This volume contains essays related to various aspects of higher education, focusing on both educational theory and research. The chapters are: (1) "Apologia pro Vita Mia" (Robert Berdahl); (2) "Varieties of Validity: Quality in Qualitative Research" (Yvonna S. Lincoln); (3) "Academic Freedom and Federal Courts in the 1990s: The Legitimation of the Conservative Entrepreneurial State" (Benjamin Baez and Sheila Slaughter); (4) "Quality Management, Power, and Values in European Higher Education" (John Brennan); (5) "Bridging Political Theory to University Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Governing Boards at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and the University of California" (Brian Pusser and Imanol Ordorika); (6) "Understanding Equity and Access in Higher Education: The Potential Contribution of Pierre Bourdieu" (Erin McNamara Horvat); (7) "Low-Inference Teaching Behaviors and College Teaching Effectiveness: Recent Developments and Controversies" (Harry G. Murray); (8) "Disincentives to Commitment to Teaching in Japan: Toward a Theory of Normative Discontinuity" (James L. Bess); (9) "Intimate Partnerships and Publication Productivity" (Elizabeth G. Creamer); and (10) "Federal Financial Aid: How Well Does It Work?" (Sarah E. Turner). The individual papers contain references. (Contains 23 tables and 8 figures.) (SLD)