scholarly journals Debunking the Myth of Job Fit in Higher Education and Student Affairs (Book Review)

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie L. Workman ◽  
Daniel Calhoun ◽  
Steven Tolman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Job Fit

Book Review: A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals

NASPA Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald D. Gehring
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
The Law

Bill Kaplin and Barbara Lee let their readers know up front - on the book's cover in fact - that "A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals" has been adapted from their highly regarded third edition of "The Law of Higher Education" [LHE3](1995) ("the big red book," as my students refer to it). The authors have included material already presented in LHE3 but have completely reorganized, updated, and edited the earlier work.

Book Review: Seeking Excellence Through Independence

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Hossler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Boards Of Trustees ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Senior Student ◽  
The Public ◽  
Campus Leaders

Terrence McTaggart and his coauthors have assembled an interesting book on the tensions between autonomy, accountability, and decen-tralization in higher education. Although there are some references to private-sector institutions, this edited volume will primarily be of interest to senior campus leaders and members of boards of trustees and state coordinating boards in the public sector. Some senior student affairs administrators and graduate students in higher education programs may also find this book stimulating.

Book Review - Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition"

NASPA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Manning ◽  
Charles Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Politics Of Recognition ◽  
College And University ◽  
National Debate ◽  
University Life ◽  
Education Administrators

A diverse cultural presence on campus, political rankling among liberals and conservative, and media reprots of campus activism prevent higher education administrators from ignoring the current national debate concerning multiculturalism. College and university administrators, particularly in the area of student affairs, have taken the lead to bring the issue front and center in university life.

Book Review: Improving Staffing Practices in Student Affairs

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Hyman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Core Values ◽  
The Individual

In their landmark bestseller, "In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best Run Companies," Peters and Waterman (1982) introduced us to the notion of being "brilliant at the basics." The Amercian public, including many of us in higher education, were enamored with this concept, in part, I believe, because of its powerfully simple message: brilliant organizations were committed to core values and respect for the individual, emphasizing the achievment of productivity through use of human resources.

Book Review: Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education, 2nd Edition

NASPA Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna S. Forney
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Residence Halls ◽  
Judicial Affairs ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
Multicultural Affairs

This new edition of "Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education" by Audrey Rentz and Associates focuses on "the evolution of student affairs and its practice" (p. ix). An updated version of a work originally published in 1988 and edited by Rentz and Saddlemire, this edition contains eleven chapters that describe specific student affairs functional areas: admissions and enrollment management, academic advising, career services, counseling, discipline and judicial affairs, multicultural affairs, orientation, residence halls, student activities, student financial aid, and student health. In addition, two introductory chapters present, respectively, "the philosophical heritage of student affairs" (p. 3) and a history of the field. Rentz identifies two target audiences for this information: students in student affairs graduate programs and experiences professionals.

Book Review: Public Policy and Higher Education Moving from the margins to the center of public dialogue

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrianna Kezar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Cost Containment ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Student Affairs Officers ◽  
Public Dialogue

As the external environment for higher education changes, with calls for accountability and cost containment and increased concern about access and workforce development, it is important that all student affairs officers have an understanding of public policy and participate in this process. Studen affairs officers need to see themselves as partners and collaborators with policymakers and as a party of a larger system and enterprise.

The (Mis)Uses of Race in Research on College Students: A Systematic Review

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-41
Author(s):  
Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Higher Education Journals ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Race has been one of the most controversial subjects studied by scholars across a wide range of disciplines as they debate whether races actually exist and whether race matters in determining life, social, and educational outcomes. Missing from the literature are investigations into various ways race gets applied in research, especially in higher education and student affairs. This review explores how scholars use race in their framing, operationalizing, and interpreting of research on college students. Through a systematic content analysis of three higher education journals over five years, this review elucidates scholars’ varied racial applications as well as potential implicit and explicit messages about race being sent by those applications and inconsistencies within articles. By better understanding how race is used in higher education and student affairs research, scholars can be more purposeful in their applications to reduce problematic messages about the essentialist nature of race and deficit framing of certain racial groups.

Mixed Foundations: Supporting and Empowering Multiracial Student Organizations

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-85
Author(s):  
Victoria K. Malaney ◽  
Kendra Danowski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Student Organizations ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Working Through

This paper presents an overview of multiracial student organizing and organizations on college campuses. The authors address common challenges that multiracial student organizations face in higher education, how student affairs staff can challenge institutional practices that perpetuate monoracism, and how to support and empower mixed race students to effectively develop strong leadership skills. Several recommendations for working through political and administrative hurdles are also provided.

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