Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 1995 ASHE Annual Meeting

Each year contributors at the annual meeting are requested to submit their papers for review and possible inclusion in a special ERIC collection of ASHE presentations. Included in this issue of The Review are summaries of selected papers. These papers are indexed in the Resources in Education (RIE) Subject Index under “ASHE Annual Meeting” with a publication date of 1995.

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John D. Burton
DePaul University

The Harvard Tutors: The Beginning of an Academic Profession, 1690–1770. Examines the changing role of tutors at Harvard University in the 17th and 18th centuries. Traces the impact of those changes on (a) the professionalization of college instruction and (b) the separation of the teaching profession from that of the ministry. (ERIC ED 391 401, 25 pp., MF $1.34, PC $3.97 + postage.)

Michael T. Nettles, Laura W. Perna
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Sex and Race Differences in Faculty Salaries, Tenure, Rank, and Productivity: Why, on Average, Do Women, African Americans, and Hispanics Have Lower Salaries, Tenure and Rank? Examines the salary, status, and productivity of 8,114 male and female faculty members from five racial groups, Finds that, even after controlling for experience, education, productivity, and institutional characteristics, women’s salaries are 11.3% lower than men’s. Women, Blacks, and Hispanics are also less likely to be tenured. (ERIC ED 391 402, 48 pp., MF $1.34, PC $7.94 + postage.)

Peg Boyle, Bob Boyce
State University of New York, Stony Brook

The Structure of Good Beginnings: The Early Experiences of Graduate Students. Proposes a four-element model for the success of graduate students focused on (a) immersion in research activities, (b) academic regimen and planning, (c) social management, and (d) self-management. Evaluates 40 first-year graduate students and finds that departmental climate had a significant impact on student success. (ERIC ED 391 403, 16 pp., MF $1.34, PC $3.97 + postage.)

Linda Serra Hagedorn
University of Illinois, Chicago

Wage Equity and Female Faculty Job-Satisfaction: The Role of Wage Differentials in a Job Satisfaction Causal Model. Examines the role of female/male wage differentials in a model of job satisfaction with 5,021 college faculty. Finds that as gender-based wage differentials increase, global job satisfaction of female faculty decreases. (ERIC ED 391 404, 52 pp., MF $1.34, PC $11.91 + postage.)

Adrianna Kezar
University of Michigan

Pilot Studies: Beginning the Hermeneutic Circle. Discusses the importance of pilot studies in the development and implementation of a research project in the context of Heidegger’s hermeneutic circle. Applies concepts to conceptual framework, research focus and goals, and methodology of a pilot study on inclusive higher education leadership models. (ERIC ED 391 405, 30 pp., MF $1.34, PC $7.94 + postage.)

Daniel T. Layzell, J. Kent Caruthers
University of Wisconsin System

Performance Funding at the State Level: Trends and Prospects. Reviews the concept of performance funding (PF) in governmental and higher education budgeting at the state level and reports findings of a national survey of state higher education finance officers. Finds that only eight states have PF in place and that most have no plans to implement PF for higher education. (ERIC ED 391 406, 40 pp., MF $1.34, PC $7.94 + postage.)

Christopher B. Clott
Saint Xavier University

The Effects of Environment, Strategy, Culture, and Resource Dependency on Perceptions of Organizational Effectiveness of Schools of Business. Utilizes causal modeling procedures to identify relationships among various predictor variables in determining organizational effectiveness in a survey of 304 academic deans. Finds that internal organizational culture has the most influence on organizational effectiveness. (ERIC ED 391 407, 32 pp., MF $1.34, PC $7.94 + postage.)

Ya-Rong Huang
University of California, Los Angeles

The Accentuation Effect of Academic Majors on Undergraduate Work Values and Holland’s Theory. Analysis of student data (N...