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Suggested Readings
Higher Education Leadership is a broad, everchanging field influenced by a variety of intellectual, moral and political theories and approaches. Students in the master's program will be exposed to the field's latest, most influential readings in classes; however, additional reading is encouraged. Below is a suggested reading list for those who want to explore theories and perspectives not addressed in class. If you come across a text you think should be on the list, e-mail us.
A MUST READ ... Student Affairs History Project, which "provides starting points for projects; offers resources to help historical researchers use their time and resources well; and is meant to be a collaborative space for those teaching, studying, and seeking understanding of our past and our future." The joint project of Bowling Green State University Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs and the National Student Affairs Archives can be found at www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/sahp/
Educational LeadershipCunningham, W., & Cordeirno, P. (2006). Educational leadership: A problem-based approach, Third Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. Reinhartz, Judy, & Beach, Don M. (2004). Educational leadership: Changing schools, changing roles. Boston, MA: Pearson/Ally and Bacon. Sample, S. (2002). The contrarian’s guide to leadership. Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass. Higher Education FinancePaulsen, M. B. & Smart, J. C. (Eds.). (2008). The finance of higher education. New York: Algora Publishing. St. John, E. P. & Parsons, M. D. (Eds.). (2005). Public funding of higher education: Changing contexts and new rationales. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Sheila Slaughter (with Gary Rhodes). Academic capitalism and the new economy: Markets, state and higher Education. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Student DevelopmentEvans, N., Forney, D., & Guido-DiBrito, F. (1998). Student development in college: Theory, research, and practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Pascarella, E., & Terenzini, P. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. |
Higher Education PoliticsGladwell, M. (2002). The tipping point: How little things can make a big difference. Boston: Back Bay Books. Kingdon, J. W. (2003). Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies. New York: Longman. Lemann, N. (1999). The big test: The secret history of the American meritocracy. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Walberg, H. J., & Bast, J. L. (2003). Education and capitalism: How overcoming our fear of markets and economies can improve America’s schools. Stanford: Hoover Inst. (available for free download at http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/publications/books/edcap.html) LegalOlivas, M. (1997). The law of higher education. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. HistoryThelin, J. (2004). A history of American higher education: New York, NY: Johns Hopkins University Press. Journals and NewspapersThe Chronicle of Higher Education
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