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Global Competition, US Research Universities, and International Doctoral Education: Growth and Consolidation of an Organizational Field
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Taylor, Barrett J.; Cantwell, Brendan – Research in Higher Education, 2015
The heightened mobility of resources, ideas, and cultural practices across national borders--commonly known as "globalization"--entails changes in the contexts in which US research universities operate. We draw on recent developments in neo-institutional theory to understand these changes and their implications for the ways in which US…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Competition, Research Universities, Doctoral Programs
Experimental Effects of Student Evaluations Coupled with Collaborative Consultation on College Professors' Instructional Skills
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Knol, Mariska H.; in't Veld, Rachna; Vorst, Harrie C. M.; van Driel, Jan H.; Mellenbergh, Gideon J. – Research in Higher Education, 2013
This experimental study concerned the effects of repeated students' evaluations of teaching coupled with collaborative consultation on professors' instructional skills. Twenty-five psychology professors from a Dutch university were randomly assigned to either a control group or an experimental group. During their course, students evaluated them…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, College Students, College Faculty, Teaching Skills
Living-Learning Programs and First-Generation College Students' Academic and Social Transition to College
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Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi; Daver, Zaneeta E.; Vogt, Kristen E.; Leonard, Jeannie Brown – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This study examines the role of living-learning (L/L) programs in facilitating first-generation students' perceived academic and social transition to college. Using a sample of 1,335 first-generation students from 33 4-year institutions who participated in the National Study of Living-Learning Programs during Spring 2004, the results of the study…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Dormitories, First Generation College Students, Student Adjustment
Faculty Ratings as a Measure of Departmental and Administrator Quality.
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Hengstler, Dennis D.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1981
The usefulness of faculty ratings of departments and department heads as a measure of departmental quality is examined. It is found that the performance of the department head plays a very important role in faculty perceptions of the departments, and vice versa. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Faculty, Department Heads, Departments
Faculty/Student Mentor Program: Effects on Academic Performance and Retention.
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Campbell, Toni A.; Campbell, David E. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
In a study of the effectiveness of a faculty/student mentoring program at a large urban university, 339 undergraduate students assigned to mentors were matched with nonmentored students based on gender, ethnicity, grade point average (GPA), and entering enrollment status. Results showed a higher GPA, more units completed per semester, and lower…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Faculty, College Students
The Department-Wide Approach to Improving Faculty Instruction in Higher Education: A Qualitative Evaluation.
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Hativa, Nira – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A Tel Aviv University (Israel) study applied qualitative methods to evaluate a model for improvement of university teaching. A departmental instruction specialist treats instructional quality issues comprehensively within a department. Two years of implementation in the physics department have resulted in increased instructional quality, faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Developing Writing, then Teaching, amongst New Faculty.
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Boice, Robert – Research in Higher Education, 1995
The design and results of a program to support writing and, by extension, research among new college faculty (n=16) are reported. The strategy emphasized six components of writing (motivation, imagination, fluency, control, audience, and resilience), and was found to help participants meet goals for improvement (more articles accepted in refereed…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, College Instruction