Publications

CSHE has many different kinds of publications. Using the search filters on this page, you can browse all publications at once, or just a certain type, such as:

Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)

The Center for Studies in Higher Education publishes online research papers and essays that reflect multidisciplinary fields, contribute to influencing and expanding the body of research on higher education, and enhance dialogue among educators, policy makers, and the public.

The CSHE Research and Occasional Paper Series (ROPS) includes working papers, original research studies, reflective essays by authors affiliated with CSHE, and major reports generated by CSHE related research projects. Authors are responsible for the content, and the views and interpretations expressed are not necessarily those of CSHE's research staff and other affiliated researchers. Questions regarding the content of individual ROPS contributions and CSHE research reports should be directed to the authors. 

Articles by CSHE-Affiliated Scholars

There are many newspaper and journal articles by CSHE-affiliated scholars available on the internet. We have provided links to many of them from this website.

Books

Books by CSHE scholars are also linked from a list on this site

Chronicle of the University of California

The Chronicle of the University of California was a scholarly journal on the history of the University of California, organized around single themes that presented an inherent longitudinal view of the university's development.

CSHE and SERU Reports

CSHE Reports and SERU Reports are research reports related to major Center-based scholarly and policy-based research  projects. 

Title Author Year Publication type
Tales of University Devolution: Organizational Behavior in the Age of Markets, by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Entrepreneurial President: Richard Atkinson and the University of California, 1995-2003 by Patricia A. Pelfrey (2012) Patricia A. Pelfrey 2012 Books
To Judge International Branch Campuses, We Need to Know Their Goals John Aubrey Douglass; Richard J. Edelstein 2012 Journal Articles
The Learning Outcomes Race: the Value of Self-Reported Gains in Large Research Universities John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson; Chun-Mei Zhao 2012 Journal Articles
First Clark Kerr Lecture: DYNAMICS OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES Neil Smelser 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
MONEY, POLITICS AND THE RISE OF FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE US:A Story of Supply, Demand and the Brazilian Effect John Aubrey Douglass 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
SEARCHING FOR THE HOLY GRAIL OF LEARNING OUTCOMES John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson; Chun-Mei Zhao 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Poor and Rich: Student Economic Stratification and Academic Performance in a Public Research University System Gregg Thomson; John Aubrey Douglass 2012 Journal Articles
Institutional and Cultural Parameters Affecting Women’s Participation in the Fields of Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Around the World 2012 CSHE Reports
Clark Kerr's World of Higher Education Reaches the 21st Century: Chapters in a Special History by Sheldon Rothblatt (2012) Sheldon Rothblatt 2012 Books
A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON NEW MODES OF UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND ACTORHOOD Georg Krücken 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A European Perspective on New Modes of University Governance and Actorhood, by Georg Krücken Georg Krücken 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Creating Choice in California Higher Education: A Proposed Voucher Program Patrick Murphy 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
CREATING CHOICE IN CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION: A Proposed Voucher Program Patrick Murphy 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
No Evidence of Substantive Nonresponse Bias for the 2011 Administration Steve Chatman 2011 CSHE Reports