Contemporary national context
Ernest Lynton (1987 New Priorities for the University, Lynton and Sandra Elman; 1995 Making the Case for Professional Service; 1999 Making Outreach Visible by Amy Driscoll & Lynton)
Ernest Boyer (1990 Scholarship Reconsidered) and Charles Glassick, et al (1997 Scholarship Assessed by Glassick, Huber & Maeroff)
American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) Faculty Roles & Rewards Project
Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities project Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged Institution, February 1999