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The New Accountability:  From Regulation to Results journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, The New Accountability: From Regulation to Results, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 5-20;  the rise of the "new accountability" and the policy responses of outcomes assessment, performance funding and budgeting, and performance reporting.
Performance Reports:  Coverage and Customers, Purposes and Priorities journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Performance Reports: Coverage and Customers, Purposes and Priorities, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 21-32; examines the coverage, content, and customers of the performance reports, along with their purposes, priorities, initiation methods, and the emerging changes in their style and substance
Reporting Indicators:  What Do They Indicate? journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Reporting Indicators: What Do They Indicate?, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 33-58; models of excellence implied in the reporting of indicators are identified, and the use of performance measures; appendix
Policymakers' Reactions to Performance Reporting journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Policymakers' Reactions to Performance Reporting, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 59-78;  summarize survey on the use, effects, and future of performance reporting; appendix
Indicator Preferences:  Acceptability Trumps Accountability journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Indicator Preferences: Acceptability Trumps Accountability, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 79-96; the importance and appropriateness of the most common indicators used in state and campus performance reports
Measuring Down and Up:  The Missing Link journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Measuring Down and Up: The Missing Link, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 97-114;  compare state performance reports and note that the states with performance reports received no better grades than those without them
Performance Reporting:  Promises, Problems, and Prospects journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Performance Reporting: Promises, Problems, and Prospects, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 115-128;  review the prospects, problems, and possibilities, and fundamental flaws of performance reporting 
Survey and Assessment in Women's Colleges:  An Issue of Context journal article;  Langdon, Emily A. and Annette L. Giovengo, Survey and Assessment in Women's Colleges: An Issue of Context, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 7-26;  provides an overview of the evolution of women's institutions and describes the research considerations intrinsic to these institutions
Emics and Etics of Researching Black Colleges:  Applying Facts and Avoiding Fallacies journal article;  Brown, M. Christopher II, Emics and Etics of Researching Black Colleges: Applying Facts and Avoiding Fallacis, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 27-40; a renewed emphasis on the assessment and analysis of black colleges and universities 
Student Assessment in Tribal Colleges journal article; Ortiz, Anna M. and Paul Boyer, Student Assessment in Tribal Colleges, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 41-50;  characteristics of Native American culture envelop and influence methods of instruction, student needs, and the path to degree completion at tribal colleges
Studying Community Colleges and Their Students:  Context and Research Issues journal article;  Lane, Jason E., Studying Community Colleges and Their Students: Context and Research Issues, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 51-68;  contextual issues stemming from the comprehensive and competing missions of community colleges 
Diversity Within the Virtual Classroom journal article;  Kinser, Kevin, Diversity Within the Virtual Classroom, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 69-78; provides overview of challenges and general measures to guide assessment of virtual classrooms
Service Academies of the United States:  Issues of Context, Curriculum, and Assessment journal article; Forest, James JF, Service Academies of the United States: Issues of Context, Curriculum, and Assessment, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 79-104;  how US service academies  may deal with cultural challenges in in curricular assessment
Looking Backward to See Ahead:  Implication for Research, Policy, and Practice journal article;  Lane Jason E. and M. Christopher Brown II, Looking Backward to See Ahead:  Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 105-112; as the landscape of higher education continues to diversify, policy-makers and administrators need to consider the unique aspects of different institutional types when adopting and adapting state and institution policies
Evaluating Teaching Performance journal article;  Paulsen, Michael B., Evaluating Teaching Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 5-18; effective contemporary approaches to teaching evaluation include self-evaluation, student ratings, and peer review
Evaluating Scholarship Performance:  Traditional and Emergent Assessment Templates journal article;  Braxton, John M and Mariwtta Del Favero, Evaluating Scholarship Performance:  Traditional and Emergent Assessment Templates, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 19-32;  compares traditional and new templates for evaluating scholarship performance
Evaluating Outreach Performance journal article;  Amey, Marilyn J., Evaluating Outreach Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 33-42; how to acknowledge, evaluate, and reward outreach activity
