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On Higher Education

Name: On Higher Education
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Selected Writings, 1956-2006

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By Burton R. Clark
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: January 14, 2009
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 600

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Widely acknowledged as one of the great sociologists of higher education, Burton R. Clark has made substantial contributions to virtually every area in the field, thereby defining its study for generations. This collection of essays makes available a lifetime of research, scholarship, and insight from a giant in higher education and reveals how his perspectives, concepts, and research methods evolved over half a century. The result is a compelling look at the career of one of the world's leaders in higher education research. The volume presents Clark's early research studies underpinning his theories of the 'cooling-out' function and organizational saga. It includes his landmark 1973 essay "Development of the Sociology of Higher Education" and other work that reflects his line of inquiry into the American national system. Essays also follow Clark's shift from organizational studies of American higher education to international comparative analysis of national systems of higher education. These selections reflect the interdisciplinary approach characterizing subsequent work. The book concludes with his most recent research on the important question of how modern universities evolve by developing the infrastructure and tools to bring about meaningful change. At once a monumental achievement and testament to an extraordinary career, On Higher Education is an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of higher education.

Foreword, by Patricia J. GumportIntroductionPart One: Fashioning an Analytical ModeIntroduction to Chapter 11. Organizational Adaptation and Precarious ValuesIntroduction to Chapters 2 and 32. The ""Cooling-Out"" Function in Higher Education3. The ""Cooling-Out"" Function RevisitedIntroduction to Chapters 4 and 54. The Organizational Saga in Higher Education5. Belief and Loyalty in College OrganizationPart Two: Probing the American National SystemIntroduction to Chapter 66. College Image and Student SelectionIntroduction to Chapter 77. The Clark-Trow Typology of Student CulturesIntroduction to Chapter 88. Organizational Adaptation to ProfessionalsIntroduction to Chapter 99. Interorganizational Patterns in EducationIntroduction to Chapter 1010. The Wesleyan Story: The Importance of Moral CapitalIntroduction to Chapter 1111. Development of the Sociology of Higher EducationPart Three: Cultivating Cross-National InsightIntroduction to Chapter 1212. Italy: A Case Study of System FailureIntroduction to Chapter 1313. Order and Disorder in Higher EducationIntroduction to Chapter 1414. Coping with Conflicting Values: An International ViewIntroduction to Chapter 1515. The Case for Bottom-Heavy FederalismIntroduction to Chapter 1616. Useful Disciplinary Perspectives in Probing Higher EducationIntroduction to Chapter 1717. The High School and the University: What Went Wrong in America, Part 2Introduction to Chapter 1818. Differentiation and Integration of the Academic ProfessionIntroduction to Chapter 1919. The Logic of the ProfessionIntroduction to Chapter 2020. The Absorbing ErrandIntroduction to Chapter 2121. The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different WorldsIntroduction to Chapter 2222. Schools of Education: The Academic-Professional SeesawIntroduction to Chapter 2323. Is California the Model for OECD Futures?Introduction to Chapter 2424. The Problem of Complexity in Modern Higher EducationIntroduction to Chapter 2525. The Modern Integration of Research Activities with Teaching and LearningIntroduction to Chapter 2626. Substantive Growth and Innovative Organization: New Categories for Higher Education ResearchIntroduction to Chapter 2727. Small Worlds, Different Worlds: The Uniquenesses and Troubles ofAmerican Academic ProfessionsIntroduction to Chapter 2828. University Transformation for the Twenty-First CenturyIntroduction to Chapter 2929. The Insulated Americans: Five Lessons from AbroadPart Four: Revealing the Armature of University ChangeIntroduction to Chapter 3030. Delineating the Character of the Entrepreneurial UniversityIntroduction to Chapter 3131. Genetic Entrepreneurialism among American UniversitiesIntroduction to Chapter 3232. Overcoming the Disconnect between Researchers andPractitionersIntroduction to Chapter 3333. The Advantages of Case Study Narratives in UnderstandingContinuity and Change in UniversitiesEpilogueAcknowledgmentsIndex

""Clark provides not only a grounded understanding of the inner life of higher education organizations but also a grounded understanding of his personal academic journey and of the 'absorbing errand' that has comprised his highly successful and distinguished professional career.""

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