Scholarship Reconsidered

ERNEST L. BOYER (1928–1995) was commissioner of education under President Jimmy Carter and served for 16 years as president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. DREW MOSER is dean of experiential learning and associate professor of higher education at Taylor University. TODD C. REAM is professor of higher education at Taylor University and research fellow with Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. He is the coauthor of Christian Faith and Scholarship: An Exploration of Contemporary Developments, from Jossey-Bass. JOHN M. BRAXTON is professor of higher education at Vanderbilt University. He is the editor of Analyzing Faculty Work and Rewards: Using Boyer's Four Domains of Scholarship and Rethinking College Student Retention, both from Jossey-Bass.

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• About Ernest L. Boyer viiAbout the Editors ixAbout the Contributors xiEditors’ Acknowledgments xvA Note to the Reader xviiForeword: Scholarship Reconsidered’s Influence in Later Carnegie Foundation Work xxiMary Taylor HuberPart One: the Impact of Scholarship Reconsidered on Today’s Academy 1The Origins of Scholarship Reconsidered 3Drew Moser and Todd C. ReamBoyer’s Impact on Faculty Development 13Andrea L. BeachThe Influence of Scholarship Reconsidered on Institutional Types and Academic Disciplines 19John M. BraxtonScholarship Reconsidered’s Impact on Doctoral and Professional Education 31Ann E. Austin and Melissa McDanielsHow Scholarship Reconsidered Disrupted the Promotion and Tenure System 41KerryAnn O’MearaAcknowledgments 49Part Two: Scholarship Reconsidered by Ernest L. Boyer 53Scholarship over Time 55Enlarging the Perspective 67The Faculty: A Mosaic of Talent 77The Creativity Contract 91The Campuses: Diversity with Dignity 99A New Generation of Scholars 109Scholarship and Community 117Appendix A: National Survey of Faculty (1989) 123Appendix B: Technical Notes 157Appendix C: Carnegie Classifications 159Afterword: Advancing the Conversation around Scholarship Reconsidered 161Cynthia A. WellsDiscussion Guide 167Notes 173Index 195