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Peer reviewedSinger, Ellen R. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study of 443 college faculty in English, biology, mathematics, and psychology in 163 institutions found gender, discipline, and some contextual variables to be the most significant predictors of faculty teaching paradigms. In addition, teaching paradigms were reflected in the frequencies of instructional behaviors reported by the faculty…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biology, College Faculty, College Instruction
Peer reviewedStricker, Lawrence J. – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated differences in the length of time taken to earn a doctoral degree in three disciplines--chemistry, English, and psychology. The clearest findings emerged for psychology, where institutional variables affecting time to degree concerned faculty accessibility and department size. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Chemistry, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
