Documents the rise of for-profit education as a dynamic and powerful force in higher education.

Grapples with a variety of policy issues in order to provoke a discussion of the state of higher education in the 21st century.

Reports on the challenges facing California and the nation in providing access to higher education during a time of demographic change.

A riveting analysis of the struggle to eliminate affirmative action at the University of California.

Analyzes and defines the parameters of effective college outreach programs.

Portrays the diverse experiences and identities of mixed race college students.

Focuses on pre-college enrichment programs as a solution to the problem of minority and low-income student access to postsecondary education.

A revised edition of the classic text, illuminating the linkages between race and higher education.

A critical examination of current sociopolitical issues surrounding equity and diversity and their impact on higher education.

Shows the tenacious spirit and hard work of women administrators in their struggles to enhance opportunities for women on college campuses.

A full-bodied, robust discussion of issues of concern to faculty in schools of education.

Offers the definitive study of United States-Japan educational exchange relationship.

An examination of educational reform and change throughout the world, focusing on how issues of power and governance within states affect school practice and policy-making.

Questions whether, and how, community colleges confront the challenges of diversity and provide real opportunities for upward mobility.

African American university and college presidents, vice presidents, and deans offer firsthand reflections on their encounters with racism in higher education and the strategies they use to overcome obstacles they face.

Presents a social history of gender stratification at the University of California at Berkeley through a combination of organizational theory and biography.

Examines current trends toward increasing links between industry and academia and the resulting commercialization of universities as they seek to capitalize their research.

With a focus on educational computing, this book examines how technological practices align with or subvert existing forms of dominance. Examines the important question: Is the enormous financial investment school districts are making in computing technology a good idea?

This new edition of the classic text extends the scope of critically-oriented work in curriculum studies.

Focuses on the ongoing negotiations of professional autonomy and managerial discretion and provides insight into the broad restructuring of faculty, with conclusions that extend beyond unionized faculty to all of academe.

Educational leaders speak out in their own words--stimulating, accessible, provocative--on contemporary and controversial topics that range from differing attitudes on diversity to the debate over character education to arguments about education reform.

Provides specific examples of Asian educational practice that may have relevance to the United States.

Experienced American educators discuss the impact of social inequalities created by racism and sexism on the U. S. educational system.

Articulates salient problems of tenure-track faculty, especially women and faculty of color. Offers a new paradigm to delineate ways in which the academic community can help socialize younger faculty, and honor differences more readily.

Provides an overview of ethnicity and intergroup relations, profiles the development of multiculturalism and ethnic studies, and analyzes the issues related to diversity in higher education as they relate to ethnic studies and multicultural efforts.