Journal of Higher Education articles from January 2008

Journal of Higher Education archives from January 2008

The correlates of spiritual struggle during the college years.(Report)
January 1, 2008... I have a hard time believing in God or a higher power because you see so much suffering everywhere. You wonder if someone is in charge or why would He or She do this to other people. Why are some people suffering while other people...

Influences on labor market outcomes of African American college graduates: a national study.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Much of the research on the effects of college suggests that earning a bachelor's degree significantly influences one's economic success and labor market outcomes such as earnings, job security, and prestige of one's occupation (Ehrenberg &...

It's about family: Native American student persistence in higher education.(Report)
January 1, 2008... For centuries, mainstream colleges and universities have struggled to accommodate American Indians and create environments suitable for perseverance resulting in degree completion. Although a select few have successfully matriculated through...

Everyday ethics in research: translating authorship guidelines into practice in the bench sciences.(Report)
January 1, 2008... [I]n the beginning [of my career], it was just two or three authors. I think that part has changed dramatically.... I think, in part, the change is due to the complexity.... In order to carry out your projects, no one person,...

Access and excess: selective college admissions in historical perspective.(The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, by Jerome Karabel. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 711 pp. ISBN 0618574581. Jerome Karabel's The Chosen presents a fascinating story central to...