Structure and agency of cultural diversity in (international) higher education have to be addressed with a critical perspective on international mobility and practices of international academic teaching. In order to overcome naive assumptions about intercultural developments on the individual and the organizational level, sociological analysis…

Founded in 1821, Widener University is a two-state (Pennsylvania and Delaware), four-campus, eight-college private institution serving approximately 6,700 students. Following arrival of the new senior vice president and provost in 2004 and subsequent reorganization of vice presidential responsibilities, Student Affairs is now led by a dean of…

The expectations and demands with respect to teaching and research have been changing for universities due to changes in their institutional environments. Born out of changing national research policies and modern governance arrangements, efficiency, effectiveness and output-oriented cultures have become increasingly important. In this article we…

Based on paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, Feb. 7, 1968.

To examine the 2-year college environment, 1969-70 catalogs for 94 2-year colleges were studied. The number of faculty, courses, and degrees in various fields were classified into six types--Realistic, Intellectual, Social, Conventional, Artistic, and Enterprising--based on Holland's theory of vocational choice. The resulting profiles were…

The psychological environment of a college is determined by the inner needs of the students and environmental press, i.e. the stresses, conformity-demanding influence, and rewards of the college. To determine the psychological environment at the Agricultural and Technical College at Delhi, 100 males and 85 females were administered the College…

Examines differences between expectations and perceptions of self-assessed adjustment to college to determine whether students expect more of themselves than is subsequently realized. Describes this "freshman myth" at Clark University and Holy Cross College (N=308) and discusses differences in various aspects of adjustment. (BH)

This study focused on the climate at Boise State University, Idaho, as measured by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Climate measures included general perceptions of the environment, quality of relationships with other students, faculty, and administrative personnel, the advising experience, and general satisfaction with the…

The high school students studied had more favorable attitudes toward the 4-year institutions on twenty-seven of the forty dimensions studied. (Editor)

Describes life at the Delta Upsilon house at the University of Texas. (SP)

The author proposes that we can no longer tolerate colleges that isolate themselves from the communities in which they are situated, but must create colleges that will work for community renewal in all its forms, that will become intimately identified with the surrounding communities. (AN)

Considers dysfunctional and functional consequences of increasing university size. Analyses of data on the California system indicate that unit costs decline little above 10,000 - 15,000 students. The advantages of growth appear to have been oversold. (AL)