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Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education: A Practical Introduction
Ana Mart Nez-Alem N
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Description for Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education: A Practical Introduction
Hardback. 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, this book argues that, far from being overly abstract, critical tools and methods are central to contemporary scholarship. Editor(s): Martinez-Aleman, Ana M.; Pusser, Brian; Bensimon, Estela Mara. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6, 1 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GPS; JNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
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 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 ... Read more
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 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421416649
SKU
V9781421416649
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About Ana Mart Nez-Alem N
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Critical Approaches to the Study of Higher Education: A Practical Introduction
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 ... Read more