Reviews

Books reviewed:
Derek Bok. Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education. Reviewed by Jan McArthur
Ingemar Fägerlind and Görel Strömqvist. Reforming Higher Education in the Nordic Countries. Studies of Change in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Reviewed by Åsa Lindberg-Sand
R. Land. Educational Development: Discourse, Identity and Practice. Reviewed by Paul McCusker     

Faculty Evaluation as a Liberal Persuasion

Teaching Tips: A Guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher, Seventh Edition: By Wilbert J. McKeachie: D. C. Heath and Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1978. Reviewed by Margaret O'Brien, SP.

Staff Development in Higher Education. An International Review and Bibliography, 1979: By David C. B. Teather: Nichols Publishing Company, P. O. Box 96, New York, New York 10024. $30.00. Reviewed by Gary W. Peterson.     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in This Article:
Gagné, Robert M (1989) Studies of Learning: 50 Years of Research
Saettler, P (1990) The Evolution of American Educational Technology
Powell, M and Solity, J (1990) Teachers in Control Routledge
Jensen, Knud and Waller, Stephen editors (1989) Towards Dentocratic Srhooliizg: European Experiences
White, J (1990) Education and the Good Life-beyond the National Curriculum
Paul, R H (1990) Open Learning and Open Management
Pennell, Anne and Alexander, David (1990) The Management of Change in the Primary School
Loder, C P J (1990) Quality Assurance and Accountability in Higher Education
Dochy J et al editors (1990) Management Inforrnation and Performance Indicators in Higher Education
Norris Nigel (1990) Understanding Educational Evaluation
Van Ments, M (1990) Active Talk: the effective Use of Discussion in Learning
Goodlad, Sinclair (1990) Speaking Technically
Hawkridge, David et el (1990) Computers in Third World Schools
McDougall, A and Dowling, C ed (1990) Computers in Education
Gilbert, J R et al editors (1990) Satellite Technology in Education     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article: A Good Deal of Freedom: Art and Design in the Public Sector of Higher Education, 1960–1982 , Robert Strand Graduates At Work: Degree Courses and the Labour Market , John Brennan and Philip Mc Geevor Changing Traditions II: Developments in Multicultural Education , Helga Loeb (ed.) Making Ways , David Butler (ed.) Organising Your Own Exhibition: A Guide for Artists , Debbie Duffrin and Jonathan Harvey Basic Penmanship , John Lancaster The Art of Heraldry , Carl -Alexander VON Volborth Television Graphics: From Pencil to Pixel , Douglas Merritt     

Thematic Review Reflecting Upon and Changing Teaching and Learning within Education

Book Reviewed in this article: Learner‐centered Teaching: five key changes to practice Maryellen Weimer Competence in the Learning Society John Raven & John Stephenson (Eds) Developing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Gill Nicholls     

REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Novelists on the Novel . MIRIAM ALLOTT.
The Theory of the Novel in England 1850–1870. RICHARD STANG. Routledge .
Authority, Education and Responsibility. R. PETERS. Allen & Unwin .
Local History in England , W. G. HOSKINS. Longmans .
The Year Book of Education, 1959. Higher Education. Ed. By GEORGE Z. F. BEREDAY and JOSEPH A. LAUWERYS.
Three Traditions in Moral Thought. DOROTHEA KROOK.     

Review

Books reviewed:
Ted Tapper and David Palfreyman (eds) (2005) Understanding Mass Higher Education, Comparative Perspectives on Access. Oxon: Routledge-Falmer. 269pp. ISBN 0-415-35491-9; hardback, £55. Reviewed by Eileen Trotter, University of Salford, UK     

Book REVIEWS

Books Reviewed in this Article: Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education. Third World Guide 91/92. PM649 Supporting Primary Mathematics, The Open University. Exploring Statistics with Minitab. Ability, Partial information, Guessing: Statistical Modelling applied to Multiple-choice Tests. Mathematical Statistics. The Crest of the Peacock.     

REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
The Business of Criticism helen gardner. Clarendon Press .
Humanistic Teaching and the Place of Ethical and Religious Values in Higher Education edwin e. aubrey. Pennsylvania University Press and Oxford University Press .
Technology and the Academics eric ashby. Macmillan .     

Book Review

Abstract

Collaborative Learning: Higher Education, Interdependence, and the Authority of Knowledge By Kenneth Bruffee Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993, 256 pages, $25.95 Reviewed by Horace S. Rockwood III.     

Book Reviews

Education's Lasting Influence on Values: By Herbert H. Hyman and Charles R. Wright: University of Chicago Press, 1979, 161 pages, index, $12.50. Reviewed by William B. Allen.

Attitudes, Language, and Change: By Anne Gere and Eugene Smith: National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Illinois, 1979, $4.75, 108 pages, paperback. Reviewed by Gary M. Godfrey.

Instructional Techniques in Higher Education: By Robert B. Kozma, Lawrence W. Belle, George W. Williams: Educational Technical Publications, Inc. 1978, $15.95. Reviewed by Sharon L. Smith.

The Writing on the Wall: Inside Higher Education in America: By Gail Thain Parker: Simon and Schuster, 1979, $9.95, 208 pp. Reviewed by James Murphy.

