OF THE 479 PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY, 318 REPORTED HAVING SALARY SCHEDULES, AND 251 PROVIDED COPIES FOR ANALYSIS. CONTENTS OF THESE SCHEDULES RANGED FROM VERY BASIC ELEMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED STATEMENTS WHICH INCLUDED MUCH RELATED INFORMATION. COMPILING THE DATA PRIMARILY IN TABULAR FORM, THE AUTHORS INCLUDED…

Officials at a number of higher education institutions have shown that considerable discrepancies exist in faculty salaries, corresponding to sex differences. To date, there has been no satisfactory way to examine the relationship between faculty accomplishments and rewards in the merit system. This study was undertaken to assess the nature of…

Reports on a faculty evaluation system used at the College of Business Administration of the University of Georgia. Data analyzed included effects of publications, teaching experience, departmental affiliation, school from which Ph.D. was granted, and teaching effectiveness on faculty member's salaries. (Author/DB)

Examines the salaries of full-time faculty at the University of North Florida to determine if differences exist between salaries for white faculty and black faculty, and determines the extent to which black and white faculty differ in productivity. No evidence of discrimination against blacks is found. (Author/JM)

Examined the extent to which labor-market conditions and the sex-composition of academic disciplines influenced average disciplinary salaries, based on the average, full-time 1988-89 salaries of new assistant professors for 16 academic disciplines. Findings from both cross-sectional and dynamic models indicated that both labor-market conditions…

A new salary survey highlights concerns about the growing pay gap between professional-school faculty members and everyone else. Offers a table of average faculty salaries by field at 4-year institutions. (EV)

Examines gender-based differences in job satisfaction among faculty in journalism and mass communication. Finds that women faculty members receive less pay but have the same degree of job satisfaction as men. (RS)

Increased use of merit pay is attributed to growing competition among institutions to attract and retain faculty, demands for accountability of faculty, and a reflection of a trend in private industry toward providing more financial incentives for employees. (MLW)

In assessing sex-discrimination suit damages, debate rages over the type and number of variables included in a single-equation model of the salary-determination process. This article considers single- and multiple-equation models, providing 36 different damage calculations. For University of Minnesota data, equalization cost hinges on the…

A cross-sectional study of 842 faculty who served as department heads between 1965-92 was compared with 170 in a panel study for whom earnings were estimated using a personal effects model. The average chair received a 12% wage premium for administrative service. Skill depreciation was most severe and wage growth most adversely affected in the…

Focusing on research universities, this study examines historical patterns in faculty salaries, recent evidence on salaries, the tenuous connection between salaries and performance, and the role of salaries in effective academic-reward systems. Administrative implications for salary policies that improve productivity are also examined. (Author/MSE)

With the ongoing reform of higher education there has been a breaking down of the egalitarianism whereby everyone receives the same rewards for their work regardless of their performance, which has been intrinsic to the disposition of teachers practiced by higher education institutions. Discrepancies have come into being in the wages, allowances…

The 2016 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 52nd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

Information on salaries paid to faculty in higher education in 1977-78 is presented. Data were obtained by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in its 1977-78 Higher Education General Information Survey. Only the salaries paid to faculty employed on 9-month regular academic year contracts are presented. Salary information is…