Article explores the developing idea for a teaching doctorate" and the preparation of college teachers. (IR)

Faculty members at New Jersey's state colleges have begun working under a plan that provides salary increases for meritorious performance. Such merit compensation does not conflict with faculty promotion, nor is it intended to replace cost-of-living increases. However, it does replace government-style guaranteed automatic raises that encourage…

The Montana University system's faculty vitality project is described. One component of the project is faculty exchanges among the six units of the Montana system. Hampered in program development by small staffs and inadequate resources, and cut off from professional contacts by limited travel budgets, the faculty of three small colleges in…

A revised methodology for calculating faculty salary and fringe benefit cost comparisons for California public higher education for 1985-1986 to 1994-1995 is discussed. The history of the California Postsecondary Education Commission's salary reports and the work of its Technical Advisory Committee is also traced. The following aspects of the…

At Grand Valley State Colleges an early retirement program for faculty was proposed as a contingency plan for potential enrollment shifts or declines. In this analysis, as a preliminary to the institution of such a program, a number of questions are considered in detail: potential benefits; principles on which the institution should base the plan;…

Chronicled and analyzed are the experiences of two community colleges and four comprehensive state colleges in two different states where the faculty has chosen to unionize. The case studies are based on field visits and studies of contracts and other relevant documents. Reported on are such questions as: What conditions led the faculty to…

Examined are the written collective bargaining agreements that existed during any part or all of the 1973-74 academic year between four-year state colleges and faculties who have chosen bargaining agents. All of the written agreements in effect at four-year state colleges, a total of fourteen covering thirty-seven institutions, were analyzed. The…

A description of the organization, operation, and methods of procedure of Winthrop College is found in the 1975 faculty handbook. Topics covered are: (1) organization and administration; (2) faculty responsibilities and relationships; (3) supportive services for instruction and research; (4) personnel policies; and (5) institutional services for…

A survey revealed that institutional mainframe computers were the first to be used in pharmacy colleges, followed by college mainframes. Microcomputers were the last to be adopted, but are now used more than mainframes. Computer use was found to be related to faculty and graduate program size and to sector. (MSE)

A study of the academic profession that has sought to understand both the forces of fragmentation and the avenues of integration in the profession is discussed. Faculty were questionned about what their work was like, what authority they possessed, etc. (MLW)

Establishment of an office of state ombudsman to resolve faculty disputes at state-supported institutions is recommended. The education ombudsman would have no decision-making authority but would have strong recommendation power, and would be free of internal institutional politics. (MSE)

Nontenured faculty's claims to tenure as a property right, by virtue of common law principles, are examined from historical and litigation perspectives. The common law analysis proposed is applied to employment relationships in private and public institutions. (MSE)

On July 1, 1979, Harris-Stowe College in St. Louis, was transferred from city to state control, becoming Harris-Stowe State College. Resulting issues are discussed, including the lack of retention of two faculty members, Bob Harold Leftwich and Jo Beth Creighton, who requested assistance from the American Association of University Professors.…

Some of the critical choice points in the development of collective bargaining in public institutions of higher education are traced. The single most important aspect of the bargaining process that determines the nature of collective bargaining is enabling legislation. Changes that have appeared to influence the probability of unionization concern…

An analysis was done of compensation and salary data for faculty in Illinois public universities, public community colleges, and nonpublic universities. Administrative salaries in public universities were also surveyed. Academic staff compensation was considered from two perspectives. First, the rate of increase in salaries over time was compared…