Sociology of Higher Education: Contributions and Their Contexts

by Patricia J. Gumport

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886155
• ISBN13: 9780801886157
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"