Journal of Higher Education articles from November 2005

Journal of Higher Education archives from November 2005

The centrality and costs of heterosexual romantic love among first-year college women.
November 1, 2005... Introduction To many who espouse feminist ideals or take a critical approach to gender relations, Holland and Eisenhart's (1990) observations of college women in the late 1970s and early 1980s are grim: At the two institutions that served...

Consequences of radical change in governance: a grounded theory approach.
November 1, 2005... Campuses across the country are being asked to respond to a host of challenges: technology, diverse and changing populations, competition, financial stress, and globalization to name a few. Yet, in most instances, campus decision-making...

The role of the department and discipline in doctoral student attrition: lessons from four departments.
November 1, 2005... At least 40% of the students who begin a doctoral program fail to complete it. This remarkable fact is one of the hidden flaws of a system usually touted as the crown jewel of the American higher education system. American graduate education is...

Othermothering as a framework for understanding African American students' definitions of student-centered faculty.
November 1, 2005... Research indicates that faculty/student relationships affect student satisfaction with college (Astin, 1984, 1999), academic achievement (Astin, 1993; Terenzini & Wright, 1987), and retention (DeFour & Hirsch, 1990; Stoecker, Pascarella, &...