This case study of undergraduate teachers at a research university found considerable overlap between, and variation within, two groups classified as active or less-active researchers. Found a strong allegiance to the historic teaching mission of public universities among both, and among less-active researchers, an oppositional cadre of…

Describes how faculty at one university are furious over a proposal to require them to be in their offices 4 days per week (an unheard-of requirement at research universities). Professors who do less research and writing than their colleagues would be required to do more teaching and service. This would ensure that professors remained productive,…

This article explores the question of opening educational resources in the context of an educational technology unit, the Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa. It describes the impact of a high level of policy intervention for the transformation of higher education and of a diverse, multilingual student…

Outlines in a humorous manner a matrix designed to help scholarly writers inject ponderous words into their academic writing. (NKA)

This exploratory study shows that the following types of scholarly publication are most desirable for obtaining tenure in social work education: (1) work printed in peer-reviewed publications; (2) publications that focus on social work rather than non-social work scholarship; (3) single authorship or lead authorship of collaborative work; (4)…

Provides a case study of the use of departmental peer review at the University of Rhode Island, focusing on the differing attitudes toward the peer review process held by tenured and untenured faculty, the apprehension of women and minority faculty toward the process, and the "ratcheting up" of the research and publication requirements…

Presents the section of the full report which addresses the overemphasis on research over teaching by faculty at the university level. Noted are a decline in the number of hours devoted to teaching responsibilities and increased numbers of books and articles published. (DB)

Examines possible causes and consequences of the growth of English literary criticism. Asserts that the current mass of publication is inappropriate to literary criticism, and damages the status of the discipline as well as the development of the individual critic. Calls for a reappraisal of the role of critical publication. (MM)

Surveyed writings by senior professors of 16 elite law schools and published between September 1985 and August 1995. Explored their preferences for type of publication (book versus article) and constituency (academy, students/public, or profession). Found that half produced on average more for students/public than for other constituencies, and…

Guidelines for college faculty considering book publication are offered. Guidelines address the book contract; book advances; selecting an agent; the role of the collaborator; the book proposal; the outline and sample chapter; maximizing book publicity; sending the proposal to several publishers; dealing with rejection; communication with the…

Identifies factors that contribute most to productive scholars' success as published researchers. Finds that personal motivation is the strongest factor contributing to an individual researcher's productivity. (RS)

Scientific fraud is often a result of misguided attempts to attain professional success. To prevent fraud in nursing research, researchers should be socialized in an atmosphere of professional integrity, have established researchers as role models, and be rewarded for quality rather than quantity. (SK)

Discusses the workload of mathematics and science faculty in predominately undergraduate institutions and the impediments to their research activities. Provides data by discipline. (Contains 26 references.) (DDR)

The purpose of this article is to emphasize the value of publishing and its importance to the field of adult education by exploring several facets of the publication process. Adult education can expand its professional identity by encouraging practitioners and other adult educators to write for publication. (JOW)

Summarizes the topics discussed at a series of seminars examining the problem of the high cost of research journals. Areas discussed included the extent of the crisis, coping strategies, the potential of electronic publishing, the publish or perish issue, the formation of coalitions among libraries and association and university presses, and…