This article reports on a mentoring case from a transdisciplinary, longitudinal writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) initiative in which the situated complexities of integrating new writing pedagogies were observed and supported. Considering this case through an agential realist lens, we introduce the concept of "discursive turbulence":…

The differences between computer-mediated and in-person learning are of increasing interest to educators, both with the rise of fully online education offerings and the move to 'blended learning' when teachers use computer-mediated learning to supplement and extend classroom activities. This paper offers a narrative history of the world's first…

This study explores how faculty across disciplines access and share scholarly serial content and what expectations they have for immediacy. The authors conducted twenty-five in-depth, semi-structured interviews with faculty of various ranks representing all Illinois State University (ISU) colleges. The findings, presented in the words of…

This article presents the annual report on the economic status of the profession. This year's report covers three main issues--all perennial problems, but with new analysis based on the latest data--in addition to summarizing the current results from the annual American Association of University Professors (AAUP) survey of full-time faculty…

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS MADE TO STUDY THE INVOLVEMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN COMMITTEE WORK AND IN SELECTED STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES. THE EFFECTIVENESS LEVEL OF SELECTED STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES IN FIVE LARGE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES WAS COMPARED TO CERTAIN ASPECTS OF FACULTY PARTICIPATION TO DETERMINE WHAT RELATIONSHIPS EXISTED. A THREE-PART…

In fall 2000, Eastern Illinois University implemented an electronic writing portfolio (EWP) to assess students' writing skills. Students who were freshmen in fall 2000 and transfer students enrolling under the fall 2000 catalogue or subsequent catalogues must submit materials to the EWP. The EWP submissions come from each academic level as…

Data were collected through instruments and personal interviews from coordinators and faculty of 45 practical nurse education programs (16 in Iowa and 29 in Illinois) to determine characteristics related to student selection criteria and procedures, organizational structure, curriculum, and opinions and perceptions of faculty members. Comparison…

A curriculum emphasizing "basics" and a program of extracurricular activities encouraging individual experimentation, exploration, and growth are factors contributing to the excellence of this small, rural junior-senior high school with an enrollment of 256 in Triopia, Illinois. The school's faculty, curriculum, athletic program, and…

IN FALL 1967, THE 32 ILLINOIS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES ENROLLED 83,804 STUDENTS, REPRESENTING 52,327 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE SYSTEM AND FOR EACH COLLEGE--(1) ENROLLMENT DATA, (2) APPLICATIONS, ADMISSIONS, AND ENROLLMENTS, (3) HIGH SCHOOL RANKS AND ENTRANCE TEST SCORES OF ENTERING FRESHMEN, (4)…

When the use of illegal drugs first exploded on college campuses in the late 1960s and ultimately became a part of the fabric of pop culture in the United States, fears about the possible effect of this phenomenon on adolescents and society as a whole began to consume the public. One of the most widespread and promising initiatives to emerge in…