Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to first identify the work- and non-work-related criteria US-based management doctoral students consider important in selecting an initial academic appointment, and second, to explore whether gender and race/ethnicity are associated with the importance attached to these criteria. Design/methodology/approach:…

Describes South Carolina's add-on or out-of-field approach to supplying needed technology education teachers. Recommends recruitment strategies, and discusses teacher education. (JOW)

Gathered information about the shortage of dental school faculty through a survey of dental school deans. Respondents identified retirement and entry into private practice as the leading reasons for leaving faculty positions, and indicated that offering a salary competitive with private practice was the most critical factor in recruiting future…

Successive administrations have responded to the serious shortage of competent mathematics teachers by trying to 'make do', adopting short-term strategies which fail to address the underlying problem. A sense of urgency, the will to act, and the imagination to see a way forward have been absent. The situation is now worse than ever. This paper…

This paper describes a faculty development program initiated by the University of Georgia in 1964 to address a statewide faculty shortage. After 37 years, the program, Faculty Development in Georgia (FDIG), remains a successful example of inter-institutional cooperation. When FDIG began, 12 graduate assistantships were offered annually to faculty…

Among highlights of a 1990 report, "Campus Trends" by the American Council on Education are evidence for a decreasing academic labor pool, differences in opinions of administrators of two- and four-year institutions concerning benefits of assessment, and greater numbers of administrators rating faculty staffing as a top concern. (DB)

A conceptual model is proposed to describe the flow of individuals through teacher preparation programs and the workplace. The situation in California illustrates the asymmetry between teacher supply and demand--a situation which could be redressed in part through better teacher retention and closer coordination with school needs in the service…

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…

Applications for entry to Higher Education have persistently shown marked differences between ethnic minority groups and marked gender preferences, particularly for mathematics and the sciences. One reason for these differential choices is suggested by research into learning preferences. This is examined in this paper, which reports on a…

This study addressed the link between policies and practices related to teaching staff and sustaining and improving standards in higher education in the United Kingdom. Evidence from the literature has indicated that teaching is increasingly being given less priority in comparison with research in higher education. It is clear from the data of…

This research brief looks at student enrollment growth, faculty aging and attrition rates, institutional restructuring, and changing government and public expectations to show how a combination of factors has created an unprecedented opportunity for renewal. It also explores how universities are using faculty renewal in a strategic way to…

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing appointed an ad hoc committee to study the implications of nursing shortages for nursing education programs in the 16 SREB states and the District of Columbia. In May 2001, surveys were sent to 491 colleges and universities that prepare students for licensure…

In spite of public commitment to racial diversity, the faculty at Harvard remains very much a white man's club. Of the university's 16,138 faculty members, blacks make up only 1.9%. The university falls back on the argument that there are few blacks in the academic pipeline, but this defense will not hold up. (SLD)

The training and retention of teachers is discussed including: academically able students not attracted to teaching, elimination of teacher education programs and assumption of their role by the liberal arts, improving teacher education, satisfactory career environment, and teacher surplus or shortage. (MLW)

In July 2001, the Alberta Ministry of Learning established a working group to make recommendations on improving Alberta's ability to attract and retain faculty. This report presents the findings of this group's evaluation of the ability of the province's postsecondary institutions to attract and retain college faculty. The working group identified…