Research in Higher Education Journal of the Association for Institutional Research Volume 39, Number 1 February 1998 AIR Forum Issue Changing Perspectives on Student Retention: A Role for Institutional Research Gerald W. McLaughlin, Paul V. Brozovsky, and Josetta S. McLaughlin Teaching and Research Quality Indicators and the Shaping of Higher Education William J. Patrick and Elizabeth C. Stanley Administrative Satisfaction and the Regulatory Climate at Public Universities James Fredericks Volkwein, Shaukat M. Malik, and Michelle Napierski-Prancl Maintaining Effectiveness Amid Downsizing and Decline in Institutions of Higher Education Kim Cameron and John Smart Using Regression Analysis to Determine If Faculty Salaries Are Overly Compressed Robert K. Toutkoushian Acknowledgment Research in Higher Education Journal of the Association for Institutional Research Volume 39, Number 2 April 1998 Revising Tinto’s Interactionalist Theory of Student Departure Through Theory Elaboration: Examining the Role of Organizational Attributes in the Persistence Process Joseph B. Berger and John M. Braxton An Investigation of Part-Time Faculty Commitment to Developmental Advising Anoush M. Pisani and Nathan Stott . Implications to Postsecondary Faculty of Alternative Calculation Methods of Gender-Based Wage Differentials Linda Serra Hagedorn Background Characteristics as Predictors of Academic Self-Confidence and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Graduate Science and Engineering Students Anna M. Santiago and Marne K. Einarson The Antecedents and Consequences of Academic Excuse-Making: Examining Individual Differences in Procrastination Joseph R. Ferrari, Sabrina M. Keane, Raymond N. Wolfe, and Brett L. Beck Announcement: New “Research and Practice” Section in the Journal John C. Smart RESEARCH AND PRACTICE—Using Scholarship: Lessons for Practice at One University Susan H. Frost Research in Higher Education Journal of the Association for Institutional Research Volume 39, Number 3 June 1998 Factors Associated with Cheating Among College Students: A Review Bernard E. Whitley, Jr. Nonintellectual Learning Factors as Determinants for Success in College Simon Larose, Donald U. Robertson, Roland Roy, and Frédéric Legault Affinity Disciplines and the Use of Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Education John M. Braxton, Deborah Olsen, and Ada Simmons An Investigation of Gender and Other Variables on Time to Completion of Doctoral Degrees Belinda Crawford Seagram, Judy Gould, and Sandra W. Pyke Economic Literacy and the Intention to Attend College Behrooz Sedaie Research in Higher Education Journal of the Association for Institutional Research Volume 39, Number 4 August 1998 Domain Differences in the Epistemological Beliefs of College Students Michael B. Paulsen and Charles T. Wells “Accentuation Effects” of Dissimilar Academic Departments: An Application and Exploration of Holland’s Theory John C. Smart and Kenneth A. Feldman Psychosocial Factors Related to Retention and Early Departure of Two-Year Community College Students Anthony R. Napoli and Paul M. Wortman .... Effects of Job-Related Stress on Faculty Intention to Leave Academia Laura L. B. Barnes, Menna O. Agago, and William T. Coombs RESEARCH AND PRACTICE—Recent Research on the Economics of Attending College: Returns on Investment and Responsiveness to Price Michael B. Paulsen Research in Higher Education Journal of the Association for Institutional Research Volume 39, Number 5 October 1998 Organizational Quality: An Examination of the Malcolm Baldrig National Quality Framework Bradley A. Winn and Kim S. Cameron College Rankings: Democratized College Knowledge for Whom? Patricia M. McDonough, Anthony Lising Antonio, MaryBeth Walpole, and Leonor Xochitl Pérez Faculty Worklife: Establishing Benchmarks Across Groups Linda K. Johnsrud and Ronald H. Heck Gender Differences in Faculty Experiences of Interpersonal Climate and Processes for Advancement Phyllis Bronstein and Lori Farnsworth Influence of Perceived Control over Time on College Students’ Stress and Stress-Related Outcomes Sarath A. Nonis, Gail I. Hudson, Laddie B. Logan, and Charles W. Ford Research in Higher Education Journal of the Association for Institutional Research Volume 39, Number 6 December 1998 Determinants of Research Productivity in Higher Education Halil Dundar and Darrell R. Lewis Intercollegiate Athletics and Student College Choice: Exploring the Impact of Championship Seasons on Undergraduate Applications J. Douglas Toma and Michael E. Cross ...... Potential Impact of the Addition of a Writing Assessment on Admissions Decisions Brent Bridgeman and Frederick McHale Personality-Career Fit and Freshman Medical Career Aspirations: A Test of Holland’s Theory James Soto Antony Ethnic Communities Within the University: An Examination of Factors Influencing the Personal Adjustment of International Students Khalid A. Al-Sharideh and W. Richard Goe AIR Between Forums: Perspectives and Insights: Historical, Comparative, and Developmental