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Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; Feldman, Kenneth A. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A longitudinal study, based on Holland's theory of occupational choice, found accentuation of initial group differences for artistic abilities in both male and female college students and for enterprising abilities of male students within academic subenvironments. Data support Holland's theory that students' initial selection of academic…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Departments
Peer reviewedKolevzon, Michael S. – Research in Higher Education, 1981
Ten departments with high grade inflation rates during a seven-year period were compared with 10 departments within the same university displaying lower grade inflation rates. Higher grade inflation rates were related to perceived increases in the demands placed upon the academicians' role. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Instruction
Peer reviewedBarnes, Laura L. B.; Agago, Menna O.; Coombs, William T. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated the relationship between job-related stress (reward satisfaction, institutional/departmental reputation, time commitment, departmental/institutional influence, student interaction) and intent to leave academia among 3,070 full-time tenure-track faculty nationwide. Interest in discipline, sense of community, academic…
Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, College Students, Decision Making
