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Rine, P. Jesse; Wells, Cynthia A.; Braxton, John M.; Acklin, Kayla – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2022
Positive public perceptions of academic quality and professional ethics are critical to the long-term legitimacy of American colleges and universities. Faculty codes of conduct are one mechanism whereby the professoriate can define acceptable practice, exercise social control, and maintain public confidence in higher education, yet the drivers of…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, School Policy, College Faculty, Religious Colleges
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Braxton, John M.; McKinney, Jeffrey S.; Reynolds, Pauline J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2006
In spite of substantial investment in retention in Indiana higher education, there have been only a few well-designed studies that evaluate the effects of these interventions.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, School Holding Power, Higher Education
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Braxton, John M.; Bayer, Alan E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2004
Bringing together the results of the research reported in Chapters Four and Five, this chapter provides recommendations for instructor behavior consistent with the best criteria for ethical behavior toward students.
Descriptors: Ethics, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, College Faculty
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Hirschy, Amy S.; Braxton, John M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2004
Student violations of behavior norms affect the learning of others, the teaching of the instructor, and the atmosphere of the classroom.
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Braxton, John M.; Caboni, Timothy C. – About Campus, 2005
Sociologists define norms as configurations of belief about behavior expected in various situations or circumstances. Members of social groups share these expectations for behavior. Accordingly, norms embraced by student peer groups influence the behavior of their members, which, in turn, affects the learning experiences of college students. In…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Ethnic Groups, Sororities, Social Attitudes