Comparative information on expenditures by colleges and universities for employee retirement and insurance benefits is presented for 1984. Results of the survey, which was administered to 639 institutions, provide information on each benefit category on: expenditures as a percentage of total gross payroll, and expenditures as dollars per employee…

Leadership Kennesaw, a 1-year program designed to cultivate an institutional perspective and the leadership potential of a select cross section of the faculty at Kennesaw State College, is described in this report. The leadership model used in developing this project was a successful concept long used by chambers of commerce to promote…

This annual report contains the text of the Council's resolutions on faculty salaries and benefits, on administrative salaries, and on librarians' salaries and benefits. It also contains comments by the Council staff, a summary of its findings, and background on the comparison institutions and data collection. The report examines only five…

An evaluation of the faculty workload in Pennsylvania's state-owned higher education institutions is presented. Tabular and text data show: faculty workload in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) student/faculty instruction ratio, student credit hours, student-contact hours, and credit-hour cost; relationship of average full credit-hour cost per…

Administrators' perspectives on faculty bargaining are assessed, using data from a survey of administrators in the California State University and Colleges. The following are reported: (1) administrators' attitudes toward, and perceptions of, a variety of current conditions in their organizations; (2) their expectations as to the impact of…

The objective of this study was to identify characteristics of researchers and small, undergraduate colleges supportive of curriculum research. A questionnaire, designed to determine professional characteristics of the respondents, and environmental, and organizational factors supportive of curriculum research was mailed to the total faculty of…

The 1975-76 contract between Saginaw Valley State College and Saginaw Valley State College Faculty Association presents agreements including: (1) consultation; (2) faculty rights; (3) academic conditions; (4) committees; (5) personnel files; (6) faculty; (7) department organization and duties; (8) grievance procedures; (9) management rights; (10)…

This study examined faculty research in California presently under way; analyzed the research in terms of the stipulation in the Donahoe Act regarding functions of segments of California higher education; made proposals for implementing recommendations resulting from the study. Material for the study was drawn from documents made available by…

The results of a national survey of salaries at public community colleges in 39 states and Puerto Rico are presented. The survey data were collected for the 1972-73 year in seven states and for 1973-74 in the rest of the states. The report is divided into six sections that correspond to the six questions on the questionnaire, which were as…

This agreement between the Board of Control of Ferris State College and the Ferris Faculty Association--MEA-NEA covers the period 1973-75. Sections of the agreement cover the basic contractual provisions, rights of the association, faculty rights, administrative responsibilities, promotions and transfers, teaching conditions, retrenchment,…

Reports the application of a systems approach to develop a personnel development system for Iowa's vocational personnel at the state's fifteen community colleges. Success of the system (which was the result of a year-long institute) is suggested by the fact that most of the colleges are now developing a local plan of action. (DTT)

Results of a survey of four-year colleges and universities concerning faculty attitudes to and participation in student recruitment and institutional marketing efforts are reported, along with possible differences between private and public institutions' faculty attitudes and involvement. (MSE)

Tabular results of a survey of 339 colleges and universities are presented regarding faculty working conditions, support services, teaching and noninstructional workload, job concerns, productivity, commitment, teaching performance, training, and full-time percentage, new faculty competence. (MSE)

This "Fact Book" is a resource developed to provide policymakers with needed data and information about higher education in South Dakota. It contains data on a variety of subjects in a series of tables and charts. Taken together, these data show that there are more students enrolled in public higher education than ever before, and that…

To help Texas college administrators prepare for the possibility of collective bargaining, the authors cite evidence of conditions in Texas that have led to faculty unionization elsewhere; review literature on the probable impact; and identify resources on ways to meet the challenge. (PP)