American Academics: Then and Now: By Logan Wilson: Oxford University Press, 1979. Reviewed by David W. Felder.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Malcolm Tight (ed.) (2003) Access and Exclusion. International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Volume 2. London: JAI Elsevier Science. 270pp. ISBN 0-7623-0974-1; €90. Reviewed by Dawn Johnson, University of Central Lancashire, UK Paul McCusker, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland     

The Problem of the Inarticulate

Abstract

A Few Good Apples An Apple for My Teacher: Twelve Authors Tell About Teachers Who Made the Difference Edited by Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987, xiv + 186 pages, $10.95 Reviewed by Roy Starling

Abrasive but Hopeful: The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students By Allan Bloom New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987, 392 pages, $18.95 Reviewed by Robert L. Spaeth     

Aims in Communication Courses

Ethics Teaching in Higher Education Edited by Daniel Callahan and Sissela Bok New York: Plenum Press, 1980, 315 pages, index, $19.50. Reviewed by Linda M. Hansen

The Assessment of College Performance: A Handbook of Techniques and Measures for Institutional Self-Evaluation By Richard I. Miller San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1979, 374 pages, $15.95. Reviewed by Burton L. Grover

Showdown Semester: Advice from a Writing Professor By Martin Russ New York: Crown Publishers, 1980, 214 pp., $9.95. Reviewed by Marco A. Portales     

Book Reviews

Books Reviewed in this Article: Elementary Mathematics from an Algorithmic Standpoint. By A. Engel. Keele Mathematical Education Publications. 1984. Advanced Mathematics Book 2. By M . Perkins and P. Perkins. Bell and Hyman. 1983.     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article:
A Handbook of Computer Based Training by C Dean & Q Whitlock.
Selecting Media for Instruction by R A Reiser and R M Gagné
A Review of Microcomputers in Early Education by P Fiddy and D Wharry.
Countering Educational Design by Ted Nunan, Croom Helm.
Learning and Teaching with Computers by Tim O'Shea and John Self.     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article: Children's Drawings MAUREEN COX Van Gogh: The Passionate Eye P. BONAFOUX Gauguin: The Quest for Paradise F. CACHIN Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts G. JEAN Key Concepts: a Guide to Aesthetics, Criticism and the Arts in Education TREVOR PATEMAN Art Education: a Critical Necessity A.W. LEVI and R.A. SMITH Type and Image: the Language of Graphic Design PHILIP MEGGS Art as Activist: Revolutionary Posters from Central and Eastern Europe M. SYLVESTIOVA and D. BARTELT     

Reviews

Book reviewed:
K. Field, P. Holden and H. Lawlor Effective Subject Leadership
C. Paechter, Changing School Subjects: power, gender and curriculum
E. Margolis (ed.), The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education
G. Nicholls, Professional Development in Higher Education
R. Andrews, Teaching and Learning English: A Guide to Recent Research and its Application
P. T. Knight and P. R. Trowler, Departmental Leadership in Higher Education
R. Daugherty, R. Phillips and G. Rees (eds), Education Policy-making in Wales
G. Crozier, Parents and Schools – partners or protagonists?
H. Brighouse, School Choice and Social Justice
G. McCulloch and W. Richardson, Historical Research in Educational Settings
J. F. Donnelly and E. W. Jenkins, Science Education: Policy, Professionalism and Change
D. Warner and D. Palfreyman (eds), The State of UK Higher Education: Managing Change and Diversity
G. Mac Naughton, S. Rolfe and I. Siraj-Blatchford (eds), Doing Early Childhood Research – International Perspectives On Theory and Practice
G. Thomas and A. Loxley, Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion
S. Tomlinson, Education in a Post-welfare Society     

Book Review

A How-To Book that Inspires: A Practical Handbook for College Teachers By Barbara Schneider Fuhrmann and Anthony F. Grasha Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1983, 315 pages, index, $24.95 hardbound, $10.95 softbound. Reviewed by Anthony A. Ciccone

Disturbing Aspects of Private Power: Private Power for the Public Good: A History of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching By Ellen Condliffe Lagemann Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1983, xix + 246 pages, $17.95. Reviewed by Robert L. Spaeth

Good Strategy—But No Revolution: Academic Strategy: The Management Revolution in American Higher Education By George Keller Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983, xii + 211 pages, index, $18.50 hardback, $8.95 paperback. Reviewed by Sylvester P. Theisen     

Book Reviews

Abstract

Rehabilitation Potential of Western Coal Lands: A Report to the Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation. Environmental Studies Board, Study Committee on the Potential for Rehabilitating Lands Surface Mined for Coal in the Western United States, National Academy of Sciences &; National Academy of Engineering. Ballinger Publishing Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974, xvii + 198 pp., textbook edition $8.95, paperbound, $2.95. Reviewed by Fillmore C. F. Earney

Environmental Education Activities Manual, William B. Stapp, and Dorothy A. Cox, Stapp &; Cox, 30808 La Mar, Farmington Hills, MI, 48024. 1974. 6 Vols. $8.50. Reviewed by Roland J. Treubig