The practice of hiring part time faculty at many colleges and universities and the discriminatory treatment they often receive in salary, tenure, and other employment conditions are described. (RM)

The University Centers for Rational Alternatives (UCRA) constitutes lobbies for rational thought and academic freedom in the university community. (Author/PG)

The investigating report of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American Association of University Professors on Bloomfield College in New Jersey covers events of the 72-73 academic year, issues related to the dismissal of 13 faculty members, and findings related to the abolition of tenure. (Author/PG)

The American Association of University Professors committee's report on Academic Freedom and Tenure at Voorhees College in South Carolina concerning the dismissal of 5 faculty members. (PG)

Considers factors contributing to the increased dependence on textbooks by secondary and college English teachers, including increased teacher workloads, decreased funds, and expanded community pressures. (JT)

Summarizes rural teachers' problems and needs related to teaching conditions, scarce or outdated materials and equipment, cultural differences, and geographic isolation. Demonstrates that the Foxfire approach's core practices are more effective than Miller's "core teaching skills in teacher preparation programs" in preparing teachers to…

This article describes the experiences of a woman who is working as a teacher of mathematics in a New York City public junior high school through the Teach for America (TFA) program. The author relates the joys and frustrations of teaching and a sidebar describes the TFA program. (LZ)

Tennessee vocational teachers in community colleges (n=65), technical institutes (n=61), and colleges/universities (n=133) responded to a survey indicating overall satisfaction, but some dissatisfaction with salary, conditions, and policies. Technical institute faculty were most dissatisfied with number of classes and working hours, facilities and…

Reports a survey of Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication member schools. Indicates high, low, and mean salaries for journalism school administrators, professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors. Compares salaries by highest degree earned, rank, and experience. Breaks down pay differences by…

Investigated whether university teaching assistant (TA) training programs utilized transfer of training principles, examining facilitating and inhibiting factors within the work environment of TAs in training, supervisor and peer support, and differences in perceptions of these factors according to TA characteristics. Certain transfer of training…

Describes tensions within Australian universities, which must be responsive to various stakeholders, examining the perspectives of new associate professors and professors and their university managers. Observation and interview data indicated that educators were not allowed to participate enough in decision making, policies were imposed without…

The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University started a program of research on the Changing Academic Profession (CAP) in 2005. This research is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science as a grant-in-aid for scientific research headed by Professor Akira Arimoto, Director of the Research Institute for Higher…

The difficulties experienced by part-time faculty members are discussed, and some benefits of part-time teaching are identified. Among the problems faced by part-time staff are per-course salaries, lack of college-paid benefits, job insecurity, and invisibility on campus. If the part-time teaching position is a primary source of income and career…

This paper explores the problems of recruiting the most qualified individuals to the teaching profession. Part 1 discusses the premise that supply and demand in teacher education are subject to the market forces that influence career choices in other fields. An analysis is given of how those fluctuations operate to reduce the intellectual quality…