E-Learning is playing a significant role in education to improve students' skills and teach them new ways for managing their knowledge and information. Many universities and institutions of higher education have recognized the value of the Internet in changing the way people learn. Traditional classroom courses can be augmented with interactive…

This report provides the results of a study of faculty workloads in the University of Maryland System (UMS) during the 1994-95 academic year. It was found that 19,446 course units were taught by full-time (FT) faculty at degree-granting institutions, an increase of 158 course units from the previous year while the number of FT faculty decreased by…

Diagnoses the abrogationists'' or those faculty members who habitually deprecate the college administration, other faculty members, and the calibre of the students. (DS)

Reports on the findings of a time budget of a university lecturer for 12 months and challenges the assumption that faculty work only 50.5 hours a week. Increasing bureaucratization of staff-student relationships has reduced the time available for faculty reading and research. (Author/PG)

Articles of this agreement cover: definitions and construction, recognition of the council, nondiscrimination, salary, fringe benefits, leaves of absence, faculty workload, working conditions, calendars and schedules, departmental governance, college governance, campus governance, university commission and financial exigency, security of…

This inquiry ascertained those environmental and personal variables that best predict publication output of liberal arts faculty in four-year and graduate insitutions. Data came from 7,484 faculty randomly selected on a national basis. Multiple Classification Analysis was used for hypothesis testing. Personal interest in research, frequent…

This collective bargaining agreement is between the University of Delaware and the American Association of University Professors, University of Delaware Chapter. Articles cover agreement, purpose, recognition, AAUP membership, AAUP representatives and privileges, bargaining unit membership, union responsibilities, grievance procedure, personnel…

The overriding reason for this analysis centers on the widespread, but varied, application of student-faculty ratios (SFR) as a contributing factor in determining the faculty budgeting requirements of public and private institutions. A survey was conducted among heads of state budget offices, heads of central administration for university systems,…

This agreement between Temple University and the Temple Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covers the period July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1976. Articles of the agreement cover recognition, definitions, salaries, fringe benefits, workload, tenure procedures, termination of service of faculty, promotions; appointment,…

This agreement is between the Trustees of Southeastern Massachusetts University and the Southeastern Massachusetts Faculty Federation Local 1895 American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO. Articles of the agreement cover SMU Faculty Federation; recognition and definitions; SMU Faculty Federation-Trustees relations; academic freedom; democracy, and…

The faculty agreement between the Board of Trustees and the Oakland University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covers the 1972-73 year. Articles of the agreement include definitions, recognition, work of the bargaining unit, academic ranks and titles, association rights, discipline and discharge, professional…

A two-year interinstitutional study among 15 cooperating universities was conducted to determine whether significant differences exist in teaching loads among the selected universities as measured by student credit hours produced by full-time equivalent faculty. The statistical model was a multivariate analysis of variance with fixed effects and…

This document presents the agreement between the Central Michigan University (CMU) and Central Michigan University, District of Michigan Association of Higher Education. The agreement covers the purpose and intent, recognition, aid to other collective bargaining agents, deduction of district dues and initiation fees, special conferences, grievance…

The proposed agreement between the Hawaii Federation of College Teachers and the University of Hawaii covers the period 1973-76. Articles of the agreement cover recognition definitions; saving clause; entirety, modification and conflict; consultation; management rights; academic freedom; employment status; grievance procedure; health and safety;…

A survey was conducted of 114 (a 62.6% response rate) academic deans of predominantly IIA institutions (Carnegie Classification) to gather information concerning the equitable and fair treatment of department heads at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The survey revealed that the duties of department heads included teaching/research;…