A survey of the membership of the Association for School, College and University Staffing requested supply and demand comparisons for elementary and secondary teachers and average beginning salaries for graduates in special education, elementary and secondary education. Findings indicated considerable teacher shortages in mathematics, physics,…

Students at Indiana University preparing to become elementary teachers were offered the option of participating in a Block Program as an alternative to the customary Early Childhood Program. Block is a professional semester for students at the end of their junior or beginning of their senior year. The characteristics of this program are: (1) team…

A study was conducted to assess the implications of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) amendments of 1978 that raises the mandatory retirement age for faculty. Tenured employees of colleges and universities may be retired between the ages of 65 and 70 until July 1, 1982, at which time the age 70 minimum retirement goes into effect.…

Standardized information on expenditures by 605 colleges and universities on employee benefits for 1979 are provided. This benefit cost survey offers two principal measurements of college expenditures for each included benefits category: expenditures as a percentage of total gross payroll and expenditures as dollars per employee per year.…

This pamphlet provides a brief profile of independent schools, intended for minority teachers who are seeking a new and different teaching experience. It is said to provide answers to questions such as what an independent school is, what independent schools have to offer, who the students are, why there are few minority teachers, how best to serve…

This study documents the legal, political, economic, and managerial constraints in the Philadelphia Public School System and traces their impact on the policies and practices of the system. Specifically, the study focuses on collective bargaining relationships and on their impact on the system. The first section outlines the basic constraints that…

This report discusses use of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to compute cost-of-living adjustments for wages and salaries in general and teachers' salaries in particular. A number of tables and graphs compare average annual salary increases for Connecticut teachers in 1967-74 with annual increases in the national CPI, the Boston area CPI, the New…

A survey of staffing patterns focusing on the characteristics of new full-time staff in all 102 California public community colleges revealed: (1) full-time staff were reported as 17,019, an increase of 1,490 over the previous year; (2) average salary for full-time academic year employment was expected to be over $21,000; (3) the retention rate…

This research brief provides information about faculty salaries and employment at North Carolina community colleges. Faculty are employees of the local community college whose salaries are funded primarily from State allocations. Salaries are affected by many factors, including the local labor market, local personnel policies, work assignments,…

Summarizes a 1979 national survey on art(s) education. Results are discussed under four headings: professional staff; educational programs; state department responsibilities; and arts in general education. Tables include numbers of full-time art teachers, teacher education graduates, and state personnel, plus time allotments for elementary art…

Five journalism educators report on surveys examining (1) the hiring of teachers and the course content needed for the public relations curriculum; (2) the study of journalism history; (3) the structure, purpose, and content of photojournalism courses; and (4) problems created by the increased use of electronic laboratory equipment in journalism…

Explores differences between instructional practices of full- and part-time faculty using results of a survey of more than 1,500 community college instructors. Reports that discrepancies emerged regarding time spent in various classroom practices, availability of faculty to students outside class, and faculty connections with colleagues and the…

Addresses the issue of substitute teacher shortages in Ohio schools. Describes three studies conducted to determine the availability of substitute teachers and the impact of shortages. Poses solutions, including hiring more permanent substitutes, rescheduling teacher meetings to work around substitute availability, and increasing substitute…

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate whether or not selected academic ability indices and personal characteristics of 117 teachers were associated with changes in their attitude toward their teaching as a career measured upon the commencement of training, the end of student teaching, and completion of their fifth year of…

Many recent reports have predicted an impending crisis in the teaching profession. At the heart of the reports and the reform effort lies the notion that in order to improve school experience for children, school experiences for teachers ought to be improved. This paper deals with teacher incentives as a means of attracting, retaining, and…