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Groner, Norman E. – Research in Higher Education, 1978
Measures of attributes of leadership situations faced by department chairmen were theoretically and empirically related. Findings indicated that high task structure (faculty homogeneity and academic task structure) is associated with better member relations and greater cooperation on administrative matters. Implications for administrators are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Department Heads, Departments, Factor Analysis
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Iverson, Barbara K.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1984
The extent to which informal contact socializes students by influencing their educational aspiration level in a commuter setting was investigated using a longitudinal data collection with the student as unit of analysis. Significant interactions between informal faculty-student contact and race were found. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Freshmen, Commuting Students, Higher Education
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Blackburn, Robert T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1981
Mentor professors were surveyed with respect to their most successful "proteges" regarding scholarly production, the mentorship role, and their careers. Mentors overwhelmingly nominated as their most successful proteges those whose careers were essentially identical to their own. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors