| ACADEMIC BACKGROUND |
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| TEACHING |
- Institutional Research in Higher Education
- Planning in
Higher Education
- Introduction to Research
in Adult and Higher Education
- Research
on the College Student
- Higher
Education Finance
- Assessment
in Adult and Higher Education
- Leadership
Development in Adult and Higher Education
- Statewide Coordination and Governance
- Prospectus
Development Seminar
- Planning Issues in Organizations
- Seminar in Leadership in Organizations
- Organizational Change and Development
- Racial Diversity
- Cultural Diversity
- Diversity and Justice in Organizations
In addition to teaching on our main campus in Norman,
Oklahoma, I have frequently taught classes in extension programs in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Portugal (including the Azores), Iceland, South Korea, and Japan (including Okinawa).
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| CURRENT RESEARCH |
- Issues
related to college students (STEM majors, co-curricular participation,
diversity, alcohol abuse, satisfaction, persistence, credit card use, student orientation, developmental math education),
intercollegiate athletics, finance, planning, institutional research, diversity training, and
quality assessment
in
higher education.
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| CURRENT POSITIONS |
- Department Chair, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS), College of Education. One of three departments in the college, ELPS has 27 full-time faculty members located on the Main Campus in Norman and at the OU Tulsa-Schustermann Center. ELPS has three distinct programs: Adult and Higher Education; Educational Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision; and Educational Studies.
- Graduate Liaison, OU Graduate College.
- Professor of Adult and Higher Education (OU College of Education) and Adjunct Professor of Human Relations (OU College of Arts and Sciences).
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| PREVIOUS POSITIONS |
- Program Area Coordinator, Adult and Higher Education (1997-2004)
- Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Adult and Higher Education.
- Senior
Institutional Planner,
Director of Institutional Research, Director of Assessment and Evaluation, Trainer,
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Institutional Accreditation,
and Resident Methodologist/Statistician at various
higher
education
institutions.
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| WRITINGS (sample) |
- Tan,
David L. (1986). "The Assessment of Quality in Higher Education: A
Critical Review of the Literature and Research." Research in Higher
Education,
24 (3): 223-265.
- Tan,
David L. (1991). "Grades as Predictors of College and Career Success:
The Case of a Health-Related Institution." Journal of College Admission, 132 (Summer): 12-15.
- Tan,
David L. (1991). "Evaluacion de la calidad de la ensenanza superior: una
revision de la bibliogafia la investigacion." In Mario de Miguel, Jose-Gines
Mora, and Sebastian Rodriguez (eds.), La Evaluacion De Las Instituciones
Universitarias. Madrid, Spain: Secretaria General, Consejo de Universidades,
pp. 165-211.
- Tan,
David L. (1992). "A Multivariate Approach to the Assessment of Departmental
Excellence." Research in Higher Education, 33(2): 205-226.
- Tan,
David L. (1994). "Factors Related to Matriculation Decisions Among Asian-American
and African-American College Students." Journal of College Admission, 145 (Fall): 20-28.
- Tan,
David L. (1994). "Uniqueness of the Asian-American Experience in Higher
Education." College Student Journal, 28 (4): 412-421.
- Tan,
David L. (1995). "The State of Strategic Planning: A Survey of Selected
Research Universities." College & University, LXXI (1): 24-32.
- Tan,
David L. (1995). "Perceived Importance of Role Models and Its Relationship
with Minority Student Satisfaction and Academic Performance." NACADA
Journal, 15(1): 48-51.
- Tan,
David L. (1995). "Do Students Accomplish What They Expect Out of College?" College Student Journal, 29(4): 449-454.
- Tan,
David L. (1996). "Condensed or Traditional Semester Format: Does It Make
a Difference in Academic Performance?" Education 116 (3): 417-422.
- Tan,
David L. (1996). "Post-Graduation Perceptions of Collegiate Expectations
and Achievements." College Student Journal, 30(2): 175-181.
- Tan,
David L. et al. (1996). "The Effects of Diversity Training on Changes
in Attitudes, Awareness, and Knowledge Among Participants." Training
& Development, 50(9): 54-55.
- Tan,
David L. et al. (2003). “Change in Attitude after Diversity Training.”
In Sandra Fielden and Lyn Davidson (eds.), The Psychological Management
of Individual Diversity. U.K.: Wiley.
- Tan,
David L. (2003). Sputnik,
STEM, and Success? This
paper was presented at the 43rd. Annual Association for Institutional
Research
(AIR) Forum in Tampa, Florida on May 21.
- Tan,
David L. (2003). Oklahoma
College Student Credit Study. Oklahoma City:
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the Council on Student
Affairs, and the Center for Student Affairs Research.
- Tan, David L. & Pope, Myron (2007). "Participation in Co-Curricular Activities: Nontraditional Student Perspectives." College & University, 83(1): 2-9.
- Tan, David L. et al. (2009). Instructor's Manual with Test Bank for Introduction to Research in Education, 8th Edition. Belmont, CA:Thomson Wadsworth Publications.
- Gurney, Gerald, Tan, David L., and Winters, Carla A. (2010). “Specially-Admitted Student-Athletes: Their Academic Performance, Persistence, and Graduation from an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision University.” International Journal of Sport Management, 11(3): 477-491.
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PUBLIC
SERVICE
(sample) |
- PEAQ Evaluator-Consultant (2010-present), North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. NCA is the largest regional accrediting agency in the US. It accredits institutions in the states of Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality (PEAQ) is the traditional way most colleges and universities seek and retain regional accreditation.
- AQIP Peer Reviewer Corps (2010-present), North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) was developed by NCA in 1999 to provide colleges and universities (currently at 10%) with an alternative process for continuing accreditation.
- Executive Director
(1999-present), Center for
Student Affairs Research (CSAR), a state consortium devoted to the
research and practice of student affairs.
- Executive
Committee Member (1992-present) and Vice Chair (2005-2010), Southwest
Center for Human Relations Studies (a national institute dealing with issues of race
and ethnicity in American higher education).
- Editorial Board Member (2010-present), College Student Affairs Journal. This is national-refereed journal sponsored by the Southern Association for College Student Affairs.
- Editorial Board (1997-2003), Journal
of College Student Development. This major nationally-refereed
journal, sponsored by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA),
is devoted to research issues dealing with college students. This is a plaque I received
from ACPA and JCSD recognizing my efforts.
- Program
Area Coordinator (1997-2004), Adult and Higher Education Program, Department
of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
- Manuscript
Reviewer for the Policy Studies Journal, Research in Higher Education,
Gordon and Breach Publishers, Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities
(HACU), and the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE).
- Test Reviewer/Consultant,
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), American College Testing Program.
- Textbook
Reviewer, Longman (New York, McGraw-Hill (Boston), and Addison Wesley
Long (New
York) Publishers.
- Evaluator
and Consultant, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southwest Region
Diversity Training Project.
- Evaluator,
Association of American Universities/Association of Graduate Schools
(AAU/AGS)
Project for Research on Graduate Education.
- Member,
University of Oklahoma's Faculty Appeals Board.
- Member,
University of Oklahoma's Academic Appeals Board.
- Member,
Committee A (1999-2002), Department
of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
- Senator,
OU Faculty Senate (2006-2009).
- Member,
OU Education Abroad (2006-present)
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| MISC.
INFO. |
- Doctoral
Students Graduated: 22 (since 1993).
- Grants
Awarded: $418,185 (since 1991).
- Technical
Publications: 82 (since 1983)
- Accreditation
Reports: 14
- Professional
Awards: 9
- Teacher of the Year, 2009
- Oustanding Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2011
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