This study examined certifiable teacher education graduates to determine if there were ability and achievement differences between those who did and did not commence teaching careers. The findings suggest that the most academically talented graduates do not enter teaching. Implications for the teaching profession are discussed. (MT)

Presents the results of a national survey of graduates of bilingual education programs. Areas surveyed included: (1) level of English proficiency of graduates, (2) field of employment of graduates, (3) percentage of graduates teaching English as a second language, and (4) percentage of graduates in administration and teacher training. (SED)

Using a constant elasticity of substitution production function and data from a national survey conducted in 1977 by the American Association of University Professors, this article projects the size and composition of the academic labor force in higher education through 1987. Tables provide data on projections. (PB)

Reviews recent studies on the plight of part-time faculty at the college level and attempts to achieve a perspective that fits the treatment of part-time teachers into an overall scheme. (CRH)

Reprinted from "We'll Do it Ourselves: Combating Sexism in Education," published in 1974 by the Student Committee, Study Commission on Undergraduate Education and the Education of Teachers, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. (JM)

Discusses the current financial status of educational institutions in connection with the development of computerized prescriptive and self-paced multimedia learning systems. Indicates the importance of designing less labor-intensive teaching processes in future engineering education. (CC)

Major statutes, court decisions, and labor board rulings applicable to part-time college faculty are reported; and the legal status, compensation, and collective bargaining rights of such faculty are discussed. Guidelines to help physical education administrators deal with these issues are included. (Authors/PP)

Answers to 10 questions about teacher licensure are presented along with information on how to facilitate the process. An insert describes the Northeast Regional Credential established by the New England states and New York. (SM)

Describes a university's strategy for screening and hiring talented language faculty, including required qualifications, interviews at professional conventions, candidate ranking, on-campus visits, and existing faculty evaluation of potential faculty. (CB)

Increases in costs to colleges and universities for employee health insurance have risen as much as 20 to 30 percent annually, requiring adjustments to control costs, a new philosophy of sharing costs with employees, increased proportions of payroll (now 6.1 percent) going for health care costs, and reductions in work force size. (DB)

Offers editorial opinion and excerpts from letters discussing pension requirements for teachers in the Soviet Union. Criticizes the policy of requiring teachers to put in a strictly enforced number of years of service to become eligible to receive a pension. (DK)

Responds to the article "The Past Need not be Prologue: Why Pessimism about Civic Education is Premature" by Stephen Earl Bennett. Addresses Bennett's (1) use of argument-by-exemplars, (2) discussion of William Bennett Munro, and (3) comments on the poor state of political science, increasing commitment to civic education, and attracting students.…

Describes the strategies and tactics that made the author's search for a tenure-track job in English a success. Describes the tenure-track position at precisely the kind of institution where faculty members were supposedly not open to the kind of work he does: the English Department at Drew University, essentially a small liberal arts college in…

Scottish primary teachers are trained via a 4-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) program or 1-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education. A survey of 234 headteachers and review of teacher evaluations revealed that most headteachers did not think that training route affected teaching quality, but a third of headteachers, all BEd-trained themselves,…

States that by planning from 6 to 12 months in advance, teachers can create a videotaped documentary of their professional work. Discusses guidelines to help preservice and experienced teachers develop the final product and provides tips for creating a videotape resume. (CMK)