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Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
The second enclosure to the study of attrition at the five federal service academies reviews 87 related studies, about half of all those done by, for, or about the academies in the last 10 years. One general observation is that relationships have been established between attrition and student characteristics, whereas the same is not true in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Dropouts, Enrollment Influences
Lucas, Ann F. – 2000
This book offers a strategy for institutional change and an examination of the role of leadership in organizations. Essays focus on the shift away from faculty to a concentration on learning, especially on changes in the role of the department chair. The 12 essays are organized in three parts: Part 1, "Leading Change," includes: "A Teamwork…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 2000
This report summarizes findings from three studies of college teachers' and students' attitudes toward and experiences with racial and ethnic diversity, which are based on surveys of faculty at leading U.S. research universities; a survey of faculty at Macalester College (Minnesota); and a case study of three interactive, multiracial/multiethnic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Johnson, Barbara J. – 2000
This study assesses the process of faculty socialization at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), asking how faculty at these institutions perceive their socialization experiences, what kinds of institutional characteristics affect faculty socialization, and what are the major barriers to promotion and tenure faced by African…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Environment, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship
Freed, Jann E.; Klugman, Marie R. – 1996
This study examined 10 institutions of higher education with widely different characteristics to determine whether, in the process of implementing quality improvements, they had become "learning organizations." Data were gathered through questionnaires and interviews with more than 20 individuals at nine of the campuses, and were then…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Field Interviews
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes the results and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) of a 1988 followup national survey concerning the impact of different types of college environments on development of 1984 and 1986 freshmen. The survey involved the following general categories: satisfaction with college, talent development during college,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Manning, Brad A. – 1974
The Trouble-Shooting Checklist (TSC) is an empirically-developed, descriptive instrument which is based on the responses of six educational change agents. It enables an agent to predict a given institution's success in adopting innovations by ordering its levels of concerns and innovation usage. It focuses on two types of innovation:…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies
Manning, Brad A. – 1973
The first section of this manual contains a selective review of organizational change literature which focuses on predictive institutional variables as they affect the adoption-diffusion process. The second section describes the development of the Trouble Shooting Checklist (TSC). The third section presents two Trouble Shooting Checklists (TSC-A…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies
Inoue, Yukiko; Johnson, Kirk – 2000
This paper explored the attitudes of college faculty toward diversity and multiculturalism at the University of Guam, which is characterized by the Department of Education as a minority institution; the faculty, on the other hand, is less diverse (60 percent Caucasian). The research explored the dynamic between the ethnic composition of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Contact
Peer reviewedGrant, S. G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Describes and illustrates the interaction between personal, policy, and organizational factors that influence teachers' decisions regarding content and teaching methods. Specifically questions how this information might be used in determining the efficacy of educational reforms. Includes verbatim comments from teachers and a sample of interview…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee, Canberra. – 1993
This publication prsents guidelines for effective higher education instruction based on research into teaching and learning, on good practices, and on criteria used in teaching awards and in tenure and promotion procedures. Section 1 addresses university teachers and effective teaching practice and includes a list of seven specific practices for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, College Instruction, Courses
Clarke, John R. – 1997
The current approach to promoting educational equity in universities in Australia is substantially flawed. Through the "equity framework," the Australian university community sector has been compelled to involvement with educational equity through government pressure that has included financial incentives and legislation. Six groups have…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment
Gappa, Judith M.; MacDermid, Shelley M. – 1997
This paper, one in a series about the priorities of the professoriate, examines work-family issues as they affect faculty recruitment, retention, and productivity. Following a brief discussion of changing work-force demographics, the first part of the paper examines the structure of an academic career, focusing particularly on junior faculty and…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Dual Career Family, Faculty College Relationship
Peer reviewedGardner, William E.; Libde, Abdalla Abu – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1995
To successfully implement in the United Arab Emirates the generally accepted principles of operation for professional development schools (PDSs), pragmatic modifications are needed to four major aspects of PDSs: the decision-making process; the need to build autonomous institutions; equity and reciprocity between school and university; and the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
Williamson, Madeline J. – 1994
This paper addresses the continuing failure of racial and ethnic minorities, specifically Mexican Americans and American Indians, to gain full representation in doctoral graduating classes and college faculties. The demographics of minorities in doctoral programs is reviewed with particular emphasis on the Southwestern United States and the two…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Doctoral Programs, Ethnic Discrimination
