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INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION

New Publications

  Bridges, David, et al., eds. Higher Education and National Development: Universities and Societies in Transition. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2007. 322 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-415-33110-2.

Combining general considerations of comparative education and case studies of academic development from central and eastern Europe, this volume discusses the role of the university in the knowledge society, the university in regional development, technology transfer, the service university, higher education and public health, and related themes. This is among the few books that have any focus on the Baltic states.

  D'Antoni, Susan, ed. The Virtual University: Models and Messages. Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, 2007. 451 pp. €14.50 (pb). ISBN 978-92-3-104026-9. Web site: www.Unesco.org/iiep.

Case studies of eight virtual institutions, with analysis of policy, planning, and the lessons they have learned are central to this book. In addition, there are three background chapters discussing societal and other trends that affect virtual higher education.

  Douglass, John Aubrey. The Conditions for Admission: Access, Equity, and the Social Contract of Public Universities. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007. 332 pp. $24.95 (pb). ISBN 0-8047-5559-0. Web site: www.sup.org.

By examining the debates and policies concerning admission to higher education in California and more broadly in the United States, Douglass argues that access and equity are currently being diminished and that this has potentially negative implications for the future of American higher education and for the competitiveness of the American economy as well. The book is a combination of a careful case study of the University of California and its policies concerning admissions and access over time, and a broader consideration of trends of privatization and related trends in American higher education.

  Dowdall, Jean A. Search for Higher Education Leadership: Advice for Candidates and Search Committees. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. 197 pp. $49.95 (hb) ISBN 978-0-275-99146-6. Web site: www.praeger.com.

The recruitment and selection of senior executive leadership at American universities are a highly specialized and unique process. This book is a practical guide for both candidates for these positions, and the search committees that play the key role in selection. While the selection and role of senior administrators in the United States are somewhat unique, this book will provide an international audience with some guidelines for the search process generally.

  Edwards, Mark U., Jr. Religion on Our Campuses: A Professor's Guide to Communities, Conflicts and Promising Conversations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 206 pp. $24.95 (pb). ISBN 1-40397-210-9. Web site: www.palgrave.com.

This book is a guide for campus discussion of religion, focusing on the United States.

  Farrington, Dennis, and David Palfreyman. The Law of Higher Education. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2006. 668 pp. $135 (Hb). ISBN0-275-99146-6. Web site: www.oup.com/us.

A comprehensive guide to the UK law of higher education, this book deals with such issues as employment, risk management, research, and international implications of legal arrangements.

  Fransworth Kent A. Leadership as Service: A New Model for Higher Education in a New Century. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. 153 pp. $44.95 (hb). ISBN 0-275-99092-3. Web site: www.praeger.com.

The author, a former community college president, argues that academic leadership in the United States requires a service focus and orientation. Essays discuss aspects of a service model, including building consensus and trust, and other phenomena.

  Gappa, Judith M., Ann E. Austin, and Andrea G. Trice. Rethinking Faculty Work: Higher Education's Strategic Imperative. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007. 373 pp. $40 (hb). ISBN 0-787966-134.

Underlying this book is a commitment to changing the worklife of the academic profession in the United States to meet new needs. With large numbers of retirements coming, the professoriate will need to renew itself, while at the same time working conditions are deteriorating. The authors deal with such issues as creating a culture of respect, shared responsibility and joint leadership, flexible academic appointments, professional growth, collegiality, and others.

  Geiger, Roger L., ed. Perspectives on the History of Higher Education. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2007. 204 pp. (pb). ISBN 1-4128-0617-8. Web site: www.transactionpub.com.

The 25th annual publication on the history of higher education, this volume has articles on the problems of discipline at the University of Alabama, the academic work ethic at Yale in the mid-20th century, patent policy of the National Research Council and the universities, and geological surveys and global economics in the 19th century.

  Jibril, Munzali, ed. Perspectives and Reflections on Nigerian Higher Education. Abuja, Nigeria: Spectrum Books, 2005. 337 pp. (pb). ISBN 978-029-538-0. E-mail: admin1@spectrumbooksonline.com.

Examining the key issues in Nigerian higher education, this book features chapters on such themes as the impact of the knowledge economy on Nigerian higher education, qualitative management in Nigeria's universities, legal issues in university administration, and the labor market and the universities. Several case study chapters provide analysis of Nigerian universities.

  Kehm, Barbara, and Ute Lanzendorf, eds. Reforming University Governance: Changing Conditions for Research in Four European Countries. Bonn, Germany: Lemmens, 2006. 212 pp. (pb). ISBN 978-3-932306-81-5. E-mail: info@lemmens.de.

Governance reform has been a key theme in European higher education. This book considers the experience of major reforms in four key European countries. England and the Netherlands were among the first countries to significantly change management structures, while Austria and Germany have only recently considered changes. These four countries are covered in this volume.

  Meek, V. Lynn, and Charas Sunwanwela, eds. Higher Education, Research, and Knowledge in the Asia-Pacific Region. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 240 pp. $69.95 (hb). ISBN 978-1-40397-095-4. Web site: www.palgrave.com.

