{"product_id":"contemporary-issues-in-higher-education-9781138344617","title":"Contemporary Issues in Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest text in the \u003ci\u003eCore Concepts in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e series, this volume speaks to the complex dimensions that higher education scholars and educators need to understand about the shifting role of postsecondary education in the United States. Chapter authors clarify current issues affecting the field, and offer fresh perspectives articulating how policy, demographic, and institutional changes influence the everyday practices of those who work in higher education. This book explores macro perspectives affecting institutional decision-making and processes as well as students' perspectives on campusfrom colleges' credentialing procedures to the current demographic changes in students' enrollments, to students' social identities. Guiding questions at the end of each chapter offer readers an opportunity to frame discussions in which they can engage and invite readers to consider avenues for future research and exploration. This is a valuable resource for graduate students, adm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This forward-thinking book is a wake-up call to those of us who remain largely oblivious to the unprecedented diversity of students in our colleges and universities (including incarcerated, homeless and undocumented students). With unblemished candor, the authors call out practices, such as stereotyping, oppression, indifference, sexual violence, invisibility, that are undermining not only the learning but the persistence of far too many of these students.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Clifton Conrad, Vilas Distinguished Professor, Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book brings together an intergenerational group of eminent scholars to advance the thinking required to address enduring and emerging issues in higher education. It provides an accessible touchstone for new and experienced higher education scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to enhance their perspectives and examine complex educational problems.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Anne-Marie Núñez, Associate Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eContemporary Issues in Higher Education \u003c\/i\u003eis an important volume that is both timely and timeless. Chapters highlight both new vital issues in higher education, as well as on-going issues that remain unsolved or have become even more prominent in this turbulent time of national political disunity. The perspectives from new scholars as well as established scholars provides rich insights and courageous conversations focusing on the changing cultural environments in higher education today and in the future.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Timothy P. Fong, Professor, Ethnic Studies, California State University, Sacramento\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeries Editor Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Demography of Pathways to Higher Education for Critical Populations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaurice Shirley and Stella M. Flores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Geography of College Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Hillman and William Casey Boland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Big and Geocoded Date in Higher Education Research and Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManuel González Canché\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Sexual Violence on College Campus\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Marine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The New Credentialing Landscape\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason L. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Vigorous Civility: Aspirations for Free Expression on Campus\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrederick M. Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Refuting Contemporaneity: Trans* Experiences In, Out, and Beyond Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the House of \"Pay it No Mind\" (A Collective of Trans* Scholars in Higher Education and Student Affairs)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Understanding Islamophobia on College Campuses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShafiqa Ahmadi, Darnell Cole, and Monica Prado\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Students Experiencing Homelessness on College Campuses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJarrett Gupton and Jennifer Trost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Students\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebbie Mukamal and Rebecca Silbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: Undocutrends in Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusana M. Muñoz and Yuri Hernández Osorio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve: Understanding Single Mothers in College: Strategies for Greater Support\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia Hess, Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Barbara Gault, and Mary Ann Demario\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Bios\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019483742551,"sku":"9781138344617","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138344617.jpg?v=1750780406","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-issues-in-higher-education-9781138344617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}