Contents

• Articles
• Review Essay

Articles

Bess, James L.
• Teaching Well: Do You Have to Be Schizophrenic?
  Subjects:
  • Teaching.
  • Universities and colleges -- United States -- Faculty.
  • College teachers -- United States.

  Abstract:

  Most faculty are neither sufficiently skilled nor psychologically disposed both to perform competently and to find rewards in the wide range of tasks presently required of them. Taking the teaching role alone, this paper disaggregates the "knowledge transfer" subrole into four technologies with associated sets of skills and personality dispositions, then argues for assigning the subrole tasks to teams of specialized faculty, each with skills and dispositions matched to the technology.

Presley, Jennifer B.
Engelbride, Edward.
• Accounting for Faculty Productivity in the Research University
  Subjects:
  • College teachers -- Workload -- Maryland.
  • University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) -- Faculty.
  • Higher education and state -- Maryland.

  Abstract:

  Economic and political pressures have focused state legislative interest on faculty productivity. In Maryland, a negotiated approach resulted in a mission-sensitive policy that includes a reporting mechanism to measure instructional and noninstructional productivity. Legislative reporting requirements are being reduced as trust develops about the integrity of reporting and the management of faculty time. However, the two nonmedical research institutions continue to receive special scrutiny, with the legislature expecting to see increased teaching effort.

Olsen, Deborah.
Crawford, Lizabeth A.
• A Five-Year Study of Junior Faculty Expectations about Their Work
  Subjects:
  • College teachers -- United States -- Attitudes -- Longitudinal studies.
  • College teachers -- Job satisfaction -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.

  Abstract:

  This paper uses the "met expectations" framework to examine the effect of post-graduate work experience on tenure acquisition. Pre-tenure faculty with academic postdoctoral experience had better time management skills, were clearer about work priorities, and experienced less work stress than those without this experience. Early work stress was, in turn, associated with lower year-five job satisfaction and a greater likelihood of a negative tenure review, suggesting some possible deficits in the preparation of graduate students.

Nagda, Biren A.
Gregerman, Sandra R.
Jonides, John.
Hippel, William von.
Lerner, Jennifer S.
• Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Partnerships Affect Student Retention
  Subjects:
  • Teacher-student relationships -- United States.
  • College dropouts -- Prevention.

  Abstract:

  This article evaluates the impact of a program promoting student-faculty research partnerships on college student retention. The program, built on the premise that successful retention efforts integrate students into the core academic mission of the university, targets first-year and sophomore undergraduates. Findings of a participant-control group design show that the research partnerships are most effective in promoting the retention of students at greater risk for college attritionÑAfrican American students and students with low GPAs.

Creamer, Elizabeth G.
McGuire, Sharon P.
• Applying the Cumulative Advantage Perspective to Scholarly Writers in Higher Education
  Subjects:
  • College teachers as authors.
  • Academic writing.

  Abstract:

  This article reports an analysis of interview data from 24 academics in higher education from 19 universities, assessing the extent to which the cumulative advantage perspective was consistent with the experiences they described as significant to their publishing productivity. The relatively late commitment to an academic career and the importance of feedback voiced by a majority of participants suggests disciplinary differences in the theory's applicability.

Review Essay

Lavin, David E.
Hyllegard, David.
• Review Essay: Changing the Odds: Open Admissions and the Life Chances of the Disadvantaged
  Subjects:
  • City University of New York -- Open admission -- Case studies.
  • Reviewer: Mumper, Michael, 1954-.
  • Review title: Beyond financial aid: alternative approaches to improving college participation.

  Abstract:

  For the past thirty years, governments have used financial aid as the principle means of increasing college participation among the disadvantaged. But the limits of this approach have become clear. This essay explores several leading studies of alternative methods to open the doors to higher education. Included in the review are a study of open admissions at CUNY, a compilation of innovative pricing and student aid strategies, a proposal to reform federal student aid, and an analysis of how low-income children get to college.

St. John, Edward P., ed.
• Review Essay: Rethinking Tuition and Student Aid Strategies
  Subjects:
  • College costs -- United States.
  • Reviewer: Mumper, Michael, 1954-.
  • Review title: Beyond financial aid: alternative approaches to improving college participation.

Institute for Higher Education Policy.
• Review Essay: The Next Step: Student Aid for Student Success
  Subjects:
  • Student aid -- United States.
  • Reviewer: Mumper, Michael, 1954-.
  • Review title: Beyond financial aid: alternative approaches to improving college participation.

Levine, Arthur.
Nidiffer, Jana, 1957-.
• Review Essay: Beating the Odds: How the Poor Get to College
  Subjects:
  • Socially handicapped -- Education (Higher) -- United States.
  • Reviewer: Mumper, Michael, 1954-.
  • Review title: Beyond financial aid: alternative approaches to improving college participation.