Higher Education

Higher education is an academic discipline that examines postsecondary educational institutions, their governance, policies, and student learning outcomes.

153.8K

Publications

7.6M

Citations

221.3K

Authors

17.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

50.4K

Variants

Postsecondary EducationTertiary Education

Parents

Education

Children

Academic AdvisingComparative Higher EducationEnrollment ManagementHigher Education AdministrationHigher Education FinanceHigher Education HistoryHigher Education LawHigher Education LeadershipHigher Education PolicyInstitutional Research

Publications

153.8K

Welcome to the Tidyverse

Hadley Wickham, Mara Averick, Jennifer Bryan et al. · The Journal of Open Source Software · 2019 · 21.6K citations · Full text

Education, Higher Education, Psychology +6

Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics

Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 9.3K citations · Full text

Education, Higher Education, Teaching +10

The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations

Henry Etzkowitz, Loet Leydesdorff · Research Policy · 2000 · 8.3K citations

Management, Higher Education, Innovation Management +16

Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research

Vincent Tinto · Review of Educational Research · 1975 · 7.4K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Higher Education +15

Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate

Lawrence Poston, Ernest L. Boyer · Academe · 1992 · 6.9K citations

Education, Higher Education, Education Reform +12

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Authors

221.3K

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Ernest T. Pascarella
University of Illinois Chicago, United States
186 publications · 30.2K citations
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George D. Kuh
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
132 publications · 23.3K citations
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Patrick T. Terenzini
Pennsylvania State University, United States
88 publications · 22.1K citations
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Simon Marginson
The University of Melbourne, Australia
103 publications · 13.9K citations
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Alexander W. Astin
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
95 publications · 24.5K citations
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Institutions

17.4K

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Venues

The Journal of Higher Education
JHE · 2.4K publications · 195.6K citations
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Higher Education
1.8K publications · 131.1K citations
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Studies in Higher Education
1.6K publications · 132K citations
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Computers & Education
513 publications · 85.2K citations
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Research in Higher Education
875 publications · 76.7K citations
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See also Higher Education
Policy	Accreditation Quality Assurance Accountability Collaborative Governance Performance-based Funding Public Management Performance Contracts
Student Outcomes	Student Success Student Engagement Learning Outcomes Student-centred Learning Professional Skills Persistence Dropout
Governance	Collaborative Governance Technology Governance Stakeholder Theory Institutional Theory Digital Governance Institutional Design University Governance Origins Strategic Leadership Public Management Information Systems Governance
Teaching Practices	Pedagogy Curriculum Design Outcome Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment
Institutional Types	Historically Black Colleges Tribal Colleges Liberal Arts Degrees Distance Education