Integration:  Evaluating Faculty Work as a Whole journal article;  Colbeck, Carol L. ed., Integration:  Evaluating Faculty Work as a Whole, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 43-52; assesses joint production of teaching, research, and outreach and suggests specific methods for evaluating the extent and nature of the integrated faculty work
The Impact of Technology on Faculty Performance and Its Evaluation journal article;  McInnis, Craig, The Impact of Technology on Faculty Performance and Its Evaluation, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 53-62; technological changes facilitate communication and decision making, but add to faculty members' workload as they struggle to stay current with the vast amount of new information
A System Framework for Evaluation of Faculty Web-Work journal article;  Marine, Robert J., A System Framework for Evaluation of Faculty Web-Work, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 63-72; faculty members attempting to integrate Web-based teaching, research, or service into their work roles need systematic evaluation processes that provide concrete evidence of effectiveness
Faculty Evaluation and the Development of Academic Careers journal article;  Huber, Mary Taylor, Faculty Evaluation and the Development of Academic Careers,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 73-84; debate on the scholarship of teaching and learning in promotion and tenure decisions 
Institutional Research to Enhance Faculty Performance journal article;  Dooris, Michael J., Institutional Research to Enhance Faculty Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 85-96; examples of targeted, change-oriented institutional research used to improve use of faculty resources and understand faculty members' experiences
The Ultimate Faculty Evaluation:  Promotion and Tenure Decisions journal article;  Fairweather, James S.,The Ultimate Faculty Evaluation:  Promotion and Tenure Decisions , New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 97-108; summarizes the major issues raised in the volume and integrates their application for promotion and tenure review
Measuring Gender Bias in the Salaries of Tenured Faculty Members journal article; Becker, William E. and Robert K. Toutkoushian, Measuring Gender Bias in the Salaries of Tenured Faculty Members, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 5-20; rank in faculty salary models and the problems associated with either including or excluding controls for rank.
From Here to Seniority:  The Effect of Experience and Job Tenure on Faculty Salaries journal article; Barbezat Debra A., From Here to Seniority:  The Effect of Experience and Job Tenure on Faculty Salaries, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 21-48; the author argues that the negative return on seniority and the extent of salary compression have been overstated by previous researchers and are greatly affected by the salary model specification used.
Addressing Gender Equity in Nonfaculty Salaries journal article; Toutkoushian, Robert K., Addressing Gender Equity in Nonfaculty Salaries, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 49-68;  the challenges involved in conducting a salary-equity study for nonfaculty academic employees 
Hierarchical Linear Modeling in Salary-Equity Studies journal article; Loeb, Jane W., Hierarchical Linear Modeling in Salary-Equity Studies, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 69-96; how hierarchical linear modeling can be used as an alternative to multiple  regression analysis for conducting salary-equity studies
Conducting the Salary-Equity Study:  A Consultant's View journal article; McLaughlin, Gerald W. and Josetta S. McLaughlin, Conducting the Salary-Equity Study: A Consultant's View, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 97-114;  the various statistical and political issues that analysts encounter when conducting a salary-equity study for a single institution
Overview of Knowledge Management  journal article; Serban, Andreea M. and Jing Luan, Knowledge Management: Building a Competitive Advantage in Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 5-16; defines knowledge management, its components, processes, and outcomes for institutional research
Data Mining and Its Applications in Higher Education journal article; Luan, Jing, Data Mining and Its Applications in Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 17-36; discusses the theoretical basis for data mining, one of the essential knowledge management processes
Building Portals for Higher Education journal article; Pickett, Richard A. and William B. Hamre, Building Portals for Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 37-56;  discusses the concept of portals and its application in higher education for building personalized, Web-deployed Intranet and decision support systems.
Customer Relationship Management journal article; Fayerman, Michael, Customer Relationship Management, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 57-68; discusses the applicability of customer relationship management to the operations of higher education and institutional research and the role it plays in the knowledge management framework
Organizational Learning and the Case for Knowledge-Based Systems journal article; Petrides, Lisa A., Organizational Learning and the Case for Knowledge-Based Systems, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 69-84; provides a framework for the integration of institutional research within the larger context of organizational learning and the creation and maintenance of a research culture facilitated by knowledge management.
