International Higher Education

department

NUMBER 45, FALL 2006

New Publications

Arthur, James, with Karen E. Bohlin, eds. Citizenship and Higher Education: The Role of Universities in Communities and Society. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2005. 195 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-415-33487-X. Address: RoutledgeFalmer Publishers, 2 Park Sq., Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RN, UK.

This somewhat mistitled book—the theme is on building character and civic responsibility among university students—focuses on how universities can help to build a civic consciousness and responsibility among students through specific academic programs, the roles of faculty and others, the development of service learning, and in other ways. The data are largely based on the British experience.

Bataille, Gretchen M., and Betsy Brown. Faculty Career Paths: Multiple Routes to Academic Success and Satisfaction. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006. 224 pp. $45 (hb). ISBN 0-275-98748-5. Address: Praeger Publishers, POB 5007, Wesport, CT 06881, USA.

A series of very short essays focusing on the challenges of a changing academic profession, this book is aimed at providing university administrators with insights on the new academic labor market. Among the themes discussed are expectations of early-career faculty, the role of non-tenure-track faculty, late-career satisfaction, the role of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and others. This book focuses on the United States.

Bracken, Susan, J., Jeanie K. Allen, and Diane R. Dean, eds. The Balancing Act: Gendered Perspectives on Faculty Roles and Work Lives. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2006. 177 pp. $24.95. (pb). ISBN 1-57922-149-1. Address: Stylus Publishing, 22883 Quicksilver Dr., Sterling VA 20166, USA.

The focus of this book is on how faculty members cope with work and family life, particularly from the perspective of women faculty. Among the topics discussed are the balance between work and personal roles, academic policies relating to family issues, career expectations of academic couples, and related themes.

Eckel, Peter D. The Shifting Frontiers of Academic Decision Making. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006. 168 pp. $45 (hb). ISBN 0-275-98792-2. Address: Praeger Publishers, POB 5007, Wesport, CT 06881, USA.

The focus of this book is on the complexities of academic decision making in the context of new challenges to higher education. These challenges include the role of for-profit activities, interinstitutional programs, the role of ad hoc committees, the role of centers and institutes, activist trustees, information technology, and other issues. The case studies are all US-based.

Frank, David John, and Jay Gabler. Reconstructing the University: Worldwide Shifts in Academia in the 20th Century. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2006. 248 pp. $19.95 (pb). ISBN 978-0-8047-5376-0. Address: Stanford University Press, Stanford CA 94305, USA.

By examining numbers of faculty members and curricular trends as measured by courses offered, this study looks at academic change during the 20th century in universities worldwide. The authors point out how universities incorporated professional studies and changes in knowledge by adding departments and course offerings. Worldwide, they point to many common elements in how universities have adapted to changing circumstances.

Gallin, Alice, ed. Ex Corde Ecclesiae: Documents Concerning Reception and Implementation. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006. 496 pp. $80 (hb). ISBN 0-268-02966-0. Address: University of Notre Dame Press, 310 Flanner Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.

Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Pope John Paul II¡¯s 1990 apostolic letter to Roman Catholic universities around the world, stimulated considerable debate concerning the nature of Catholic higher education, how Catholic universities can maintain their religious identity and mission in the 21st century, and analysis of how to implement changes. This book focuses mainly on the work of the Implementation Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States and features documents used by the conference as well as by universities and the Church leadership. The discussion is relevant to Catholic higher education outside the United States.

Kehm, Barbara M., and Hans De Wit, eds. Internationalization in Higher Education: European Responses to the Global Perspective. Amsterdam, Netherlands: European Association for International Education, 2005. 180 pp. (pb). ISBN 10-90-74721-24-9. Address: EAIE, PO Box 11189, 1001 GE Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This book presents essays concerning how European countries are responding to internationalization trends—including student mobility, degree structures, GATS-WTO issues, competition, and related themes.

Morey, Melanie M., and John J. Piderit, SJ. Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 450 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-19-530551-5. Address: Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.

A thorough analysis of leadership and goals in American Catholic colleges and universities, this book is based on a study of 124 senior administrators in 33 institutions. The focus was on how Catholic institutions are to remain focused on their mission with the absence of priests and nuns on the faculty and in the administration. Among the themes discusses are the mission and culture of the institution, religious activities, student issues, among others.

Priest, Douglas M., and Edward St. John, eds. Privatization and Public Universities. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006. 280 pp $39.95 (hb). ISBN 0-253-34735-0. Address: Indiana University Press, 601 B. Morton St., Bloomington, IN 47404, USA.

As enrollments have expanded to meet mass demand for access at the same time government support for higher education has stagnated or declined, there is an inevitable crisis. Focusing on the United States, this book examines the phenomenon known as the privatization of public higher education and its various ramifications. Among the themes considered are the privatization of business and auxiliary services, patents and royalities, e-learning, alternative revenue sources, patterns of tuition increases, and others.

Wedlin, Linda. i. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2006. 213 pp. $95 (hb). ISBN 1-84542-515-4. Address: Edward Elgar Publishers, 136 West St., Northampton, MA 01060, USA.

An academic study of the European experience with rankings of business schools, this book looks at the rankings undertaken by various publications such as the Financial Times, Economist, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, and others. Topics discussed include how the business schools react to the rankings and focus on them, how classifications are defined, and related issues.

New American Council on Education—Internationalization Publications

The American Council on Education has published seven working papers on aspects of internationalization in American higher education. Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, this research-based project is aimed at improving campus internationalization in the United States. The publications will be of interest to those concerned with internationalization worldwide. Among the themes considered in the working papers are: building a strategic framework for comprehensive internationalization, measuring internationalization at community colleges, research universities, liberal arts colleges, and comprehensive universities; internationalization in U.S. higher education—the student perspective; and faculty and the internationalizing of disciplines. Each working paper is priced at $20. More information can be obtained at: The American Council on Education, 191, Washington, DC 20055-0191, USA. www.acenet.edu.