A glass ceiling for women still exists in academia after two decades of equal employment opportunity (EEO) legislation in Australia. There are complex factors that when combined make gender inequity in the higher education sector highly resistant to change. Using personal histories as a reflexive device, the paper makes explicit the embedded male…

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;…

This report presents the results of a national survey of a selected group of college and university teachers of writing considered to be the best by the directors of their writing programs. The first chapter explains how the sample of teachers was selected, examines the distribution of the sample across types and sizes of institutions, summarizes…

Two allocation methods for studying costs per student credit hour at Montana State University are compared. Both a long method and a short method, using the same source of data, were proposed prior to the study. The long method required much more effort, in that it considers every individual faculty member's salary and, for each faculty member,…

The 1974 faculty handbook of Eastern Washington State College contains sections of the bylaws for the government of the college pertinent to faculty interests, plus explanatory or informative material concerning operating procedures for faculty members. Discussed is: (1) the board of trustees; (2) administration; (3) academic staff; (4)…

Increased pressures continue on faculty in higher education as expressed by faculty workload and faculty activity analysis. Often those who collect and utilize such data do not consider the outcomes of decisions from the faculty viewpoint. Examined are how the uses of certain faculty load data and faculty activity analysis data place pressures and…

The 1972 faculty and staff handbook of Western Kentucky University contains information regarding the history of the institution, and its accreditations and professional memberships. The document details the university organization and administration; the academic organization; instructional policies and services, as well as academic services and…

An examination of the nine institutions that comprise the State University System of Florida attempted to: (1) determine the instructional and instructional-related productivity and the overall utilization of faculty resources as influenced by the size, mission, and complexity of individual institutions, and by the level and discipline of the…

The theme of the 1972 annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Reformation and Reallocation in Higher Education, was chosen because it was timely and relevant to significant problems of higher education and, therefore, to institutional research. Papers presented at the forum fall under the categories of costs and the financial…

This document reviews various aspects of a research project designed to explore the problems raised by the elaboration, discussion and implementation of major development plans for universities and to improve cost effectiveness. The University of Lancaster was designated as the target for studies. Chapter one presents an overview of details…

This manual contains a description of the detailed program planning and analysis procedures that yield the inputs for the facilities planning process. Also included is a proposal for systemwide facilities planning criteria appropriate for statewide or system-level evaluation of the outputs of institutional facilities planning systems. (For related…

This descriptive study identified demographic, organizational, and satisfaction data of faculty in nursing education programs in rural states who do and do not engage in faculty practice. Out of a total of 509 surveys which were sent to faculty from 35 nursing schools located in twelve rural states, 366 surveys were returned for a 72% response…

The ethics and economics of supplemental teaching are discussed by a dean of continuing education. It is suggested that the provision of opportunities to faculty that take them away from their primary responsibilities is a minor aspect of the ethical problem. Continuing education overload compensation is generally low, and there are many people…

The University of Iowa's 1975 faculty handbook provides a general description of the university structure; details the faculty responsibilities and policies including academic responsibility; professional ethics; responsibilities to students, colleagues, the institution, and the community; tenure, promotions, evaluations, and terminations. As a…

This document presents the agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Association of New Jersey State College Faculties, Inc. The agreement covers the preamble; recognition and definitions; administration of agreement; policy statements; association rights and privileges; dues deduction; grievance procedure; appointment and retention of…