Economic Models and Policy Analysis in Higher Education: a Diagrammatic Exposition; Michael B. Paulsen and Robert K. Toutkoushian.- Rankings and Classifications in Higher Education: A European Perspective; Marijk van der Wende.- Institutional Transformation and the Advancement of Women Faculty: The Case of Academic Science and Engineering; Mary Frank Fox.- The State, the Market and the Institutional Estate: Revisiting Contemporary Authority Relations in Higher Education; Brian Pusser.- Interests, Information, and Incentives in Higher Education: Principal-agent Theory and its Potential Applications to the Study of Higher Education Governance; Jason Lane and Jussi Kivisto.- Toward a Theory of Faculty Professional Choices in Teaching that Foster College Student Success; John Braxton.- Financial Aid and Student Dropout in Higher Education: a Heterogeneous Research Approach; Rong Chen.- Theorizing Research Policy: a Framework for Higher Education; Amy Scott Metcalfe.- Studying the Effectiveness of Programs and Initiatives in Higher Education Using the Regression-Discontinuity Design; Sally Lesik.- From Creation to Cultural Resistance and Expansion: Research on American Indian Higher Education; Roger Geertz González.- Using Holland's Theory to Study Patterns of College Student Success: the Impact of Major Fields on Students; Kenneth A. Feldman et al.- Contents of Previous Volumes.- Contributors.- Subject Index.- Author Index.

The Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic.