Identifies 10 areas that should be addressed in the academic preparation of community college leaders (i.e., value assumptions, human behavior, group process, personnel practices, legal principles, financial management, information systems, planning, research design and method, educational history). Enumerates desirable leader qualities and…

Constrasts the findings of a 1982 survey of university professors of community college education with those of a 1972 survey to measure shifts in their theoretical and professional orientations and trends in demographic data and career patterns. Finds the group older and increasingly interested in research and scholarly values. (DMM)

In interviews with 18 college faculty actively collaborating on research in the field of higher education, a variety of metaphors were used to explain the nature of the collaborative process, reflecting 6 distinct dynamics of the relationship: degree of jointness, definition of roles and responsibilities, flexibility of roles, similarity of…

This paper argues that involvement in higher education policy research and development is important for college faculty since not doing so leaves the field to others who may not exhibit sufficient objectivity or adequately emphasize the goals of understanding, effectiveness, and efficiency. First, it identifies some general problems of policy…

A proposal requesting approval to grant the Ph.D. as well as the Ed.D. to doctoral students in Educational Administration and Higher Education (EAHED) is presented. The proposal describes strengths and weaknesses of the present program and documents the program's development from one concentrating primarily on teaching and advising students to one…

This study addressed two research questions: (1) To what extent do teacher educators inquire and carry out research in the field of teacher education? and (2) To what extent do teacher educators identify with the field of teacher education? Responses to a survey questionnaire were received from 95 teacher educators who regularly teach methods…

The stubborn memorandum of organizational forms and types of control stems naturally from the traditionalizing of their practices, the vesting of group interest in their continuation, and the justifying of ideologies. The momentum is increased when the forms and types acquire niches in the larger organizational ecology that protects them against…

Three hundred bibliographies from all over the world, mainly published during the last 20 years, are catalogued in alphabetical order. This international collection represents an attempt to fill a bibliographic vacuum in higher education. (Author/LBH)

The folklore of higher education is reviewed in these selections from a book of stories on famous professors and their classroom techniques. (LBH)

Examines five dilemmas in postsecondary organizational theory and research, in the areas of theory development, research methods, organizational behavior context, relating theory to practice, and identifying professional colleagues. Calls for the establishment of a "peer group" to consider these issues and to ensure the continued,…

The complaint that memoirs of college and university life are impressionistic and biased and thus poorly suited for a research project is refuted. Memoirs can shape and supplement research questions and can remind and commit academe to the idea of the beloved campus. (MLW)

Reviews and critiques T. W. Moore's position on the role of educational philosophers and his contemporary model of educational theory. Argues that contemporary educational philosophers should bring their special resources to bear on educational questions. Describes how students can be initiated into the contemporary philosophy of education. (WL)

The History Group of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) meets annually, solicits papers, and publishes a newsletter. ASHE also offers a Dissertation of the Year Award. The History of Education Society has two awards for outstanding research and publication by graduate students and professionals. (MSE)

A study found that scholarly articles in higher education journals elicit different reader responses according to the articles' structures, and that publication does lead to further activities in research, scholarly, and professional sectors as a result of readers' initiatives and authors' responses. (Author/MSE)

A study of citation patterns looked at 569 articles in 3 higher education journals over a period of 6 years. It examined the forms and ages of materials cited and the most frequently cited items and individuals. Some conclusions are drawn, and further research of the communication process is recommended. (MSE)