The question of faculty being evaluated by students remains central to the well-being of academia for one reason: such evaluations dictate behavior. The threat that these evaluations will be used to deny promotion or tenure leads one to assume some will yield to the temptation of pleasing their judges. (MLW)

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…

Examines several issues related to job security for physical educators, such as how to gain support from principals and administrators, how to gain support and be involved in the total school program, how to identify the qualities of a successful physical education program, and how to seek help from higher education. (SM)