Sociology of higher education
Subtitle: contributions and their contexts
By: edited by Patricia J. Gumport
Contributors: Gumport, Patricia J
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780801886140; 9780801886157
Subjects: Education, Higher -- Social aspects; Educational sociology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Points of departure. Development of the sociology of higher education / Burton R. Clark ; Sociology of higher education : an evolving field / Patricia J. Gumport; title: Four domains. The study of inequality / Patricia M. McDonough and Amy J. Fann ; The study of college impact / Sylvia Hurtado ; The study of the academic profession / Gary Rhoades ; The study of colleges and universities as organizations / Marvin W. Peterson; title: Emerging lines of inquiry. Higher education as an institution / John W. Meyer ... [et al.] ; Sociological studies of academic departments / James C. Hearn; title: The sociology of diversity / Anthony Lising Antonio and Marcela M. Muñiz ; Sociological frameworks for higher education policy research / Michael N. Bastedo; title: Looking ahead. A note on pursuing things that work / Burton R. Clark ; Reflections on a hybrid field : growth and prospects for the sociology of higher education / Patricia J. Gumport