). ISBN 0-252-07165-4. Address: University of Illinois Press, 1325 S. Oak St., Champaign IL 61820, USA.

Recent changes in American universities have affected graduate-level training in the disciplines. This volume concerns the graduate education of historians in the United States, and was sponsored by the American Historical Association. The report includes discussion of such topics as graduate training trends—including the nature of examinations, program requirements, and related issues. The focus is on trends and recommendations for graduate training programs. The analysis is based in part on a survey of history departments. While concerning one academic discipline in the United States, this volume is relevant to other fields of study and to other countries since the pressures on doctoral training are similar everywhere.

Brown, M. Christopher II and Kassie Freeman, eds. Black Colleges: New Perspectives on Policy and Practice. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. $92.95. 256 pp (hb). ISBN 1-56750-586-4. Address: Praeger Publishers, POB 5007, Westport, CT 06881, USA.

Historically black colleges and universities are a unique sector of the U.S. higher education system, mainly serving African American students. Only a small percentage of the higher education system, these institutions continue to provide access to an underserved segment of the student population. This volume considers such topics as attracting top-quality students to these institutions, federal aid and black colleges, faculty issues, strategic planning, and others.

Chen, Peiying. Acting “Otherwise”: The Institutionalization of Women's/Gender Studies in Taiwan's Universities. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. 315 pp (hb). ISBN 0-415-94859-2. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001, USA.

Focusing on the emergence of women's studies in Taiwan, this volume is one of the few focusing on this topic in an Asian context. The process of establishing women's studies programs at two Taiwanese universities is analyzed in the context of the politics of higher education in Taiwan and the development of a feminist movement, as well as the worldwide movement for women's studies.

DeMoura Castro, Claudio and Norma M. Garcia, eds. Community Colleges: A Model for Latin America? Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank, 2003. 193 pp. (pb). ISBN 1-931003-46-7. Address: IDB Bookstore, 1300 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20577, USA.

The idea of this book is that the U.S. community college model will be a useful guide to the development of short-cycle, vocationally oriented postsecondary institutions in Latin America. The role and function of the community college is analyzes in the context of Latin American realities.

Eggins, Heather, ed. Globalization and Reform in Higher Education. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2004. 223 pp. (pb). ISBN 033521396-0. Address: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill House, Shoppenhangers Rd., Maidenhead, Berks SL6 2QL, UK.

This volume focuses on how universities can be reformed to meet the challenges of globalization. Here, globalization is seen as the impact of financial cutbacks, massification, and related themes. An international group of analysts explore such issues as finance and accessibility, managing academe, convergence of academic systems, and others. Some of the chapters are comparative and others deal with individual countries such as South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, and others.

Ehrenberg, Ronald G., ed. Governing Academia: Who Is In Charge at the Modern University? Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004. 324 pp. $35 (hb). ISBN 0-8014-4054-8. Address: Cornell University Press, 512 E. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.

The authors make the argument that universities are fundamentally different from business enterprises and thus academic governance must take these differences into account. Moves to “manage” academe as if universities were corporate entities, it is argued, will fail if the realities of academic institutions are not take into account. Among the topics considered are the roles of government and of trustees in guiding academe, collective bargaining, legal issues, and others. The authors, who focus on the United States, are among the most prominent analysts writing on these topics.

Fairbrother, Gregory P. Toward Critical Patriotism: Student Resistance to Political Education in Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2003. US$35 (hb). ISBN 962-209622-0. Address: Hong Kong University Press, 14/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd., Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

Both China and Hong Kong have focused on political education in the schools and universities as a means of ensuring loyalty and commitment to the society and the state. Their approaches have been quite different. This volume discusses how students have reacted to political education in the two societies, mainly through the use of questionnaire to obtain student opinions and reactions.

Ferrin, Ann S. and Wilbur W. Stanton. Leadership through Collaboration: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. 327 pp. $42.95 (hb). ISBN 1-57356-574-1. Address: Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Rd. West, Westport, CT 06881, USA.

A useful “how to” book aimed at American chief academic officers (provosts, academic vice presidents, and the like), this book focuses on providing brief discussions of the key functions of academic administration, including financial resource issues such as budgeting, program review, academic quality, faculty workload, technology integration, and others. Although focused on U.S. higher education, this overview will be of interest to senior administrators in other countries.

Fullinwider, Robert K and Judith Lichtenberg. Leveling the Playing Field: Justice, Politics, and College Admissions. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. 288 pp. $24.95 (pb). ISBN 0-7425-1411-0. Address: Rowman & Littlefield, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Lanham MD 20706, USA.

