Journal of Higher Education articles from March 2005

Journal of Higher Education archives from March 2005

Whatever happened to postmodernism in higher education?: No requiem in the new millennium.
March 1, 2005... For a social theory perspective that was assumed to be a passing fad, postmodernism has had remarkable staying power. While spawning a range of new and exciting ideas, postmodernism has generated heated academic controversies that have lasted...

From the liberal to the practical arts in American colleges and universities: organizational analysis and curricular change.
March 1, 2005... One of the most important changes in American higher education over the last 30 years has been the gradual shrinking of the old arts and sciences core of undergraduate education and the expansion of occupational and professional programs....

Minority enrollment demand for higher education at historically black colleges and universities from 1976 to 1998: an empirical analysis.
March 1, 2005... Introduction Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established during the segregation period of U.S. history in response to the demand for education by Blacks who did not have access to White educational institutions....

A comparison of international student and American student engagement in effective educational practices.
March 1, 2005... American society is more diverse now than at any previous time (Keller, 2001). It is no surprise, then, that knowledgeable observers both inside and outside the academy say that an important goal of higher education is to prepare culturally...

Academic Disciplines: Holland's Theory and the Study of College Students and Faculty.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Academic Disciplines: Holland's Theory and the Study of College Students and Faculty by John C. Smart, Kenneth A. Feldman, and Corinna A. Ethington. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2000. 304p. JOHN C. WEIDMAN, University of...

Power and Politics in University Governance: Organization and Change at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Power and Politics in University Governance: Organization and Change at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico by Imanol Ordorika. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003. 274p. ROBERT A. RHOADS, University of California, Los Angeles NATHAN...

What the Best College Teachers Do.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. 224p. MICHAEL THEALL, Youngstown State University There are two things that make a book about college teaching successful. The first is to...

Leaving Science: Occupational Exit from Scientific Careers.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Leaving Science: Occupational Exit from Scientific Careers by Anne E. Preston. New York, NY: Sage Publications, 2004. 201p. JERILEE GRANDY, Flagstaff, Arizona Concern over science and engineering attrition is not new, but most research...