基本説明
Featuring extensive reviews of the literature, this volume presents all the authority but none of the turgidity of a major handbook.
Full Description
In this volume, Patricia Gumport and other leading scholars examine the sociology of higher education as it has evolved since the publication of Burton Clark's foundational article in 1973. They trace diverse conceptual and empirical developments along several major lines of specialization and analyze the ways in which wider societal and institutional changes in higher education have influenced this vital field of study. In her own chapters, Gumport identifies the factors that constrain or facilitate the field's development, including different intellectual legacies and professional contexts for faculty in sociology and in education. She also considers prospects for the future legitimacy and vitality of the field. Featuring extensive reviews of the literature, this volume will be invaluable for scholars and students of sociology and higher education.
Contents
Preface
Part I: Points of Departure
1. Development of the Sociology of Higher Education
2. Sociology of Higher Education: An Evolving Field
Part II: Four Domains
3. The Study of Inequality
4. The Study of College Impact
5. The Study of the Academic Profession
6. The Study of Colleges and Universities as Organizations
Part III: Emerging Lines of Inquiry
7. Higher Education as an Institution
8. Sociological Studies of Academic Departments
9. The Sociology of Diversity
10. Sociological Frameworks for Higher Education
Part IV: Looking Ahead
11. A Note on Pursuing Things That Work
12. Reflections on a Hybrid Field: Growth and Prospects for the Sociology of Higher Education
Contributors
Index
