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The Uneasy Future of Academic Tenure
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Carr, Robert K. – Educational Record, 1972
Outlines measures that will preserve tenure yet change and improve it. (HS)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Higher Education, Professors
Improving Collective Negotiations on the Campus
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Angell, George W. – Educational Record, 1972
Offers practical advice concerning collective bargaining on college campuses. (HS)
Descriptors: Colleges, Grievance Procedures, Negotiation Agreements, Teacher Associations
Tenure: A Perspective View of Past, Present, and Future
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Simpson, William A. – Educational Record, 1975
In order to achieve institutional goals for faculty growth without ruining budgets, the author defines several tenure ratios. By choosing the right ratio for a given concern, institutions can establish a system that reflectstheir philosophies. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Budgeting, Faculty, Higher Education
Unionization and Faculty Compensation
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Birnbaum, Robert – Educational Record, 1974
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Higher Education, Negotiation Agreements, Teacher Employment Benefits
Professor Higgins' Complaint, or the Pension Treatment of Women Who Refuse to Act Like Men
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Bernstein, Merton C.; Williams, Lois G. – Educational Record, 1974
Proposes several strategies to resolve pension discrimination issues by examining relevant federal laws and their implications for higher education. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Females, Fringe Benefits, Higher Education
Survey and Analysis of Early Retirement Policies
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Taylor, Alton L.; Coolidge, Herbert E. – Educational Record, 1974
Presents data from a study of member institutions of the Association of American Universities to determine the extent to which early retirement is being used in the nation's higher education institutions. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Early Retirement, Higher Education, Personnel Policy
A Fair Measure for Faculty Workloads
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Starr, S. Frederick – Educational Record, 1973
Analyzes the success of a unit system, devised and implemented in the department of History at Princeton University, that recognizes the full complex of functions in allocating faculty time. (Editor)
Descriptors: Faculty, Higher Education, Noninstructional Responsibility, Teacher Welfare
Steady-State Staffing: Issues for 1974
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Furniss, W. Todd – Educational Record, 1974
Probes tenure, tenure guarantees, union protests, affirmative action, early retirement, ideal steady-state faculty mix, and their implications for higher education. (PG)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Faculty, Higher Education, Personnel Policy
Population Changes and Higher Education
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Berendzen, Richard – Educational Record, 1974
Examines population data and their implications for higher education, such as steady-state staffing and a rise in continuing education. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Collegiality and Collective Bargaining: An Alternative Perspective
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Walker, Donald E.; And Others – Educational Record, 1976
Collective bargaining as used in the business world is inappropriate for resolving disputes in the academic world, which prides itself on the unity of collegiality. An alternative approach to bargaining is proposed that capitalizes on both the spirit of collegiality and the pluralistic democracy by which most postsecondary institutions function.…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Retrenchment, Layoff, and Termination
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Furniss, W. Todd – Educational Record, 1974
Analyzes the implications of recent court decisions concerning faculty/institution relations on retrenchment, layoff and termination. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Faculty
Student-Faculty Ratios and Unions.
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Brown, William W.; Stone, Courtenay C. – Educational Record, 1979
Student-faculty ratios from 1970-1976 at 34 institutions covered by collective bargaining contracts do not indicate decreases in the number of students per full-time faculty member. Further research is suggested to determine if there is an increase in the use of part-time faculty at these schools and to investigate the lack of nonpecuniary gains…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Enrollment Trends