Research on higher education has yielded many insights that have improved our theoretical and practical understanding but there are still many themes that continue to appear on research agendas‎,‎ provoking renewed focus on these complex questions and problems‎.‎ Researching Higher Education explores these issues‎,‎ examining topics such as equity in access and participation‎,‎ the relationship between higher education and society‎,‎ how and what students learn and the professional development of academics‎.‎ In this volume‎,‎ contributors from Europe‎,‎ Australia‎,‎ Africa and the US critically address ongoing issues with a set of key questions to guide their analysis‎:‎ What do we know‎?‎ What are the missing links and gaps in past research‎?‎ What are the implications for further research‎?‎ Key themes include‎:‎ * The nature of higher education * Higher education and society * Staff and students in higher education * Teaching and learning * Curriculum and assessment Critical‎,‎ engaging and international in scope‎,‎ Researching Higher Education will be a valuable guide for academics‎,‎ researchers‎,‎ postgraduate students and policy makers in the higher education community‎.‎