Journal of Higher Education articles from November 1997

Journal of Higher Education archives from November 1997

Classrooms as communities: exploring the educational character of student persistence.
November 1, 1997... Introduction The college classroom lies at the center of the educational activity structure of institutions of higher education; the educational encounters that occur therein are a major feature of student educational experience....

Student price response in higher education. (quantitative link between tuition and enrollment in higher education)
November 1, 1997... In 1987 Larry Leslie and Paul Brinkman published an important review of the literature on the relationship between price and enrollment in higher education. Their article reviewed 25 quantitative analyses of this relationship, which varied in...

Dual relationships in higher education.
November 1, 1997... Professional and Institutional Guidelines University and college faculty face complex professional and ethical issues in their ongoing interactions and involvements with students. On the one hand, an appreciation of the powerful positive impact...

Alternative inquiry paradigms, faculty cultures, and the definition of academic lives. (effect of belief systems in scholarly research in education)
November 1, 1997... Introduction and Context The rise of alternative inquiry paradigms has provoked controversy and discord among scholars. The emergence of critical and interpretive scholarship has caused them to perceive fluctuating "in" and "out"...

Aptitude Revisited: Rethinking Math and Science Education for America's Next Century.
November 1, 1997... Aptitude Revisited: Rethinking Math and Science Education for America's Next Century, by David Drew. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. 254 pp. $35.95 David Drew's Aptitude Revisited: Rethinking Math and Science...

Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans in Action.
November 1, 1997... Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans in Action, by Joan Stark and Lisa Lattuca. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1996. 480pp. $41.95 In this postmodern era, it is unfashionable to heap praise on any volume aimed at covering a...

Lost Talent: Women in the Sciences.
November 1, 1997... Lost Talent: Women in the Sciences, by Sandra L. Hanson. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996. 220pp. $39.95 Women are much less likely than men to major in or pursue careers in engineering, math, and science. This is usually...

Service Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices.
November 1, 1997... Service-Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices, by Barbara Jacoby and Associates (Foreword by Thomas Ehrlich). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. 335+ pp. $32.95 A Blueprint for Action Service learning engages students...