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Peer reviewedFincher, Cameron – Research in Higher Education, 1991
Research on substantive issues and concerns of higher education is handicapped by higher education's lack of status and recognition as an academic discipline or professional specialty. Theory-based and policy-related research should be recast as disciplined inquiry, doctoral programs strengthened, and preparation of scholars, professors, and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study
Direct linkAdams, Charles S. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
A survey indicates that declining resources, merging of programs, and loss of faculty positions characterize the changes in programs in higher education as a field of study and suggest an uncertain future. However, most programs see themselves as strong and programs that were prominent in the last decade remain so. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Economic Change, Educational Change
Nelson, Glenn M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1991
A study of 65 doctoral programs in higher education indicates disturbing trends: (1) mergers into larger academic units; (2) significant decline in student diversity among rather stable populations; and (3) retirement of most tenured faculty within 10 years. Despite continuity and stability overall, these changes suggest a need for unified…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Demography, Doctoral Programs
