Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education: A Practical Introduction b

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education by Ana M. Martínez-Alemán, Brian Pusser, Estela Mara Bensimon Critical theory has much to teach us about higher education. In this book, the contributors argue that, far from being overly abstract, critical tools and methods are central to contemporary scholarship and can have practical policy implications when brought to the study of higher education. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Critical theory has much to teach us about higher education. By linking critical models, methods, and research tools with an advocacy-driven vision of the central challenges facing post secondary researchers and staff, Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education makes a significant-and long overdue-contribution to the development of the field. The contributors argue that, far from being overly abstract, critical tools and methods are central to contemporary scholarship and can have practical policy implications when brought to the study of higher education. They argue that critical research design and critical theories help scholars see beyond the normative models and frameworks that have long limited our understanding of students, faculty, institutions, the organization and governance of higher education, and the policies that shape the post secondary arena.A rigorous and invaluable guide for researchers seeking innovative approaches to higher education and the morass of traditionally functionalist, rational, and neoliberal thinking that mars the field, this book is also essential for instructors who wish to incorporate the lessons of critical scholarship into their course development, curriculum, and pedagogy. Author Biography Ana M. Martinez-Aleman is a professor of education and the chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education at Boston College. She is the author of Accountability, Pragmatic Aims, and the American University and the coauthor of Online Social Networking on Campus: Understanding What Matters in Student Culture. Brian Pusser is an associate professor of education at the University of Virginia and an affiliate of the Center for Urban Education. He is the coeditor of Universities and the Public Sphere: Knowledge Creation and State Building in the Era of Globalization. Estela Mara Bensimon is a professor of higher education and the co-director of the Center for Urban Education. She is the coeditor of Confronting Equity Issues on Campus: Implementing the Equity Scorecard in Theory and Practice and the coauthor of Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe and Redesigning Collegiate Leadership: Teams and Teamwork in Higher Education. Table of Contents Introduction1. Critical Discourse Analysis in Higher Education Policy Research2. Sense and Sensibility: Considering the Dynamic between Scholarship andLived Experiences3. A Critical Approach to Power in Higher Education4. A Critical Reframing of Human Capital Theory in US Higher Education5. The Ideas and Craft of the Critical Historian of Education6. The State and Contest in Higher Education in the Globalized Era: CriticalPerspectives7. Critical Policy Analysis, the Craft of Qualitative Research, and Analysis ofData on the Texas Top 10% Law8. Critical Action Research on Race and Equity in Higher Education9. Using Critical Race Theory to (Re)Interpret Widely Studied Topics Relatedto Students in US Higher Education10. Whose Structure, Whose Function? (Feminist) Poststructural Approaches inHigher Education Policy Research 011. A Critical Examination of the College Completion Agenda: AdvancingEquity in Higher Education12. The New Stratification: Differentiating Opportunity by Race and Class atCommunity Colleges in the United States13. The Transformative Paradigm: Principles and Challenges Review Studies authored by a solid array of seasoned scholars, newly minted doctorates, and doctoral students in the field from major institutions across the country... Most useful to institutions that host graduate programs in education to maintain research-level collections in the field. Choice At the heart of the book is the idea that linking critical theories, models, and methodologies with a self-aware critical version is essential to social action in higher education. Canadian Journal of Higher Education This book is a gem with a delicate vision to motivate scholars and teachers alike to engage in the noble--yet difficult--task of effecting change, especially the kind of transformation that advocates justice and nutures equity in higher education. Reflective Teaching Promotional Educators and leaders urgently need scholarship that draws critical attention to educational inequities across the world. By foregrounding innovative research approaches, Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education focuses on understanding and counteracting existing inequities. This compelling book will be useful to all those who wish to be part of that effort. -- Rebecca Ropers-Huilman, University of Minnesota Long Description Critical theory has much to teach us about higher education. By linking critical models, methods, and research tools with an advocacy-driven vision of the central challenges facing postsecondary researchers and staff,Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education makes a significantand long overduecontribution to the development of the field. The contributors argue that, far from being overly abstract, critical tools and methods are central to contemporary scholarship and can have practical policy implications when brought to the study of higher education. They argue that critical research design and critical theories help scholars see beyond the normative models and frameworks that have long limited our understanding of students, faculty, institutions, the organization and governance of higher education, and the policies that shape the postsecondary arena. A rigorous and invaluable guide for researchers seeking innovative approaches to higher education and the morass of traditionally functionalist, rational, and neoliberal thinking that mars the field, this book is also essential for instructors who wish to incorporate the lessons of critical scholarship into their course development, curriculum, and pedagogy. Review Text ""This book is both comprehensive in nature and seminal in content."" Review Quote "This book is both comprehensive in nature and seminal in content." Promotional "Headline" An essential guide to incorporating critical research into higher education scholarship. Details ISBN1421416654 Audience Age 13 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2015 ISBN-10 1421416654 ISBN-13 9781421416656 Format Paperback Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Subtitle A Practical Introduction Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Edited by Ana M. Martínez-Alemán DEWEY 378.0072 Pages 344 Short Title CRITICAL APPROACHES TO THE STU Language English Media Book Illustrations 5 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white Publication Date 2015-07-27 NZ Release Date 2015-07-27 US Release Date 2015-07-27 UK Release Date 2015-07-27 Author Estela Mara Bensimon Alternative 9781421416649 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2015-06-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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