One of a number of recent books on college admissions in the United States, this book focuses on the desirability of increasing the proportion of underserved populations in higher education and discusses the role of admissions in this process. Topics include the role of affirmative action, the SAT examination and its implications, admissions testing in general, and related topics.

Greene, David A. The Women's Movement and the Politics of Change at a Women's College: Jill Ker Conway at Smith, 1975–1985. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. 146 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-415-94832-0. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001, USA.

Jill Ker Conway became the first female president of Smith College in 1974, one of America's premier women's colleges. This volume discusses Conway's leadership during a period of rapid social and academic change. The book focuses on, among other things, the emergence of women’s studies at Smith.

Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy, and Denise Laekenby, eds. Women in Catholic Higher Education: Border Work, Living Experiences, and Social Justice. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2003. 186 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-7391-0582-5. Address: Lexington Books, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Lanham MD 20706, USA.

An analysis of the working conditions and tensions faced by women working in Catholic higher education institutions in the United States, this volume deals with such topics as women of color in Catholic institutions, feminist faculty, women in leadership positions, and related topics. As the editors point out, “delving into discourse traditionally silenced by the Catholic hierarchy, this edited collection observes the ways in which patriarchal structures often hinder women's advancement within these institutions.”

Johnson, Valen E. Grade Inflation: A Crisis in College Education. New York: Springer Verlag, 2003. 261 pp. $27.50 (hb). ISBN: 0-387-00125-5. Address: Springer Verlag, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010, USA.

This book, written by a statistician, argues that grade inflation (the practice of awarding artificially high grades to students at U.S. universities) is a problem and that it affects student choices of courses, student evaluation of professors, and other aspects of academic life. The book is based on careful statistical analysis at one U.S. university, and it is one of the most detailed studies of grading that has been undertaken. The author advocates reforms in grading policies and the evaluation systems for both students and faculty.

Kahlenberg, Richard D., ed. America's Untapped Resource: Low-Income Students in Higher Education. New York: Century Foundation Press, 2004. 197 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-87078-485-4. Address: Century Foundation Press, 41 E. 70th St., New York, NY 10021, USA.

Noting that two-thirds of young people from the wealthiest quartile of the American population enter college while only one-fifth from the poorest quartile, this volume focuses on the need to increase the proportion of students from low-income families in U.S. higher education. Essays discuss the key issues of affordability of higher education for low-income students, improving academic preparation and performance, and the need to increase the proportions of low-income students at the most selective colleges and universities. While this book focuses entirely on the United States, the issues of participation by low-income populations are relevant everywhere.

King, Roger, ed. The University in the Global Age. Houndsmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 191 pp. (pb). ISBN 1-4039-1130-4. Address: Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, UK.

The broad theme of globalization is analyzed in this volume. Among the topics considered are globalization and the creation of knowledge, diversity of academic systems, borderless higher education, and changes in patterns of teaching and learning. The authors are affiliated with the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Kronman, Anthony T., ed. The History of the Yale Law School. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004. 304 pp. $30 (hb). ISBN 0-300-09564-3. Address: Yale University Press, POB 209040, New Haven CT 06520, USA.

An edited collection of lectures commemorating the 300th anniversary of Yale University, these essays reflect both on the history and the role of one of the most influential law schools in the United States.

Lee, Molly N. N. Restructuring Higher Education in Malaysia. Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2004. 130 pp (pb). ISBN 983-40982-1-9. Address: School of Educational Studies, USM, Penang 11800, Malaysia.

Malaysian higher education is being transformed by diversification, market pressures, and the other elements of the global academic environment. Lee focuses on such issues as quotas in university admissions, the changing academic profession in Malaysia and Singapore, private higher education, the corporatization of public universities, and others.

LeRocque, Norman. Who Should Pay? Tuition Fees and Tertiary Education Financing in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Education Forum, 2003. 71 pp (pb). ISBN 0-958213-5-6. Address: Education Forum, POB 24, 310 Manners St., Wellington, New Zealand.

This book contains a discussion of patterns of financing higher education in New Zealand and internationally. The focus is on private financing and the implications and realities of various financing arrangements, especially in New Zealand.

Miller, Michael T. and Julie A. Caplow, eds. Policy and University Faculty Governance. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishers, 2003. $31.95 (pb). ISBN 1-59311-072. Address: Information Age Publishers, POB 4967, Greenwich, CT 08631, USA.

A set of essays on the various aspects of faculty governance in the United States, this book features chapters on current trends, historical developments, leadership, the relationship between university administration and faculty governance, the role of the department chairperson, and related topics.

Morley, Louise. Quality and Power in Higher Education. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2003. 200 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-335-21226-3. Address: Open University Press, McGraw Hill House, Shoppenhangers Rd., Maidenhead, Berks SL6 2QL, UK.

