Participants in interdisciplinary professional development workshops and reunions expressed satisfaction and reported positive effects on their teaching. Although the program met participants' expectations, sessions did not consistently reflect principles of effective teaching and learning. This discrepancy is discussed. (Author/MLW)

The consequences of the hiring and promotion activities of colleges and universities on the mobility of women and men administrators during the 1970s were examined. The ways in which position changes for women and men vary both by movement within and between institutions and by administrative specialty area are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A bibliography by over 100 chief executive officers of colleges and universities written during or after their tenure is presented. Some are autobiographical, some analytic; others are studies, reports, collections of speeches, and committee analyses of public problems. A few are novels or parables. (Author/MLW)

The search for a leader is seen as a symbolic process through which institutional goals are discovered, political influence is negotiated, organizational values and myths are confirmed, uncertainty is reduced, and processes of choice are simplified. (Author/MLW)

Declining birth rates in the 1960s have caused some to forecast shortages of new scientists and engineers by the end of this decade. Students in national longitudinal studies begun in 1972 and 1980 were compared, and it was concluded that a decline in the supply of engineers and scientists is unlikely. (Author/MLW)

An observational study of faculty-student interaction patterns was conducted in 24 male- and 21 female-instructor led classrooms at Vassar College. Although there was a clear tendency for male students to be more active than female students, factors other than sex of instructor may be of primary importance in explaining these effects. (Author/MLW)

No significant difference in final examination scores or student ratings was found for students taught by foreign and native Teaching Associates (TAs), when students' ability and TAs' teaching experience were held constant. A moderate positive correlation was found between the foreign TAs' English proficiency score and their students' examination…

The effectiveness of value-added programs can be enhanced by employing appropriate methods of faculty judgments to support content-related and instruction-related evidence for validity by adapting standard-setting techniques to judge gains observed and by using appropriate caution and research designs when making causal inferences. (Author/MLW)

A definition of "generic goal" is introduced, and the major generic goals of the principal participants in the higher education process are discussed. Sources of goal differences observed among participants are explored and a number of observations are offered as to when goals will coincide and when they will conflict. (Author/MLW)

In many institutions, increasing numbers of offices are becoming involved in institutional research activity. A theoretical perspective, derived from theories of power, information, and change in organizations, is proposed for better understanding this phenomenon. (Author/MLW)

Awarding merit pay is a two-step process involving a performance review and a monetary calculation. A model that will distribute a finite amount of money while taking into account performance levels and base salaries of evaluees is described. (Author/MLW)

A study to determine whether labor markets for top-level two-year college administrators are occupational internal labor markets characterized by career lines and fixed, low-level entry positions, is discussed. Characteristics of loosely structured labor markets are described, and a model of administrative careers is proposed as having heuristic…

Research on voluntary support of higher education suggests that donor behavior is best understood when examined by subgroups, that institutional size is important to most donor groups, and that institutional quality is significant to all groups except alumni. Long-standing ties are important to most groups. (Author/MSE)

A study investigated whether legislative intrusions on institutional autonomy have increased by examining all higher education acts passed during 1900-1979 in Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, and New Hampshire. One quantitative and one qualitative measure of change were used. Overall, no significant change in legislative stance toward institutional…

The development of models predicting progress toward the master's and doctoral degrees is reported. The models link department and student characteristics, student financial support, and student perceptions of the faculty with grades, involvement in the program, satisfaction with the department, and student feelings of alienation. (Author/MSE)