A descriptive survey of all public, comprehensive junior colleges' deans of instruction was conducted to ascertain and examine their characteristics, preparation, and attitudes. From a final sample of 504 questionnaires, it was determined that the chief academic officers, most commonly called the deans of instruction, were typically Caucasian,…

The research question for this dissertation study was: Do behavioral outcomes identified in people who commit suicide exist in people who publicly exhibit productive behavioral outcomes and have not attempted suicide? More specifically, do selective affective and physiological behavioral outcomes identified in people who kill themselves exist is…

Personal, educational and professional data were collected and analyzed about 27 women administrators in top-level administrative positions. A semistructured personal interview was conducted with 20 of the 27 who were in positions that fall within the first three highest-ranking administrative positions in the nine institutions of higher education…