Writing Program Administration (WPA) is an interdisciplinary field that addresses the management and development of writing programs in educational institutions. WPA entails writing instruction pedagogy, curriculum design, assessment, and faculty development pertaining to the teaching of writing. Graduate students in Humanities and English-based…

University graduates in the Middle East and the United States of America are disillusioned with their higher education degrees. Youth expect to be well employed upon graduation and to improve their social status. Employment has been guaranteed from the earliest university certificates granted in Middle Eastern yeshivas, Houses of Learning, and…

Employers can be subjected to substantial legal responsibilities and liabilities. The employer's obligations to employees; the consequences of mislabeling an employee as a consultant; how to determine who may be a consultant; and criteria for authorizing a consulting position are examined. (MLW)

A personal view of a Ph.D. facing the marketplace. (PG)

Contained in this special report is a list of the 243 institutions that have collective bargaining agents. The citations are divided by the bargaining agent, and then listed by 4-year or 2-year institutions. The bargaining agents listed are: American Association of University Professors; National Education Association; American Federation of…

This is the report of a working party that was formed to investigate the employment conditions of persons engaged in research in higher education in Great Britain. The report summarizes some of the problems encountered by the educational researchers, which include: (1) financing with short-term grants; (2) the difficulty of obtaining permanent…

An official position statement on collective bargaining endorsed by the American Association of University Professors. (Author)

Presents an innovative approach to resolution of faculty employment disputes at institutions of higher education. Discusses the framework in which faculty employment issues arise, the current state of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as it is relevant to employment disputes, and the substantial benefits which could be achieved by developing a…

Probably no group is deceived more often regarding the quality of a product than those who must hire on the basis of degrees and transcripts provided by our colleges and universities. In this market, the buyer must surely beware. (Author)

In the United Kingdom there are more than 100,000 business executives unemployed as a result of the economic recession. This article describes educational assistance being offered to executives by government agencies and focuses on ways in which colleges and universities responsible for the training have approached their task. (Author)

Focuses on 3 considerations when reductions in faculty positions are necessary due to financial exigency: (1) the faculty role in reaching decisions on reduction; (2) implications for academic tenure; and (3) requisite due process. (HS)

Explores the projected oversupply of new economics Ph.D.s and its implications for college and university programs. Topics discussed include undergraduate enrollment in economics and business courses, the emergence of business schools as a growth market for economists, relative salary movements, field switching, and shifts in the kinds of doctoral…