| Higher Education Research: Its Relationship to Policy and Practice Contributor(s): Teichler, Ulrich (Editor), Sadlak, Jan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0080434525 ISBN-13: 9780080434520 Publisher: Pergamon OUR PRICE: $181.44 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2000 Annotation: Higher Education Research provides readers with an authoritative, up-to-date overview of the current state of higher education research and its relationship to policy and practice. The internationally acclaimed team of authors examine the impact of current policy and practice on the research agenda, the dissemination of research findings and how researchers are perceived and utilised by practitioners. Addressing higher education research across the globe, this major book underlines the divide that exists between academically based research and research which is aligned on policy and practice. Drawing upon recent developments in higher education research in Australia, Canada, Japan and Latin America, this volume provides a unique comparative perspective on the current state of higher education research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Business & Economics | Education - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 378.007 |
| LCCN: 99036627 |
| Series: Issues in Higher Education |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.05 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Higher Education Research provides readers with an authoritative, up-to-date overview of the current state of higher education research and its relationship to policy and practice. The internationally acclaimed team of authors examine the impact of current policy and practice on the research agenda, the dissemination of research findings and how researchers are perceived and utilised by practitioners. Addressing higher education research across the globe, this major book underlines the divide that exists between academically based research and research which is aligned on policy and practice. Drawing upon recent developments in higher education research in Australia, Canada, Japan and Latin America, this volume provides a unique comparative perspective on the current state of higher education research. |