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Lee, Jenny J. – Research in Higher Education, 2004
Any effort to understand academic departments would be facilitated by a better understanding of its relationship between its two larger spheres: the institution and the discipline. This study particularly asks: How do the relationships between institutional culture and the culture of the academic department vary by disciplinary field? Using…
Descriptors: Departments, Field Studies, Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines

Easton, John Q.; Guskey, Thomas R. – Research in Higher Education, 1983
The variance in earned credit rates in an urban community college system was examined. An ANOVA design was employed to estimate the effects of four variables: college, department, course, and teacher. The results of the analysis indicate significant effects on earned credit rates due to college, department, and teacher. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Colleges, Community Colleges