Journal of Higher Education articles from March 1997

Journal of Higher Education archives from March 1997

Attitudes toward research and teaching: differences between administrators and faculty members.
March 1, 1997... In 1950, 43% of high-school graduates pursued some form of higher education, and 6% of Americans were college graduates (Elfin, 1993). In 1992 about two-thirds of secondary-school graduates went to college, and 21% of a larger American population...

The Charitable Nonprofits.
March 1, 1997... PETER FRUMKIN, University of Chicago The independent or nonprofit sector is a conglomeration of over one million different organizations and today represents one of the fastest growing parts of American society. Universities and colleges,...

Inside the Boardroom.
March 1, 1997... PETER FRUMKIN, University of Chicago The independent or nonprofit sector is a conglomeration of over one million different organizations and today represents one of the fastest growing parts of American society. Universities and colleges,...

Faculty Work and Public Trust: Restoring the Value of Teaching and Public Service in American Academic Life.
March 1, 1997... JEFFERY P. BIEBER, University of Kentucky At first blush it may seem that James S. Fairweather's recent book is another installment of a growing list of diatribes that decry the perceived neglect of undergraduate education and faculty members'...

On the Limits of the Law: The Ironic Legacy of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
March 1, 1997... M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN II, The Pennsylvania State University In 1964 Congress passed Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to insure that "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from...

Restructuring Higher Education.
March 1, 1997... EDWARD R. HINES, Illinois State University This is an important, yet frustrating, book. The importance emanates from its being one of the first, nationally published works on governance restructuring, and in some detail it describes...