Journal of Higher Education articles from November 2003

Journal of Higher Education archives from November 2003

Diversity's missing minority: Asian Pacific American undergraduates' attitudes toward affirmative action.
November 1, 2003... The leaders of many colleges and universities across the United States have asserted that racial/ethnic diversity and multiculturalism are central to their teaching and learning missions (Association of American Universities, 1997), based in...

Rethinking the "nontraditional" student from a historical perspective; State normal schools in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
November 1, 2003... Since the mid-twentieth century, a host of political, economic and societal changes have contributed to the diversification of students in American institutions of higher education. Developments such as the Allied victory in World War II, the...

The influence of time-limitations, faculty, and peer relationships on adult student learning: a causal model.
November 1, 2003... Adult students are one of the most rapidly growing segments of today's college student population, making up approximately 40% of all college students (Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac, 1999-2000). While their numbers have increased, our...

Developing synergistic knowledge in student groups.
November 1, 2003... As organizations increasingly require employees to work in cross-functional teams and expect college graduates to be good team players and effective communicators (Colbeck, Campbell, & Bjorklund, 2000), student groups with members representing...

Tenure in the Sacred Grove: Issues and Strategies for Women and Minority Faculty edited by Joanne E. Cooper and Dannelle D. Stevens.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Tenure in the Sacred Grove: Issues and Strategies for Women and Minority Faculty edited by Joanne E. Cooper and Dannelle D. Stevens. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2002. 252 pp. ISBN 0-7914-5302-2. In 1940, following a...

Disciplining Feminism: From Social Activism to Academic Discourse, by Ellen Messer-Davidow.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Disciplining Feminism: From Social Activism to Academic Discourse, by Ellen Messer-Davidow. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2000. 413 pp. $64.95 Hardcover, $21.95 Paperback For those of us who were students or faculty during the late...

Leaving the Ivory Tower, by Barbara E. Lovitts. Lanham, MD.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Leaving the Ivory Tower, by Barbara E. Lovitts. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001. 336 pp. Paper $29.95. ISBN 0-7425-0942-7. Socialization of Graduate and Professional Students in Higher Education, A Perilous...

Religion, scholarship, and higher education: Perspectives, models, and future prospects edited by Andrea Sterk.(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Religion, scholarship, and higher education: Perspectives, models, and future prospects edited by Andrea Sterk. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002. 256 pp. As the editor notes on the opening page, the prospective reader...