Departments

NUMBER 57, FALL 2009

New Publications

  Agarwal, Pawan. Indian Higher Education: Envisioning the Future. Agarwal, Pawan. Indian Higher Education: Envisioning the Future. New Delhi, India: Sage, 2009. 488 pp. Rs. 895 (hb). ISBN 978-81-7829-941-9. Web site: www.sagepublications.com.

The most thorough and insightful volume published in a long time concerning Indian higher education, this volume focuses on the overall structure and expansion of the system, now the third largest in the world, as well as other key issues. Among the themes are finance and management, access and equity, quality management, and the role of research. The author provides up-to-date statistics as well as thoughtful evaluation of these trends.

  Bhandari, Rajika, and Shepherd Laughlin, eds. Higher Education on the Move: New Developments in Global Mobility. New York: Institute of International Education, 2008. 130 pp. $24.95 (pb). ISBN 978-0-87206-315-0. Web site: www.iiebooks.org.

An overview of key elements of global academic mobility, this book discusses scholar mobility and its impact, global student mobility, competitiveness in science and technology across countries and regions, the impact of rankings on the search for talent, and the General Agreement on Trade in Services and mobility.

  Finkin, Matthew W., and Robert C. Post. For the Common Good: Principles of American Academic Freedom. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009. 263 pp. (hb). ISBN 978-0-300-14354-6. Web site: www.yalebooks.com.

In this book, two prominent American legal scholars provide a thoughtful discussion of the tradition and definition of academic freedom in the United States, and a careful analysis of current trends and issues. Among their key concerns are freedom to teach, expression in the classroom and in the universities, freedom of research and publication, and freedom of expression outside the universities. The book concludes with a discussion of professional responsibility as it relates to academic freedom.

  Kelshaw, Todd, Freyda Lazarus, and Judy Minier, eds. Partnerships for Service-Learning: Impacts on Communities and Students. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009. 295 pp. $40 (hb). ISBN 978-0-470-45057-4. Web site: www.josseybass.com.

Service learning—the involvement of students in off-campus service activity, related to on-campus learning—is a key theme in American higher education. This volume provides a series of case studies of how service learning works in a variety of programs throughout the United States.

  Heller, Donald E., and Madeleine B. d’Ambrosio, eds. Generational Shockwaves and the Implications for Higher Education. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2008. 191 pp. (hb). ISBN 978-1-84844-049-4. Web site: www.e-elgar.com.

In the United States, the change of generations between the “Baby Boomers”—the large generation born following World War II—to younger population groups is creating many alterations for American society. This book examines the generational shift as it affects higher education, focusing on new student attitudes, the massive retirements of faculty from the “boom” generation, and the impact of younger faculty.

  Laughlin, Shepherd, ed. U.S.-China Educational Exchange: Perspectives on a Growing Partnership. New York: Institute of International Education, 2008. 114 pp. $24.95 (pb). ISBN 978-0-87206-308-2. Web site: www.iiebooks.org.

Some 10,000 American students study in China, and 70,000 Chinese students and an additional 10,000 scholars are in the United States. The educational links between the two countries have grown tremendously over the past 20 years. This volume examines aspects of US-China higher education relations, including governmental and institutional policies, campus-exchange programs, language issues, and scholarly exchanges.

  Mohrman, Kathryn, Jian Shi, Sharon E. Feinblatt, and King W. Chow, eds. Public Universities and Regional Development. Chengdu, China: Sichuan University Press, 2009. 356 pp. $38 (pb). ISBN 978-7-5614-4246-3. Web site: www.scupress.com.cn.

This volume provides case studies of how universities can contribute to regional development. Among the cases are Arizona State University’s downtown campus and the city of Phoenix, Newcastle University’s regional focus, Nanjing University and Jiangsu province, student engagement in community development, and others.

  Morphew, Christopher C., and Peter D. Eckel, eds. Privatizing the Public University: Perspectives from Across the Academy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. 204 pp. $45 (hb). ISBN 978-0-8018-9164-9. Web site: www.press.jhu.edu.

In a period of severe budget problems in public higher education in the United States, this volume examines the growing trend toward privatizing the American research universities. Among the themes discussed are the political economy of privatization, governing a privatized university, the economic implications of privatization, lessons from other public agencies, and European trends in higher education privatization. Although this book is focuses on the United States, it will be relevant for research universities in other coubtriues.

  Oanda, Ibrahim Ogachi, Fatuma N. Chege, and Daniel M. Wesonga. Privatization and Private Higher Education in Kenya: Implications for Access. Equity, and Knowledge Production. Dakar, Senegal, CODESRIA, 2008. 108 pp. (pb). ISBN 978-286978-218-7. Web site: www.codesria.org.

A critical discussion of the impact of the growing private higher education sector, with a particular emphasis on access and equity issues, this research examines problems created by the sector. The authors point out that the private sector has expanded the number of places available to students but pays little attention directly to access and equity issues. The book also discusses how the private sector may influence knowledge production.

  Savicki, Victor. Developing Intercultural Competence and Transformation. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2009. 375 pp. $29.95 (pb). ISBN 978-1-57922-266-6. Web site: www.Styluspub.com.

Written from an American perspective, the authors of this volume focus on intercultural issues in international student life. Their concern is helping students to develop an understanding of other cultures as part of the study-abroad experience. There is a combination of case studies of how intercultural issues relate to specific countries and institutions and broader considerations of such themes as affective education, intercultural competence, and integrating experience and understanding.

  Van Vught, Frans A. Mapping the Higher Education Landscape: Towards a European Classification of Higher Education. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2009. 170 pp. €99.95. (hb). ISBN 978-90-481-2248-6. Web site: www.springer.com.

The European Commission is sponsoring an effort to classify European higher education institutions and programs. This volume discusses some of the complexities and issues involved with understanding the diversity of academic systems in European countries and the challenges of creating appropriate classifications. Significant diversity is recognized, as are changes influenced by the Bologna process. Among the themes of chapters are discussions of the European Research Area, the design of classification schemes, and rankings and classifications.