The collective bargaining agreement between Oakland University and the Oakland University Chapter (370 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period March 1, 1983-August 14, 1985 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and recognition of AAUP; work of the bargaining unit;…

The collective bargaining agreement between Long Island University and the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Chapter (50 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period November 1, 1981-November 1, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: AAUP recognition,…

The collective bargaining agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Professional Staff Congress of City University of New York covering the period September 1, 1984-August 31, 1987 is presented. The Chapter is affiliated with the American Association of University Professors. Items covered in the agreement include: dues…

In March 2004, the National Science Foundation funded a two-day workshop by the American Political Science Association (APSA) on the advancement of women in academic political science in the United States. The workshop was prompted by an alarming stall in the number of women entering the discipline and persisting through early years of faculty…

The collective bargaining agreement between Lake Superior State University (Michigan) and the Lake Superior State University Faculty Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, covering the period September 1, 1988 to August 31, 1991 is presented. The agreement covers the following items: definitions; recognition; association…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Regents of Montana University System and Western Montana College Faculty Association, an American Federation of Teachers affiliate, covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1987, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; dues deduction; dues checkoff;…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Delaware State College Board of Trustees and the Delaware State College Chapter (145 members) of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 1, 1983-August 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition and definitions,…

The collective bargaining agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Professional Staff Congress of City University of New York covering the period September 1, 1982-August 31, 1984 is presented. The chapter, which has 9,200 members (including part-timers), is affiliated with the American Association of University Professors…

The collective bargaining agreement between Wayne State University and the Wayne State University Chapter (1,460 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period August 1, 1981-July 31, 1983 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: AAUP recognition, personnel classification, association rights…

The agreement between the Board of Trustees of Union College and the American Association of University Professors of the college includes the following topics: chapter membership, board rights, chapter rights, academic ranks, work of the faculty, faculty appointments, faculty reappointments and promotions, professional evaluation, faculty record…

A large-scale, national survey of college and university professors was conducted in 1975, supported by the National Institute of Education. The data were collected from more than 3,500 faculty members, and include 400 separate items from each respondent. The study tapped faculty opinion on such matters as unionization, bargaining agents, the…

The faculty roles of teaching and research, and the evaluation and reward of faculty performance, were assessed in a study conducted at the six Kansas Regents universities. The case study research involved interviews with 40 faculty members that focused on faculty performance evaluation policies and practices, and appropriate faculty recognition…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Teachers Association Chapter of the National Education Association covering the period April 23, 1977-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, dues check-off, board-union…

The collective bargaining agreement between Youngstown State University and Youngstown State University Chapter of the Ohio Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, for the period 1986-1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition and scope of the unit; salaries, salary increments,…

A discussion of teacher evaluation offers a definition and rationale, and explains a few of its traditional forms. Common uses of teacher evaluation for personnel management, accountability, and improvement of teaching are described, and a distinction is made between formative and summative types of evaluation. Teacher evaluation, often based on…