Technologies, Products, and Models Supporting Knowledge Management journal article; Serban, Andreea M. and Jing Luan, Technologies, Products, and Models Supporting Knowledge Management, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 85-104; proposes a model for classifying the various types of technologies related to knowledge management that are most often used in institutional research
Knowledge Management:  The "Fifth Face" of Institutional Research journal article; Serban, Andreea M. , Knowledge Management:  The "Fifth Face" of Institutional Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 105-112;  looks at the advantages and challenges of knowledge management from and institutional research perspective.
Making Fair and Predictable Salary Adjustments for Faculty of Public Research Universities journal article;Hanley and Forkenbrock, Making Fair and Predictable Salary Adjustments for Faculty of Public Research Universities, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 111-127; presents a model for allocating funds for salary increases to faculty lines within an academic unit at a public research university
Understanding How First-Year Seminars Affect Persistence  journal article; Porter and Swing, Understanding How First-Year Seminars Affect Persistence, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 89-109; uses a survey of almost 20,000 first-year students at 45 four year institutions combined with institutional-level data to understand how aspects of first-year seminars affect early intentions to persist
Breaking The Silence : Achieving a Positive Campus Climate for Diversity from the Staff Perspective journal article; Mayhew, Grunwald, and Dey, Breaking The Silence : Achieving a Positive Campus Climate for Diversity from the Staff Perspective, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 63-88; the purpose of this paper is to identify factors that create a positive climate for diversity and to demonstrate how these factors predict outcomes related to achieving a positive campus climate for diversity
Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages journal article; Carini, Kuh, and Klein, Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 1-32; examines the extent to which student engagement is associated with experimental and traditional measures of academic performance; whether the relationship between engaement and academic performance are conditional; whether institutions differ in terms of their ability to convert student engagement into academic performance
The Effect of Loans on The Persistence and Attainment of Community College Students journal article; Dowd and Coury, The Effect of Loans on The Persistence and Attainment of Community College Students, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 33-62; this study informs public policies regarding the use of subsidized loans as financial aid for community college students. 
Job Competencies and the Curriculum:  An Inquiry Into Emotional Intelligence in Graduate Professional Education journal article; Jaeger, Audrey J., Job Competencies and the Curriculum:  An Inquiry Into Emotional Intelligence in Graduate Professional Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  615-640;  examines the potential for enhanced emotional capabilities in the traditional graduate classroom and the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance
Campus-Based Retention Initiatives: Does the Emperor Have Clothes?  journal article; Patton, Morelon, Whitehead and Hossler, Campus-Based Retention Initiatives: Does the Emperor Have Clothes? ,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 130, Summer 2006,  p. 9-24.  an attempt to conduct a systematic review and critique of the research that has been done on campus-based retention initiatives
Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms journal article; Weidman, John C. and Elizabeth L. Stein, Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  641-656;  a multivariate analysis provides support for the Weidman, Twale, and Stien socialization framework, affirming the importance of social interaction among both students and faculty that stimulate research and scholarly productivity
How Risky Are One-Shot Cross-Sectional Assessments of Undergraduate Students? journal article; Astin, Alexander W. and Jenny J. Lee, How Risky Are One-Shot Cross-Sectional Assessments of Undergraduate Students?, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  657-672;  explores what extent of possible input bias is associated with the rapidly growing use by colleges and universities of one-time cross-sectional assessments of students
Organizational Effectiveness of 2-Year Colleges:  The Centrality of Cultural and Leadership Complexity journal article; Smart, John C., Organizational Effectiveness of 2-Year Colleges:  The Centrality of Cultural and Leadership Complexity, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  673-704;  examines the extent to which community college faculty and administrators' perceptions of the organizational effectiveness is related to their cognitive and behavioral complexity of organizational cultures and leadership roles
