1. The role of head of department in the pursuit of excellence

   • Ingrid Moses

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 354

2. A social characteristics profile of Australian vice-chancellors

   • D. W. Sloper

   OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 386

3. Towards strategic practices in basic research

   • Jean-Claude Castagnos
   • Claude Echevin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 401

4. The preference of Asian overseas students for the United States: An examination of the context

   • William K. Cummings
   • Wing-Cheung So

   OriginalPaper Pages: 403 - 423

5. Are mastery learning strategies beneficial for developing problem solving skills?

   • Zemira R. Mevarech
   • Shulamit Werner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 425 - 432

6. Strategies for change in higher education: Three political models

   • Desmond Rutherford
   • William Fleming
   • Haydn Mathias

   OriginalPaper Pages: 433 - 445

7. Do universities maintain common standards in awarding first degrees with distinction? The case of Israel

   • Shoshana Neuman
   • Adrian Ziderman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 447 - 459

8. Review symposium

   • Philip G. Altbach
   • Irving J. Spitzberg Jr.
   • Sheila Slaughter

   ReviewPaper Pages: 461 - 471

9. Book reviews

   • H. G. Judge
   • Erich Leitner
   • Norman Evans

   BookReview Pages: 473 - 476