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Enders, Jurgen; Teichler, Ulrich – Higher Education, 1997
A study compared employment patterns, working conditions, and workload among college and university faculty in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, England, Japan, and the United States, based on data from an international faculty survey. Results indicate considerable differences across academic rank, particularly in the European countries. However,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education

Zweigenhaft, Richard L. – Higher Education, 1992
A study of the postcollege experiences of 149 Yale College (Connecticut) graduates from elite prep schools, nonelite prep schools, and public high schools in 1963 supported the expectation that prep school graduates would have accumulated "social capital" according to one theory, and public school graduates would accumulate more…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis

Welch, Anthony R. – Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 20,000 college and university faculty in 14 countries, particularly in large teaching and research institutions, investigated the extent of international mobility within this group. Issues examined in relation to mobility include gender differences, distribution among disciplines, patterns of employment (full- vs. part-time,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Employment Patterns