The focus of this volume is on the broad issues of quality, quality assurance, and measurement in higher education. The author critically examines the various aspects of these issues within the framework of globalization and accountability—such as managerialism, access, equity, and other topics. The data are from the United Kingdom but the relevance is international.

Palfreyman, David. The Economics of Higher Education: Affordability and Access, Costing, Pricing and Accountability. Oxford, UK: Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, 2004. L9.99 (pb). ISBN 09547433-1-8. Address: http://oxcheps.new.ox.ac.uk.

Examining the financing of higher education in the United Kingdom and the United States, this book focuses on the implications for the United Kingdom of the recent higher education bill for funding patterns. The appropriate balance between public funding and private contributions to the costs of higher education is a key concern, as well as the costing and pricing of study and ensuring affordability.

Potts, Anthony. Civic Leaders and the University. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, 2003. 407 pp. $56.95, ¤61.40. (hb). ISBN 3-906769-54-2. Address: Peter Lang Publishers, POB 350, CH 2542 Pieterlen, Switzerland.

This book explores the relationship between regional political leaders and the development of two universities in Australia. The focus is on the role of civil and political leaders in the development and support of academic institutions. The case studies provide detail concerning the interplay between politics, concepts of development, and the establishment of universities.

Pusser, Brian. Burning Down the House: Politics, Governance, and Affirmative Action at the University of California. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2004. 281 pp (hb) ISBN 0-7914-6057-6. Address: State University of New York Press, 90 State St., Albany NY 12207, USA.

Affirmative action, the provision of access to underserved racial and ethic groups, has been a particularly volatile topic in California for several decades. Not only is the ethnic mix in California complicated, but politicians and others have found the issue relevant in the political arena. This book examines political struggles at the University of California and in the state concerning affirmative action over more than a decade. The topic is examined from within the university in terms of governance and related issues as well as in the broader political context.

Savin-Baden, Maggi. Facilitating Problem-Based Learning: Illuminating Perspectives. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2003. 158 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-335-21054-6. Address: Open University Press, McGraw Hill House, Shoppenhangers Rd., Maidenhead, Berks SL6 2QL, UK.

A how-to and analytic discussion of problem-based learning in higher education, this book will be useful for developing approaches to this pedagogical technique and orientation. It is aimed at university teachers interested in facilitating problem-based learning in the classroom and the perspective is international.

Slowey, Maria and David Watson, eds. Higher Education and the Lifecourse. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2003. 209 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-335-21377-4. Address: Open University Press, McGraw Hill House, Shoppenhangers Rd., Maidenhead, Berks SL6 2QL, UK.

Taking as a starting point the importance of lifelong learning as a key element of higher education, this book discusses a range of issues related to that theme, such as self-directed on-line learning, access and persistence, student evaluation, and related topics.

Teather, David., ed. Consortia: International Networking Alliances of Universities. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2004. 261 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-522-85096-0. Address: Melbourne University Press, POB 1167 Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia.

Academic consortia are growing in importance as universities worldwide seek to maximize their outreach and ability to attract students. Several chapters in this book discuss consortia as a strategy for internationalization. This book features discussions of many of the consortia currently operating. These include the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Universitas 21, and several others. Lists of members of the various consortia are included.

Thornton, Patricia H. Markets from Culture: Institutional Logics and Organizational Decisions in Higher Education Publishing. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2004. 182 pp. $45 (hb). ISBN 0-8047-4021-6. Address; Stanford University Press, 1450 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

This is an analysis of organizational culture, using higher education publishing as a case for analyzing how decisions are made and markets developed. The author analyzes how higher education publishing changed a culture of independent publishers to a culture of international conglomerates and commercial hierarchies.

Tierney, William G., ed. Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance: Negotiating the Perfect Storm. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. 228 pp. (hb). ISBN o-8018-7920-5. Address: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

Academic institutions worldwide have become more bureaucratized as they grow larger and more accountable to external constituencies. This volume focuses on the changes in governance in the United States and the implications for academic freedom, the academic profession, and related issues. International and systemwide implications are discussed. The authors are among the best-known scholars and analysts on this topic.

Tight, Malcolm. Researching Higher Education. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2003. 257 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-335 21117-8. Address: Open University Press, Shoppenhangers Rd., Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 2QL, UK.

An overview of the field of research in higher education, this volume is one of the first efforts to examine the sources of information and analysis on higher education as well as the methodologies of research and common topics of analysis. The book excludes North America—a major exclusion since much of the research and publication come from that region—and focuses only on material in English. The topics analyzed here include research on the student experience, course design, system policy, institutional management, academic work, quality issues, and several others.

