Department

NUMBER 53, FALL 2008

New Publications

  Alemneh, Teshome Yizengaw. The Ethiopian Higher Education: Creating Space for Reform. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: St Mary's UC Printing Press, 2007. 241 pp. 60 birr (pb). ISBN 978-99944-999-4-6. Address: POB 2283, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Focusing on the role of higher education in development, this book provides background on Ethiopian higher education and a discussion of contemporary challenges, including access and equity, the role of the state, and leadership and management.

  Baker, David P., and Alexander W. Wiseman, eds. The Worldwide Transformation of Higher Education. Bingley, UK: Emerald, 2008. 347 pp. £57.99 (hb). ISBN 978-0-7623-1487-4. Address: Emerald Publishers, Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BC16 1WA, UK.

A series of research-based essays around the broad theme of higher education transformation, this book includes discussions of world university rankings, corruption, the role of research universities, expansion of enrollments in Korea, and the role of the United States in the global academic marketplace.

  Ewell, Peter T. U.S. Accreditation and the Future of Quality Assurance. Washington, DC: Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2008. 199 pp. $29.95 (pb). ISBN Web site: www.chea.org.

A comprehensive and thoughtful overview of the historical development, current status, and future challenges of higher education accreditation in the United States, this publication will be valuable for international readers interested in the complexities of the American accrediting system.

  Glazer-Raymo, Judith, ed. Unfinished Agendas: New and Continuing Gender Challenges in Higher Education. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 299 pp. (pb). ISBN 978-0-8018-8863-8. Web site: www.press.jhu.edu.

A feminist approach to the key issues facing women in American higher education, this book discusses the role of women as professors, administrators, and students. Case studies of the role of women studying mathematics, women on governing boards, women in the college and university presidency, faculty productivity and gender, and other subjects are included.

  Gupta, Asha. Education in the 21st Century: Looking Beyond University. Delhi, India: Shipra Publications, 2008. 319 pp. Rs. 750, $40 (hb). ISBN 978-81-7541-406-8. Web site: www.shiprapublications.com.

A wide-ranging discussion of key issues in Indian higher education, this book discusses among other themes private higher education and privatization (several chapters are focused on that subject), the role of technology, vocationalization, and the likely future trends in Indian postsecondary education.

  Gupta, Asha, Daniel C. Levy, and K. B. Powar, eds. Private Higher Education: Global Trends and Indian Perspectives. Delhi, India: Shipra Publications, 2008. 306 pp. Rs. 695, $35 (hb). ISBN 978-81-7541-385-6. Web site: www.shiprapublications.com.

This book contains a collection of essays on private higher education in India and in comparative perspective, and about half of the chapters focus on India. Others deal with South Africa, Thailand, the United States, and Japan. Among the themes discussed are quality assurance and private higher education, judicial interventions, and private medical education.

  Martin, Michaela, ed. Cross-Border Higher Education: Regulation, Quality Assurance, and Impact. Vols. 1 and 2. Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, 2007. 331 pp. and 348 pp. (pb). ISBN 978-92-803-1302-9 and 978-92-803-1303-1. Web site: www.unesco.org/iiep.

This comprehensive two-volume set focuses on the broader issues of regulation and quality assurance in cross-border higher education—themes that have not received much attention. The case studies include Chile, Oman, the Philippines, South Africa, Argentina, Kenya, and Russia. These studies highlight both different approaches to regulation and the problems encountered in many countries in dealing with cross-border higher education.

  Morley, Louise. Gender Equity in Commonwealth Higher Education: An Examination of Sustainable Interventions in Selected Commonwealth Universities. London: Department for International Development, 2006. 150 pp. (pb). ISBN 65-1-86192-761-4. Web site: www.dfid.gov.uk.

A survey of efforts to enhance gender equity in South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book examines HIV/AIDS education, affirmative action programs, and governmental policies.

  O'Neil, Robert. Academic Freedom in the Wired World: Political Extremism, Corporate Power and the University. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. 312 pp. (hb) ISBN 978-0-674-02660-5. Web site: www.hup.harvard.edu.

A thoughtful and analytic perspective on key academic freedom issues facing 21st century universities by one of America's most prominent academic freedom scholars, this book discusses the impact of the new technologies on academic freedom, academic freedom in times of crisis (such as after September 11), the rights of academic researchers, the role of the US Constitution and the courts, and related themes. While the discussion specifically focuses on the United States, this book has wide international relevance.