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In this critical look at contemporary higher education, Pasque argues that if a more thorough understanding of leaders´ perspectives is not offered, then the dominant perspectives within academic discourse will continue to perpetuate the current ideas of higher education´s relationship with society.

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Foreword by Ed St. John and Lesley Rex Introduction to the Contemporary Context Higher Education for the Public Good: A Typology Research Design Behind Closed Doors: Communication Theories and Conversation Analysis Behind Closed Doors: Critical Discourse Analysis Behind Closed Doors: Women´s Voices of Resistance Tricuspid Model for Advocacy and Educational Change Conclusion: Critical Issues and the Public Good

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"This provocative book raises new questions about the identities that are most salient in determining the direction of public policy discourses." - The Review of Higher Education

"Critical discourse analysis, coupled with the analyses of narratives and conversations employed in this study, is a brilliant methodological tool for illuminating that power and its consequences for practice and policy in higher education. Written with passion and zeal for social change, Pasque´s critique of educational leaders is both sobering and inspiring." - Tatiana Suspitsyna, Associate Professor of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, USA

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PENNY PASQUE is an Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

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