The educational systems of the European Community Member States vary considerably and comprise a wealth of information about innovations in these nations. Tables on the employment and status of teachers in state schools in the European Community were compiled at the request of the Commission of the European Communities. The information collected…

The policy statement on contract faculty employment presented in this document was adopted by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges as a model conforming to the provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 1725. The statement includes sections on hiring philosophy, affirmative action, position identification, search procedures, selection…

Newly hired junior college teachers (1,446) were questioned to find out how they sought their jobs. Of the 1,075 respondents, 71 were interviewed. The search channels were liaisons, graduate schools, placement services, letter writing, advertising, or answering ads, depending on the candidates' previous experience and career goal. These means were…

To examine the factors that operate in the hiring of faculty by community colleges, an experiment was conducted at the peak of the 1971 job rush by three graduating job seekers who were interested in the developmental student and the community college concept. One job seeker was a BS candidate from a predominantly black college; one was a MA…

Reasons for the decrease in the number of minority group teachers are the following: (1) low status and salaries; (2) alternative career possibilities; (3) desegregation; (4) teacher competency tests; (5) limited career advancement opportunities; and (6) reduction in government supported programs. Recruitment programs, financial incentives, and…

A study sought to determine the strategies, procedures, and content that each state is using in preservice programs for beginning trade and industrial teachers. Fifteen states reported that official policy required a new teacher workshop. (LRA)

Four state court cases are discussed, involving the issue of employing noncertified versus certified teachers in gifted education and teachers with seniority versus gifted education experience. Based on the two West Virginia cases and two Pennsylvania cases, it is concluded that mandatory certification provides greater legal protection for gifted…

Administrators should hire a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, motivated teacher who also has the ability to listen, the willingness to build relationships, and the ability to understand the middle level students' state of mind. (MLF)

The nature and characteristics of part-time faculty members in the state of Ohio were studied, based on a survey of 22 institutions, including four-year public and private and two-year or community colleges. Questionnaire responses were analyzed from 1,590 part-time faculty members and 335 administrators. Case studies also were conducted to obtain…

In considering applicants for teaching positions, school districts rely on teacher credentials such as state certification or teacher tests to determine the qualifications of a candidate. To determine whether there has been a trend toward increasing reliance on tests in teacher hiring processes, this brief presents data on public school districts'…

Graduate students who want to teach at a community college are neither prepared nor qualified for the job since specialized discipline-based doctorate programs offer graduates little to help them find a job as community college instructors. A significant percentage of the professoriate in higher education is employed in community college…

The policy statement on contract faculty employment presented in this document was adopted by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges as a model conforming to the provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 1725. The document contains sections addressing: (1) the college's philosophy regarding part-time faculty hiring; (2) affirmative action…

Perspectives on the use of adjunct faculty are provided by the Chancellor of Indiana University at Kokomo. Colleges can call upon adjunct faculty to offer courses that would not ordinarily be offered. Adjunct faculty are important in bringing an amount of productivity and experience to degree programs, since they bring expertise in a given…

An idealized model for the selection of faculty is presented in three phases. The first of these, pre-recruitment, consists of four steps: determining needs for positions to accomplish institutional aims; analysis of student, community, administrative, and colleague characteristics, and of job qualifications; preparation of the selection package;…

This is the second in a series of reports on the characteristics and supply/demand of Ontario teachers. The enrollment of secondary school pupils, the size of the secondary school teacher force from 1959-71, and the relationship between pupil/teacher ratios are analyzed. The characteristics of this teacher force are presented statistically from…