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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Transition from Administrator to Professor: Expectations and Experiences.
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Cyphert, Frederick R.; Boggs, David L. – Review of Higher Education, 1986
Twenty-four former executives contributed data as well as advice for those contemplating a move from university administrative to faculty positions. Conclusions emphasize the success of persons making this transition. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Change, College Administration, College Faculty
Teaching Higher Education Law.
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Sorenson, Gail – Review of Higher Education, 1984
A number of currently available texts, supplementary books, and monographs dealing with legal issues in higher education are critically reviewed for their possible use in courses on higher education law. Generally, only materials written since the 1970s are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Curriculum Development, Educational Legislation, Higher Education
Ethnography: An Alternative Evaluation.
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Tierney, William G. – Review of Higher Education, 1985
Ethnography, which records and describes culturally significant behavior of a particular group, is suggested as a method for college self-evaluation. The potential and limitations of the method are outlined, and current uses in education are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Ethnography, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
EdD and PhD Research Training in the Field of Higher Education: A Survey and a Proposal.
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Dill, David D.; Morrison, James L. – Review of Higher Education, 1985
Results of a national survey concerning the difference in research training requirements of the Ed.D. and Ph.D. degrees in higher education as a field of study are presented, and the need for and assurance of a distinction between the two types of degree is discussed.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Education Majors
"Universitas."
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Moore, Kathryn M. – Review of Higher Education, 1995
The higher education community is urged to adapt the university to the 21st century. Five specific ways to initiate this change include: sharing expertise within and beyond the university, reflecting on the breadth and relevance of one's work, using new technologies to extend teaching and communication, diversifying the scholarly community, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Environment, College Role, Educational Change
Students' Epistemologies and Academic Experiences: Implications for Pedagogy.
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Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – Review of Higher Education, 1992
Yearly interviews investigated 101 college students' perceptions of their experiences throughout the 4 years of college as they related to 3 different epistemologies ranging from unquestioned acceptance of knowledge to self-authored knowledge and to gender differences within these epistemologies. Results suggest teaching strategies and evaluation…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Educational Strategies, Epistemology
Research Activities and Work Satisfaction of Community College Faculty in Ontario.
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Bell, Stephen – Review of Higher Education, 1992
A study of 394 faculty in nine Ontario (Canada) Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology found many engaged in a wide range of research activities supported by various formal institutional mechanisms. Most faculty were interested in doing more research. Research was largely applied rather than scholarly, but a small core pursued scholarly…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Publishing, Foreign Countries
Single- and Mixed-Gender Colleges for Women: Educational, Attitudinal, and Occupational Outcomes.
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Riordan, Cornelius – Review of Higher Education, 1992
A study examined the effects of single- and mixed-gender colleges on women's education, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Results indicate women's colleges have a strong, positive influence on educational and occupational achievement, self-esteem, self-control, and views on gender equality.…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
The Impact of College on Students: The Nature of the Evidence.
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Pascarella, Ernest T. – Review of Higher Education, 1991
Substantive and methodological problems encountered in a five-year synthesis of research on college impact are discussed, including general issues in higher education research and scholarship, relevance of assessments of student change, unnoticed indirect effects of college experience, inattention to individual differences, validity of common…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Educational Benefits, Higher Education
Exploring Faculty Issues and Institutional Planning for the Twenty-First Century.
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Chronister, Jay L.; Truesdell, Thomas C. M. – Review of Higher Education, 1991
A survey of 56 colleges investigated how the institutions approach planning for staffing and the significance given such factors as abolition of mandatory retirement, tenure ratios, faculty retirements, faculty hiring and supply and demand, and related issues. Specific concerns emerged, and findings did not consistently bear out previous research.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Planning, Futures (of Society)