Acknowledgement patterns in the "Journal of Higher Education" (JHE) from 1972 to 1993 inclusive were examined using Blaise Cronin's (1991) six-part typology. In the 21-year period, 38.8% of the articles had a formally worded acknowledgement with the majority (81.2%) of those being resource-related, 55% concept-related, and 32%…

The purpose of this document is to focus on the problem of the appropriate and efficient evaluation of innovative, nontraditional institutions of higher education. The applicability of the traditional standards of an academic self-study to the Walden experience is described and assessed. Information was gathered on the Walden alumni, the…

The status of women and ethnic minorities in the libraries of the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) system was investigated. Questionnaires were administered to a random sample of CSUC librarians in order to discover information about demographic characteristics, entry level, promotions, mobility, unionism, perceptions of a recent…

Throughout the past decade, there have been increasing demands by American academic librarians for full faculty status, participation in management, and unionization. To determine if these demands have caused changes, a survey was made of the personnel organization schemes at the libraries of five major universities--Texas A&M, Harvard,…

The historical emergence of industrial arts education, the current attitudes of professionals in regard to philosophy and content, and the debate involving technology education and its implications are summarized in a literature review. The debate within the profession regarding definition, curriculum, and philosophy is of long-standing…

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…

Professional fundraising has given rise to a new information specialist profession. This career path, which has been known as prospect research or advancement research, should be more accurately characterized as information resources management for advancement. With primary emphasis on value-added information processes that involve analysis and…

A survey was made of 203 leaders in vocational education to allow a profile and comparison of leader characteristics, and determination of the extent to which selected characteristics relate to professionalism. Data analysis by several sub-programs showed (1) a mean score on the Professionalism Scale similar to that for other groups (54.58); (2)…

The study examined selected perceptions and attitudes of randomly identified members of the American Vocational Association (AVA) regarding some of the goals and objectives of this organization. The sample was assessed to determine the relationships among isolated variables (collective bargaining, State legislation, Federal legislation,…

In conjunction with a literature review, 100 recognized leaders in environmental education and related fields were surveyed via a mail questionnaire for purposes of determining the knowledge and skill concepts deemed necessary for outdoor/environmental education teachers at both the elementary and secondary levels. The survey elicited a 67%…