Barbara F Tobolowsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 4691858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara F Tobolowsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara F |
| FAMILY NAME | Tobolowsky |
| SIGNATURE | TOBOLOWSKY B F |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1827-7230 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Former foster youth experiences with higher education
Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities
This book explores popular media depictions of higher education from an American perspective. Each chapter in this book investigates the portrait of higher education in an exciting array of media--including novels, television, film, comic books, and video games--revealing the ways anti-intellectualism manifests through time. Examining a wide range of narratives, the authors in this book provide incisive commentary on the role of the university as…
Anti-intellectualism and Faculty
Using Rigney’s typology of anti-intellectualism, this chapter explores the portrait of televisual faculty in 12 prime-time series (93 episodes) that aired from 1996 to 2014. Faculty represent anti-elitist, anti-rational, and unreflective instrumental views throughout the selected series. They are depicted as cold and critical of students and colleagues and lacking a moral core. When they actually do conduct research, it has no practical applicati…
Lip Service or Actionable Insights? Linking Student Experiences to Institutional Assessment and Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education
Despite an increasing focus on issues of accountability, assessment, and data-driven decision making (DDDM) within the postsecondary context, assumptions regarding their value remain largely untested. The current study uses empirical data from 114 senior administrators and 8,847 students at 57 institutions in five states to examine the extent to which institutional assessment and data-driven decision making shape the experiences of first-year stu…
Rationalizing Neglect
Additional informationNotes on contributorsBarbara F. TobolowskyBarbara F. Tobolowsky is an Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at ArlingtonBradley E. CoxBradley E. Cox is an Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University
Former foster youth experiences with higher education
Lip Service or Actionable Insights? Linking Student Experiences to Institutional Assessment and Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education
Despite an increasing focus on issues of accountability, assessment, and data-driven decision making (DDDM) within the postsecondary context, assumptions regarding their value remain largely untested. The current study uses empirical data from 114 senior administrators and 8,847 students at 57 institutions in five states to examine the extent to which institutional assessment and data-driven decision making shape the experiences of first-year stu…
Rationalizing Neglect
Additional informationNotes on contributorsBarbara F. TobolowskyBarbara F. Tobolowsky is an Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at ArlingtonBradley E. CoxBradley E. Cox is an Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University
Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities
This book explores popular media depictions of higher education from an American perspective. Each chapter in this book investigates the portrait of higher education in an exciting array of media--including novels, television, film, comic books, and video games--revealing the ways anti-intellectualism manifests through time. Examining a wide range of narratives, the authors in this book provide incisive commentary on the role of the university as…
Anti-intellectualism and Faculty
Using Rigney’s typology of anti-intellectualism, this chapter explores the portrait of televisual faculty in 12 prime-time series (93 episodes) that aired from 1996 to 2014. Faculty represent anti-elitist, anti-rational, and unreflective instrumental views throughout the selected series. They are depicted as cold and critical of students and colleagues and lacking a moral core. When they actually do conduct research, it has no practical applicati…
Lip Service or Actionable Insights? Linking Student Experiences to Institutional Assessment and Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education
Despite an increasing focus on issues of accountability, assessment, and data-driven decision making (DDDM) within the postsecondary context, assumptions regarding their value remain largely untested. The current study uses empirical data from 114 senior administrators and 8,847 students at 57 institutions in five states to examine the extent to which institutional assessment and data-driven decision making shape the experiences of first-year stu…
Former foster youth experiences with higher education
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)