A collection of essays focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, this book is related to the Unesco Forum on Higher Education. Among the themes discussed are the role of research in Chinese universities, the public and the private in Indian higher education, modernization and knowledge production in the Asia-Pacific region, national research policy in Japan, and others.

  Mortimer, Kenneth P., and Colleen O'Brien Sathre. The Arts and Politics of Academic Governance: Relations Among Boards, Presidents, and Faculty. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2007. 160 pp. $42.95 (hb). ISBN 0-275-98478-8. Web site: www.praeger.com.

An analysis of "shared governance"—the practice in US higher education that the faculty and administration should share responsibility for academic decision making—this book strongly defends the concept at a time when it is threatened by managerialism within the universities. By using case studies, this book discusses "the art and science" of governance. While focusing exclusively on the United States, the issues discussed are relevant internationally.

  Sagaria, Mary Ann Danowitz, ed. Women, Universities, and Change: Gender Equality in the European Union and the United States. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 228 pp. $69.95 (hb). ISBN 978-1-4039-6844-9. Web site: www.palgrave.com.

This European and American discussion of gender issues in higher education provides mostly case studies of selected universities in Finland, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The basic concern is to enhance gender equality in higher education.

  Slancheva, Snejana, and Daniel C. Levy, eds. Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Europe: In Search of Legitimacy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 327 pp. $75 (hb). ISBN 1-4039-7425-X. Web site: www.palgrave.com.

The private sector is the fastest-growing element in higher education in the formerly communist countries of Europe. This book focuses on how this new higher education sector is trying to legitimate itself and how development has taken place in the past decade. Case studies from Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Poland, along with the United States, are included. Several regional essays are also provided.

  Sommerville, C. John. The Decline of the Secular University. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 147 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-19-530695-3. Web site: www.oup.com.

Historian Sommerville argues that American universities have secularized over the past century and now trivialize religion and the broader tenets of Western civilization. He goes on to state that they have, as a result, lost their moral compass and no longer contribute as effectively to understanding the central societal issues of the 21st century. Universities, he argues, should take religion seriously.

  Sörlin, Sverkey, and Hebe Vessuri, eds. Knowledge Society vs. Knowledge Economy: Knowledge, Power, and Politics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 208 pp. $69.95 (hb). ISBN 978-1-4039-7304-7. Web site: www.palgrave.com.

A key theme of this book is the management of the knowledge economy and its relationship to higher education, although the chapters cover a range of issues. The topics include the role of women in the Arab world, science and its relationship to local knowledge, knowledge and globalization, and others.

AACRAO Publications
The publications of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers serve the international higher education audience, especially by providing practical data and discussions of issues relevant to student admissions. Among recent publications are Guide to Bogus Institutions and Documents (2006). 121 pp. (pb). ISBN 1-57858-072-2—this book focuses on degree mills, bogus high schools in the United States, transcript fraud, and a variety of other problems. Detailed information is provided. A related publication is Allen Ezell's Accreditation Mills (2007). 203 pp. (pb). ISBN 1-57858-077-3—not only do degree mills exist that offer fraudulent academic degrees, but fake accrediting agencies have sprung up to provide "legitimacy" for the mills. This book focuses on fake accreditation agencies in the United States and internationally. The Impact of Bologna and Three-Year Degrees on U.S. Admissions (2007). 79 pp. (pb)—a discussion of how the Bologna Process in general and the three-year bachelor's degree structure in particular may affect American higher education. The book includes discussion of implications for accreditation and licensure, admissions trends in the United States, perspectives from several disciplines, and other topics. AACRAO also publishes occasional books outlining educational systems around the world. One of the most recent of these publications is Maureen Skinner, The Educational System of the United Kingdom. (2006). 97 pp. (pb). A complete list of AACRAO publications can be found at www.aacrao.org/publications/.

New Books From The Partnership For Higher Education In Africa and James Currey Publishers
The continuing series of research studies on African higher education has published three new titles. The series is sponsored by the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa, funded by several American foundations to assist with the improvement of African universities. Additional information concerning the Partnership can be obtained from Dr. Suzanne Grant Lewis, its coordinator. Her e-mail address is sgl3@nyu.edu. The Partnership Web site is: www.foundation-partnership.org. The new books are:

• Takyiwaa Manuh, Sully Gariba, and Joseph Budu. Change and Transformation in Ghana's Publicly Funded Universities. 175 pp. €14.95 (pb). ISBN: 978-085255-171-4. (Copublished with Woeli Publishing Services, Accra.) This book discusses how Ghanaian public universities have expanded enrollment, generating funding, and streamlined other academic activities to meet the pressure of expansion and competition.
• Charmaine Pereira. Gender in the Making of the Nigerian University System. 203 pp. €14.95 (pb). ISBN 978-085255-172-1. (Copublished with Heinemann Educational Books, Nigeria.) Describing the Nigerian university system, the book argues that a gendered analysis can provide a tool for understanding academic policy and practice.
• Kilemi Mwiria, et al. Public and Private Universities in Kenya. 204 pp. €14.95 (pb). ISBN 9978-085255-442-5. (Copublished with East African Educational Publishers, Nairobi). The two main sections of this book discuss the reform of public higher education in Kenya and the growth and status of private higher education.