Posting Organizational Effectiveness as a Second-Order Construct in Hong Kong Higher Education Institutions journal article; Kwan, Paula and Allan Walker, Posting Organizational Effectiveness as a Second-Order Construct in Hong Kong Higher Education Institutions, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  705-726;  examines the relative importance of the various organizational effectiveness dimensions in higher education 
Will Teachers Receive Higher Student Evaluations by Giving Higher Grades and Less Course Work? journal article; Centra, John A., Will Teachers Receive Higher Student Evaluations by Giving Higher Grades and Less Course Work? , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 495-518;  investigates whether mean expected grades and level of difficult/work load in courses influence student's ratings of instruction
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Frequency of Part-Time Enrollment and the Persistence of Students Who Enroll Part-Time journal article; O'Toole, Dennis M., Leslie S. Stratton, and James N. Wetzel, A Longitudinal Analysis of the Frequency of Part-Time Enrollment and the Persistence of Students Who Enroll Part-Time, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 519-538;  evaluates the frequency of part-time enrollment and the persistence of students who enroll part time
Research Productivity and Student Evaluation of Teaching in Social Science Classes: A Research Note journal article; Stack, Steven, Research Productivity and Student Evaluation of Teaching in Social Science Classes: A Research Note, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 539-556;   discusses the first systematic investigation to demonstrate a significant relationship between the quality of research (citations) and SETs
Cognitive, Motivational, and Volitional Dimensions of Learning: An Empirical test of a Hypothetical Model journal article; Valle, Antonio, Ramon G. Cabanach, Jose C. Nunez, Julio Gonzalez-Pienda, Susana Rodriquez, and Isabel Pineiro, Cognitive, Motivational, and Volitional Dimensions of Learning: An Empirical test of a Hypothetical Model, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 557-580;  examines, through a hypothetical model, learning-oriented motivation
Student Outcomes: The Impact of Varying Living-Learning Community Models journal article; Stassen, Martha L., Student Outcomes: The Impact of Varying Living-Learning Community Models , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 581-613;  examines differences in outcomes for learning communities with different missions and structures
The Impact of Lottery Incentives on Student Survey Response Rates journal article; Porter, Stephen R. and Michael E. Whitcomb, The Impact of Lottery Incentives on Student Survey Response Rates, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 389-408;  examines the effectiveness of postpaid incentives specifically lottery incentives on response rates and response bias
Assessing Response Rates and Non-response Bias in Web and Paper Surveys journal article; Sax, Linda J., Shannon K. Gilmartin, and Alyssa N. Bryant, Assessing Response Rates and Nonresponse Bias in Web and Paper Surveys, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 409-432;  examines response rates and nonresponse bias with paper-only, paper with web option, web-only with response incentive, and web-only without incentive
A Longitudinal Approach to Assessing Attrition Behavior Among First-Generation Students: Time-Varying Effects of Pre-College Characteristics journal article; Ishitani, Terry T., A Longitudinal Approach to Assessing Attrition Behavior Among First-Generation Students: Time-Varying Effects of Pre-College Characteristics, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 451-472;  examines the risk of attrition in the first year among first-generation students
The Private Benefits of Higher Education: An Examination of the Earnings Premium journal article; Ishitani, Perna, Laura, W., The Private Benefits of Higher Education: An Examination of the Earnings Premium, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 451-472; examines the percentage of earnings premium that is attributable to a bachelor's degree taking into account various characteristics, sex, race, and socioeconomic status
Enhancement of Mentor Selection Using the Ideal Mentor Scale journal article; Rose, Gail L., Enhancement of Mentor Selection Using the Ideal Mentor Scale, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 473-494; examines new measure designed to help graduate students evaluate the qualities they most value in a potential mentor
Longer-Term Economic Effects of College Selectivity and Control journal article; Thomas, Scott L., Longer-term Economic Effects of College Selectivity and Control, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p.  263-300;  examines initial economic returns and the status of graduates long-range financial obligations resulting from college attendance
Influences on Community College Students' Educational Plans journal article; Pascarella, Ernest T., Gregory C. Wolniak, and Christopher T. Pierson, Influences on Community College Students' Educational Plans, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 301-314;  identifies the institutional and college experience variables influencing end-of-first-year educational degree plans
