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Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press,
2006. 236 pp. $24.95 (hb). ISBN 978-0-
8047-5534-4. Address: Stanford University
Press, 1450 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA
94304, USA.
An extended essay on the academic profes-
sion in the United States. The author writes
engagingly about the role of teaching,
research, academic freedom, the professor
and institutional governance, and related
issues. The role of the academic as a public
intellectual is also considered.
Sadlak, Jan, and Nian Cai Liu, eds. 
The World-
Class University and Ranking: Aiming Beyond
Status.
Bucharest, Romania: CEPES, 2007.
378 pp. $50 (hb). ISBN 92-9069-184-0.
Address: UNESCO-CEPES, Str. Stirbei Voda
39, 010102 Bucharest, Romania.
A multifaceted discussion of two key
themes-research oriented (world-class) uni-
versities, and ranking of universities. These
two related subjects are analyzed by authors
from around the world. Among the themes
discussed are the unintended consequences
of building world-class universities, the fea-
tures of a world-class university, the definition
of quality in science, and others. A half-dozen
chapters discuss rankings of academic insti-
tutions, both internationally and within coun-
tries. 
Tapper, Ted. 
The Governance of British Higher
Education: The Struggle for Policy Control
.
Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2007. 257
pp. $159 (hb). ISBN 10-1-4020-5552-8.
Address: Springer Publishers, POB 17, 3300
AA Dordrecht, Netherlands.
A detailed analysis of how British higher
education is governed, this volume focuses
on the interplay between government and the
universities—the “steering” mechanisms of
the state—and how the universities reacted.
The past two decades have seen dramatic
changes, including the massification of high-
er education in the UK, changing philosophi-
cal approaches to supporting the universities,
and others. This book relates these changes
to both government and academic policy and
the interplay between the two.
Teichler, U., ed. 
The Formative Years of
Scholars
. London: Portland Press, 2006. 120
pp. (hb). ISBVN 13-978-85578-164-1. Address:
Portland Press, 16 Procter St., London WC1V
6NX, UK.
A wide-ranging discussion of the training of
academics and scientists, this volume
includes discussions of the role of the aca-
demic profession in the knowledge society,
changing funding for junior scholars, chang-
ing doctoral programs, and academic career
structures. The analysis is mostly European-
based with some comparisons to the United
States.
Tierney, William G. 
Trust and the Public Good:
Examining the Cultural Conditions of Academic
Work
. New York: Peter Lang, 2006. 207 pp.
(pb), ISBN 0-8204-8650-7. Address: Peter
Lang Publishers, 29 Broadway, New York, NY
10006, USA.
An in-depth analysis of the culture of sever-
al American universities, this book examines
the theme of trust in academic relationships
and academic work. In a rapidly changing
higher education environment, the author
feels that the future of the university depends
in part on relationships based on trust. 
Varghese, N. V., ed. 
Growth and Expansion of
Private Higher Education in Africa
. Paris:
International Institute for Educational
Planning, 2006. 248 pp (pb). ISBN 10-92-803-
1294-4. Web site: www.unesco.org/iiep. 
This book provides an overview and case
studies concerning the status of private high-
er education in Africa. Among the countries
included are Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal,
South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and
Zimbabwe.