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Interview with Margaret Miller
Margaret Miller, Editor of Change
This is the thirty-third audio interview in a series that Routledge is conducting with the editors of some of its key Education journals.
The interview page has been split into sections which can be quickly accessed by selecting any of the links below:
- Introduction
- Margaret Miller answers the questions
- More about the Editor
- Suggested Reading and Related Articles
Introduction
These interviews are aimed at students, educational researchers, academics and visitors to the Education Arena website who are interested in particular journals and would like to find out more.
Each interview provides information about the Editor(s) in question and details about the creation of their journal, its purpose and scope within the wider sphere of educational research. Each Editor is also asked to offer advice, hints and tips to prospective authors who may be hoping to submit papers to their journal.
This thirty-third interview is with Margaret Miller, Editor of Change. Change is a magazine dealing with contemporary issues in higher learning. It is intended to stimulate and inform reflective practitioners in colleges, universities, corporations, government, and elsewhere. Using a magazine format rather than that of an academic journal, Change spotlights trends, provides new insights and ideas, and analyzes the implications of educational programs, policies, and practices.
Margaret Miller answers the questions
This interview took place in Washington DC on 6th September, 2011
Discussions
Answers
D1: For researchers or students who have never encountered Change what is the journal about? What topics does it focus on?
D2: Who do you feel are your readership, your core audience?
D3: Why is this magazine important to higher education?
D4: How does Change differ from the typical scholarly journal?
D5: We’ve seen a number of issues come up in public discussion lately. Perhaps one of the most visible is President Obama’s goal to have more people in the US graduate from college by 2020. What does Change have to say about whether or not individuals need a college education and to whether or not the country needs more college-educated workers and citizens?
D6: The price of a college education is a major issue for most college-bound students in this country. How can colleges help students afford to attend?
D7: Another issue that has come up is accountability in higher education. What kind of articles in Change have appeared on this topic?
D8: What do you look for when considering articles and submissions?
D9: What are the most common mistakes you see in submissions?
D10: What advice would you give those who want to publish in Change?
We also provide a transcription of this interview to overcome accessibility problems if you have hearing difficulties (or for those of you who may just prefer to read the interview).
More about the Editor
Margaret Miller is a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Higher Education (Curry School, University of Virginia).
She is also president emerita of the American Association for Higher Education, where she served as president between 1997-2000. From 2000-2004 she directed the Pew-sponsored National Forum on College-Level Learning. From 1987-1997 she was chief academic officer at the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the higher education coordinating board in that state; for the prior fifteen years she was an English professor and campus administrator at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
Miller is a TIAA/CREF Institute fellow, a Virginia B. Smith Award judge, and a board member for Inside Track. At various times she has served as an advisor for the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, the US Department of Education, the Association of Governing Boards, ETS, the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, and other higher education organizations.
Suggested Reading and Related Articles
Margaret Miller recommends the following articles from Change to be of particular interest:
The Myth of Learning Styles
By Cedar Riener & Daniel Willingham
Volume 42, Issue 5, Pages 32-35
A Game Change: Paying for Big-Time College Sports
By Karen Weaver
Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 14-21
The State of Undergraduate Learning
By Josipa Roksa & Richard Arum
Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 35-38
Closing the Assessment Loop
By Trudy E. Banta & Charles Blaich
Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 22-27
American Higher Education: First in the World
By Martha J. Kanter
Volume 43, Issue 3, Pages 7-19
Performance and Costs in Higher Education: A Proposal for Better Data
By Elizabeth D. Capaldi & Craig W. Abbey
Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 8-15