Learning On Campus and Learning at a Distance:  A Randomized Instructional Experiment journal article; Collins, Joseph and Ernest T. Pascarella, Learning On Campus and Learning at a Distance: A Randomized Instructional Experiment, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p.  315-326;  addresses a methodological flaw where students self-select themselves into on-campus and remote site instructional groups
Moderating Effects of Achievement Striving and Situational Optimism on the Relationship Between Ability and Performance Outcomes of College Students journal article; Nonis, Sarath A. and David Wright, Moderating Effects of Achievement Striving and Situational Optimism on the Relationship Between Ability and Performance Outcomes of College Students, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 327-346;  examines to what extent students' ability, achievement striving, and situational optimism influence performance outcomes 
Epistemological Beliefs Across Domains Using Biglan's Classification of Academic Disciplines journal article; Schommer-Aikins, Marlene, Orpha L. Duel, and Sue Barker, Epistemological Beliefs Across Domains Using Biglan's Classification of Academic Disciplines, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 347-366;  examines students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning, epistemological beliefs, across domains that vary according to Biglan's classification of academic disciplines
Faculty and Academic Integrity:  The Influence on Current Honor Codes and Past Honor Code Experiences journal article; McCabe, Donald L., Kenneth D. Butterfield, and Linda Klebe Trevino,  Faculty and Academic Integrity:  The Influence on Current Honor Codes and Past Honor Code Experiences, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 367-386;  investigates the influence of honor codes on faculty attitudes and behaviors
Using Publication Counts to Measure an Institution's Research Productivity journal article; Toutkoushian, Robert K., Stephen R. Porter, Cherry Danielson, and Paula R. Hollis,  Using Publications counts to Measure an Institutions Research Productivity, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p.  121-148;  examines an institutions research publications and how they correlated with other selected measures of research resources and institutional quality
Testing a Model of Administrative Job Satisfaction journal article; Volkwein, James Fredericks and Ying Zhou,  Testing a Model of Administrative Job Satisfaction, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p.  149-172;  examines the influence of state, campus and personal attributes on the work environments of higher education administrators, and to measure the links among these work environments and different dimensions of job satisfaction
Factors That Promote Faculty Involvement in and Satisfaction with Institutional and Classroom Student Assessment journal article; Grunwald, Heidi and Marvin W. Peterson, Factors That Promote Faculty Involvement in and Satisfaction with Institutional and Classroom Student Assessment, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p. 173-204; discusses what institutional factors predict faculty involvement in and satisfaction with their own institution's student assessment activities and their efforts to support it 
The Status of Women and Minorities Among Community College Faculty journal article; Perna, Laura W., The Status of Women and Minorities Among Community College Faculty, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p. 205-240;  examines the status of women and minorities and a variety of outcomes including: employment status, salary, rank, and tenure status in 2-and 4-year institutions
The Relationship Between Institutional Mission and Students' Involvement and Educational Outcomes journal article; Pike, Gary R., George D. Kuh, and Robert M. Gonyea, The Relationship Between Institutional Mission and Students' Involvement and Educational Outcomes , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p. 241-261;  examines institutional characteristics influence on student learning, and intellectual development 
College Student Responses to Web and Paper Surveys:  Does Mode Matter? journal article; Carini, Robert M., John C. Hayek, George D. Kuh, John M. Kennedy, and Judith A. Ouimet,  College Student Responses to Web and Paper Surveys:  Does Mode Matter?, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p.  1-21;  examines whether students respond differently to surveys administered via the Web and paper
Cognitive Effects of College:  Differences Between African American and Caucasian Students journal article; Flowers, Lamont A. and Ernest T. Pascarella, Cognitive Effects of College:  Differences Between African American and Caucasian Students,   Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p.  21-50;  examines whether race influences the fundamental outcome of a college education to think critically and develop skills that promote life long learning
Sponsored Research Versus Graduating Students?  Intervening Variables and Unanticipated Findings in Public Research Universities journal article; Kim, Mikyong Minsun, Gary Rhoades, and Dudley B. Woodard Jr, Sponsored Research Versus Graduating Students?  Intervening Variables and Unanticipated Findings in Public Research Universities, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p.51-82;  examines the relationship between sponsored research monies and the graduation of undergraduate students
