Editorial: Professors as leaders

As leaders shuttle

NEWARK, N .J. [A.P.] — Got a cold? Dr. John T. Connell will pay you $30 to $50 a day to sit in his office and sneeze. Connell, a specialist in nose problems and allergies, is one of dozens of experts throughout the country who test cold remedies for drug companies trying to find out how well their products work. “ I’m an independent investi­ gator,” he said. “ They come to me. 1 design an exper...

The Educational Philosophies of Training and Development Professors , Leaders , and Practitioners Linda P . Spurgeon

There are two major elements in this article. First, we describe the role and function of beliefs and philosophy in instruction, particularly in adult education. Second, we report the results of a research undertaking to determine the predominant educational philosophies for the field of training and development. On Beliefs and Philosophical Foundations The development of a working philosophy i...

Women as Leaders: Leadership Style Versus Leaders’ Values and Attitudes

Visiting Professors

are called upon to undertake a great deal of work which is outside their terms of contract and which often takes them away for appreciable periods of time. The universities recognize this, for the work which is done in this way often helps to bring credit to the university and the contacts which are made bring distinguished visitors and may also attract junior staff and research workers of high...

Genes as leaders and followers in evolution.

A major question for the study of phenotypic evolution is whether intra- and interspecific diversity originates directly from genetic variation, or instead, as plastic responses to environmental influences initially, followed later by genetic change. In species with discrete alternative phenotypes, evolutionary sequences can be inferred from transitions between environmental and genetic phenoty...