This issue of "Dialogue," a review of labor-management cooperation in public education, focuses on the theme of teacher compensation and evaluation. After a brief introduction locating these topics within the context of nationwide educational reform, the first section describes the advantages and disadvantages of some of the better-known…

This paper, from the Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) in Washington, addresses the issue of part-time faculty employment in the state's community colleges. In fall 1997, there were 3,019 full-time and 5,256 part-time instructors in Washington's two year colleges. Departments that rely most heavily on part-time…

Women comprised 43% of the United States labor force in 1980, up from 29% in 1950. The surge in women's employment is linked to more delayed marriage, divorce, separation, women's increased education, lower fertility, rapid growth in clerical and service jobs, inflation, and changed attitudes toward "women's place." Employment has risen…

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in this newsletter issue. Topics include the following: the scope of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bars sex bias in educational programs or activities receiving direct federal funds; sex discrimination suits brought by women…

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in these newsletter issues. An article entitled "High Court Slows Women's Progress" by Bernice R. Sandler presents arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court undermined legal protection against sex discrimination in educational institutions. News…

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Data are included on the specialties of women faculty and the type of institution employing them; salary and rank of women faculty and their tenure status; and employment patterns and salaries of women administrators.…

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Topics include the following: Black women's educational history, Hispanic women in psychology, the effect of race and sex on wages, results of surveys on attitudes about sex roles, unequal financial aid awards to women, prizes…

Developments in education, employment, and the court system concerning the status of women are covered in this newsletter issue. In addition to the news items, an article criticizing the Reagan-appointed Advisory Council on Women's Education is presented. The article, which was prepared by the Citizens Council on Women's Education, is entitled…

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in these two newsletter issues. In addition to news items, the article "United Nations World Conference on Women, 1985: Some Random Reflections on the Nairobi Conference" by Bernice Sandler is included. The article provides an overview of the overall…

Increased enrollments combined with teacher retirements and resignations are creating a strain on the current supply of qualified teachers. As the demand for new teachers is increasing, the number of new teaching graduates is decreasing proportionally. A national teacher shortage is imminent and already exists is some locations and in some…

Problems of "steady state" institutions and techniques of management that have implications for Monash University, Australia are considered. The term "steady state" is used to indicate a lack of additional funds being injected into the system to promote growth and/or development. A trend toward public accountability in higher…

Findings from the 1992 Generation survey carried out by Creq in 1997 among young people exiting the French school system indicates that work-related disparities encountered by young labor market entrants in France can be characterized according to the worker's gender. Obstacles facing women include the following: (1) risk of unemployment or…