Journal of Higher Education articles from January 2000

Journal of Higher Education archives from January 2000

The Life Cycle of Academic Management Fads.
January 1, 2000... Institutions of higher education are always under pressure to become more efficient and effective. In response, many have attempted (either voluntarily or under mandate) to adopt new management systems and processes that were originally...

Is There Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching?
January 1, 2000... Given the widespread use of student evaluations of teaching for tenure and promotion decisions, it is important to be aware of possible bias in the evaluations. One definition of bias is if a teacher or course characteristic affects teacher...

Morale Matters.(college faculty and staff morale)
January 1, 2000... Midlevel Administrators and Their Intent to Leave The "morale" of faculty and staff is often used to characterize the quality of academic life within a particular campus or institution. Typically those commenting on morale have an intuitive...

Grouping in the Dark.
January 1, 2000... What College Students Learn from Group Projects More and more college and university faculty are assigning students to work in groups to solve real-world or simulated problems (Gamson, 1994). The trend toward classroom teamwork has been...

When the Tail Wags the Dog.
January 1, 2000... Perceptions of Learning and Grade Orientation in, and by, Contemporary College Students and Faculty According to most college catalogues, the major purpose of higher education is to provide students with access to significant ideas,...

Universitas: The Social Restructuring of American Undergraduate Education.(Review)
January 1, 2000... Universitas: The Social Restructuring of American Undergraduate Education, by Thomas E. Boudreau. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998. 232 PP. $55.00 Universitas, Thomas Boudreau tells us, is a book written "for students and parents who often...

Scaling the Ivory Tower: Merit & Its Limits in Academic Careers.(Review)
January 1, 2000... Scaling the Ivory Tower: Merit & Its Limits in Academic Careers, by Lionel S. Lewis. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1975, 1998 (2nd ed.). 238 pp. Paper $24.95. Reading Scaling the Ivory Tower: Merit & Its Limits in Academic...

Confronting Sexual Harassment: What Schools and Colleges Can Do.(Review)
January 1, 2000... Confronting Sexual Harassment: What Schools and Colleges Can Do, by Judith Berman Brandenburg. New York: Teachers College Press, 1997. 192 pp. $42.00 ($18.95). Several recent high-profile cases have contributed to making "sexual...

The Political University: Policy Politics, and Presidential Leadership in the American Research University.(Review)
January 1, 2000... The Political University: Policy Politics, and Presidential Leadership in the American Research University, by Robert M. Rosenzweig. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. 200 pp. $31.95 This text provides a description...

What Business Wants from Higher Education.(Review)
January 1, 2000... What Business Wants from Higher Education, by Diana G. Oblinger and Anne-Lee Verville. Phoenix, AZ: American Council on Education/ Oryx Press, 1998. 164+ pp. $29.95 The first question to answer is why should we care what business wants...