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Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

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The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) is a non profit scholarly association based in the United States, dedicated to advancing higher education as a field of study. The stable URL for the association is www.ashe.ws.

Membership

There are over 2000 members of the association, of whom about 40% are full-time graduate students undertaking master’s or doctoral degrees in a range of areas including education and other social sciences. About half of ASHE members are university faculty, mostly in academic programs that focus on some aspect of higher education, such as administration, leadership, or policy. ASHE members also include researchers working in non-university settings, including government, think tanks, and advocacy organizations. Two to three percent of ASHE members are from outside the United States.

Organizational Structure

ASHE is led by a full-time executive director and governed by a board of directors elected by the membership. Voting members of...

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  1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Kristen A. Renn

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  1. Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Jussi Välimaa

  2. Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Terhi Nokkala

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Renn, K.A. (2020). Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_206-1

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