Frederic Jacobs

Research and Teaching Interests: The role, function, and impact of higher education; theory and practice in adult learning; public policy and education; quantitative research.

Recent Publications: contributing author, The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives; Report and Analysis of Barriers to Adult Participation: Findings from the National Household Education Survey of 1991 and 1995; Accentuating the Positive: Effective Teaching and Evaluation Strategies for Traditional and Non-Traditional Learners; with S. Hundley, Selected Papers on Creative Teaching.

Former positions: dean of faculties, dean of the School of Education, director of the Doctoral, Educational Leadership, and Specialized Studies programs, American University; provost and academic vice president, John Jay College, City College of New York; assistant dean, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University.