Substituting SAT II: Subject Tests for SAT I: Reasoning Tests-- Impact on Admitted Class Composition and Quality journal article; Bridgeman, Brent, Nancy Burton, and Grederick Cline, Substituting SAT II: Subject Tests for SAT I: Reasoning Tests-- Impact on Admitted Class Composition and Quality, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p. 83-98;  discusses the argument for using achievement tests rather than general developed ability tests for admissions purposes
The Acceptance of Multicultural Education Among Appalachian College Students journal article; Asada, Hideko, Eric Swank, and Gregory T. Goldey, The Acceptance of Multicultural Education Among Appalachian College Students , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p. 99-120;  explores the multicultural predispositions of students in central Appalachia
Content Familiarity:  Differential Impact of Effective Teaching on Student Achievement Outcomes journal article; Schonwetter, Dieter J., Rodney A. Clifton, and Raymond P. Perry, Content Familiarity: Differential Impact of Effective teaching on Student Achievement Outcomes, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 625-656; structural equation modeling was used to examine student entry characteristics and effective teaching behaviors
More Than a Pipeline Problem:  Labor Supply Constraints and Gender Stratification Across Academic Science Disciplines journal article; Kulis, Stephen, Diane Sicotte, and Shawn Collins, More Than a Pipeline Problem:  Labor Supply Constraints and Gender Stratification Across Academic Science Disciplines, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 657-692; investigates three explanations for persisting differences in women's faculty representation across science fields
Different Disciplines Require Different Motivations for Student Success journal article; Breen, Rosanna and Roger Lindsay, Different Disciplines Require Different Motivations for Student Success, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 693-727;  uses a rating scale measure and a systematic theoretical framework to acknowledge the role of discipline-specific factors in motivation to learn
Evaluating MBA-Program Admission Criteria:  The Relationship Between Pre-MBA Work Experience and Post-MBA Career Outcomes journal article; drier, George F. and Katherine C. Ryan,  Evaluating MBA-Program Admission Criteria:  The Relationship Between Pre-MBA Work Experience and Post-MBA Career Outcomes, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 727-744;  explores the relationships between years of pre-MBA work experience and post-MBA career outcomes
Conflict in Academic Departments:  An Analysis of Disputes over Faculty Promotion and Tenure journal article; Hearn, James C. and Melissa S. Anderson, Conflict in Academic Departments: An Analysis of Disputes Over Faculty Promotion and Tenure, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 503-530; discusses three major domains of organizational conflict in academic departments
An Analytic Strategy to Assist Institutional Recruitment and Marketing Efforts journal article; DesJardins, Stephen L., An Analytic Strategy to assist Institutional Recruitment and Marketing Efforts, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 531-554;  analytic strategy described designed to help enrollment management professionals to effectively recruit and enroll students 
Being (Dis)Engaged in Educationally Purposeful Activities:  The Influences of Student and Institutional Characteristics journal article; Hu, Shouping and George D. Kuh, Being (Dis)Engaged in Educationally Purposeful Activities:  The Influences of Student and Institutional Characteristics, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 555-576;  identifies and explains the characteristics of students who are disposed toward disengagement or institutional features that are linked with engagement
Explaining Academic Progress via Combining Concepts of Integration Theory and Rational Choice Theory journal article; Beekhoven, S., U. De Jong, and H. Van Hout, Explaining Academic Progress via Combining Concepts of Integration Theory and Rational Choice Theory, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 577-600;  examines an extended model comprising concepts taken from the integration and rational choice models that provides the best explanation of academic progress
Relative Effects of English Proficiency on General Admissions Tests Versus Subject Tests journal article; Pennock-Roman, Maria, Relative Effects of English Proficiency on General Admissions Tests Versus Subject Tests, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 601-623; examines the degree to which test scores reflect English proficiency using regression analysis
Assessing Institutionalization of Curricular and Pedagogical Reforms journal article; Colbeck, Carol, Assessing Institutionalization of Curricular and Pedagogical Reforms, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 4, August 2002, p. 397-423;  examined curricular change in postsecondary education and noted that the reform process progresses in several stages 
Faculty Research Productivity:  Exploring the Role of Gender and Family-Related Factors journal article; Sax, Linda J., Linda Serra Hagedorn, Marisol Aredondo, and Frank A. DiCrisi III, Faculty R