Tight, Malcolm, ed. The Routledge-Falmer Reader in Higher Education. London: Routledge-Falmer Publishers, 2004. 318 pp. £23.99 (pb). ISBN 0-415-32765-2. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, UK.

Composed of 18 previously published journal articles from the mid-1990s to the present, this volume focuses on eight themes. These include teaching and learning, course design, the student experience, quality and evaluation, system policy, institutional management, academic work and the academic profession, and knowledge and research. The editor provides a rationale for both the selection of topics and the specific choices of articles. Indeed, his introductory chapter presents both an interesting discussion of the methodology for choosing the contents of the book and an illuminating discussion of the development of the field of higher education research.

Tomusk, Voledmar. The Open World and Closed Societies: Essays on Higher Education Policies “In Transition.” New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 241 pp. (hb). ISBN 1-4039-6507-2. Address: Palgrave Macmillan, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010, USA.

A series of essays on the transformation of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe, this book focuses on Russia as well as on such countries as Romania, Estonia, and others. Themes include the role of private universities, the problems of World Bank assistance to higher education, the difficulties of transition after communism among others. The author, who has wide experience in the region, takes a critical stance concerning higher education development.

Vlasceanu, Lazar and Leland Conley Barrows. Indicators for Institutional and Programme Accreditation in Higher/Tertiary Education. Bucharest, Romania: UNESCO-CEPES, 2004. 176 pp. $22 (pb). ISBN 92-9069-177-8. Address: CEPES, Strada Stirbei Voda 39, R0-70732 Romania.

Focusing especially on accreditation issues as they affect Central and Eastern Europe, this volume features a general analysis of the objectives of academic accreditation and several chapters on quality assessment and accreditation in the region. Additional chapters dealing with Japan, the United States, and the European context are included.

Ward, Kelly. Faculty Service Roles and the Scholarship of Engagement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. 171 pp. $24 (pb). ISSN: 0884-0040. Address Jossey Bass Publishers, 989 Market St., San Francisco CA 94103, USA.

One of the ASHE-ERIC series on higher education, this volume focuses on the role of service as part of the responsibility of faculty members in the U.S. context. Basing the discussion on Ernest Boyer’s idea of the scholarship of service and engagement, the author argues that faculty roles and the evaluation of faculty should focus more on the service element.

Williamson, Joy Ann, Black Power on Campus: The University of Illinois, 1965–1975. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2003. 192 pp. $34.95 (hb). ISBN: 0-252-02829-5. Address: University of Illinois Press, 1325 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA.

A case study of the development of a black student movement at one major U.S. university in the 1960s, this book provides an analysis of the origins of the black student movement, race relations on campus, the problems faced by African American students on a large public university campus, and related issues.

Wolf-Wendel, Lisa, Susan B. Twombly, and Suzanne Rice. The Two-Body Problem: Dual-Career-Couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. 196 pp $42 (hb). ISBN 0-8018-7451-3. Address: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2712 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218, USA.

Half of American academics have spouses or partners who are also in the academic profession. Policies relating to the recruitment, employment, and promotion of dual-career couples is a subject of considerable importance. This volume explores policies and practices of U.S. colleges and universities—including split and shared positions, non-tenure-track and adjunct positions, and other accommodations. By looking at a range of institutional policies, the authors provide information and analysis concerning the topic.

Wolterstorff, Nicholas. Educating for Shalom: Essays on Christian Higher Education. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004. 310 pp. $24 (pb). ISBN 0-8028-2753-5. Address: Wm. Eerdmans Publishing, 255 Jefferson Ave S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.

A series of essays by a philosophical theologian, this book discusses such topics as the mission of the Christian college, the connection between faith and learning, teaching for justice and peace, and a guide for the development of Christian higher education in contemporary culture.

Yonezawa, Akiyoshi and Frans Kaiser, eds. System-Level and Strategic Indicators for Monitoring Higher Education in the 21st Century. Bucharest, Romania: CEPES, 2003. 235 pp. $20 (pb). ISBN 92-9069-172-1. Address: UNESCO-CEPES. Strada Stirbei Voda 39, RO-70732 Bucharest, Romania.

This book includes a conference report and set of papers on performance indicators—efforts to measure the productivity of academic institutions and system. System-level indicators are the main focus. These are defined and international indicators are discussed along with national perspectives from Germany, Poland, China, the United States, and others countries.

Focus on Student Loans
UNESCO’s Bangkok office, the Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and the International Institute for Educational Planning have sponsored a series of studies of student loan programs in the Asian context. Among the books published are: