This article analyzes 255 articles published in seven peer-reviewed journals over a 10-year period and presents examples of how higher education researchers undertake the study of campus racial climates; racial differences in access, outcomes, and attainment; and the experiences of students, faculty, and administrators of color on predominantly…

This article focuses on how critical race theory informed the author's epistemological perspective and methodological approach as she analyzed Mexican American educational narratives and formulated her identity as a scholar. Using a storytelling technique employed in CRT, the author weaves together her position as the translator of participants'…

This study investigates faculty members' experiences in a 20-month inquiry project that provided them with structured opportunities to (a) interview students of color about their educational journey, and (b) meet with other faculty members as a collaborative inquiry team to discuss student interview findings. Changes in faculty members were…

Analyzes interview data from 24 higher education faculty from 19 universities to assess the extent to which the cumulative advantage perspective was consistent with experiences they described as significant to their publishing productivity. Two factors voiced by a majority of participants relatively late commitment to an academic career and the…

Examines quantitative studies, especially small-scale statistical probes, which have become the dominant mode of inquiry in higher education, but criticisms of this approach are mounting. Describes the presuppositions of this prevailing mode, and several strands of criticism, noting how education and social research have changed over four decades.…

The tendency of higher education researchers to focus on discovery and not practice- and policy-relevant research will not garner the needed public support. Attention should be directed to addressing issues confronting practitioners and policymakers, contributing to the solution of important current problems, communicating better with…

This article reviews the work of G. Stanley Hall, who offered the first course on college and university problems in 1893. It describes Hall's education and academic appointments until 1887, the European origins of his study, the founding of Clark University (Massachusetts) and Hall's presidency, the American beginnings of the field of higher…

A study investigated the standards used in refereeing scholarly journal articles to judge qualitative research methods. Examination of reviewers' critiques of 57 manuscripts submitted to the "Review of Higher Education" revealed 7 themes that reviewers focused on, and also found reviewers emphasized good writing and clear articulation of all…

(NOTE: See HE 512 216 for journal name change in information.) The prevalence of the case method in preparing higher education leaders is examined. Responses to a Case Use Inventory indicate many variations are used, but that the case method may not be widely implemented among graduate higher education programs. (SF)

Higher education programs and how they can best serve the increasing need for educational practitioners are discussed. Graduate programs in postsecondary education are examined as well as market demands, specific educational needs, and master's programs in higher education. (SF)

The major problems that prevent the construction of sound higher education programs are highlighted and a conceptual approach to designing the higher education administration curriculum is presented. A precise analysis and definition of the higher education administration concept is the key to identifying sound subject and course content.…

Suggestions are given and experiences related on the content and organization of a graduate course in the history of higher education in the United States. Course rationale, objectives, teaching methods, and syllabus development are discussed. (MSE)

The History Group of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) meets annually, solicits papers, and publishes a newsletter. ASHE also offers a Dissertation of the Year Award. The History of Education Society has two awards for outstanding research and publication by graduate students and professionals. (MSE)

The college novels of C. P. Snow present an accurate portrayal of academic life. Snow's artistic approach combined with the scientific approach to higher education enables those who engage in the study of higher education to achieve an in-depth understanding of organizational behavior in institutions of higher learning. (MLW)

The complaint that memoirs of college and university life are impressionistic and biased and thus poorly suited for a research project is refuted. Memoirs can shape and supplement research questions and can remind and commit academe to the idea of the beloved campus. (MLW)