Sociology of Higher Education Contributions and Their Contexts

Name: Sociology of Higher Education Contributions and Their Contexts
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ISBN: 9780801886157

ISBN-10: 0801886155

ISBN-13: 9780801886157

Edition: 2007

Authors: Patricia J. Gumport

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In this volume, 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. …

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.17" wide x 8.98" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Development of the sociology of higher education




Sociology of higher education : an evolving field




The study of inequality




The study of college impact




The study of the academic profession




The study of colleges and universities as organizations




Higher education as an institution




Sociological studies of academic departments




The sociology of diversity




Sociological frameworks for higher education policy research




A note on pursuing things that work




Reflections on a hybrid field : growth and prospects for the sociology of higher education