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Dowling Coll., Oakdale, NY. – 1972
Presented in this document is the agreement between Dowling College and the Dowling College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors effective from September 1, 1972 through August 31, 1973. Included in the articles are; salary schedules, fringe benefits, and grievance and arbitration procedures. The faculty personnel policies…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Grievance Procedures, Higher Education, Leaves of Absence
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Harrold, Ross – Australian Journal of Education, 1978
Many assume that job discrimination is a manifestation of employer chauvinism. This research considers how job discrimination can result from employer efforts to maintain flexibility of control in staffing policies. Recounts the social, demographic and industrial factors which led one State education authority to change a regulation which…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
American Federation of Teachers, 2004
A growing component of the instructional workforce in higher education, graduate teaching and research assistants are frequently viewed by university administrators and trustees as students rather than employees, according to this American Federation of Teachers (AFT) report. As the number of new full-time faculty hired decreases, an increased…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment Practices, Employees, Unions
He, Binsheng – Online Submission, 2005
The paper is to explore the regularity of teachers' team construction of Non-government University. In the paper, the author analyzes the instability of the teachers' structure and their thoughts; summarizes the experience which the non-government university has accumulated over 13 years and puts forward the measures to construct non-government…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Team Teaching, Private Colleges
Vesilind, P. Aarne – 2000
Intended primarily for senior graduate students seriously considering a job in academia, this book begins with a discussion of available jobs in academia and how to get one. Chapter 1, "Employment Opportunities in Academia," explores the American higher educational system and the pros and cons of choosing an academic career. Chapter 2, "Getting an…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Higher Education, Labor Market, Professors
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Leslie, David W. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1998
Investigates the problems that confront academia and suggests that faculty work has changed so profoundly in recent years that tenure is no longer sufficient and/or necessary. Argues that intellectual freedom and accountability are competing demands that must be met simultaneously. Reviews how tenure exacerbates some current problems. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Employer Employee Relationship
Larson, Lisa – 1996
This information brief explains the State of Minnesota statutory provisions that affect the employment rights of K-12 public school teachers in Minnesota. It describes the required probationary period, the conditions of continuing employment for those teachers who successfully complete the probationary period, and the procedures that must be…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Policy
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between Adelphi University administration and the Adelphi University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1987-August 31, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exchange of information between AAUP and the…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Andrews, Hans A.; Mackey, Bruce C. – 1982
On January 1, 1980, the Illinois state legislature mandated tenure for community college faculty and established conditions under which tenure could be acquired and reasons and procedures for dismissal. One provision of the act precluded the dismissal of a tenured faculty member who was "competent to render" services carried out by an…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Governing Boards
Corwin, Thomas M.; Knepper, Paula R. – 1978
A study was conducted to assess the implications of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) amendments of 1978 that raises the mandatory retirement age for faculty. Tenured employees of colleges and universities may be retired between the ages of 65 and 70 until July 1, 1982, at which time the age 70 minimum retirement goes into effect.…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Educational Finance, Employment Practices
Arnold, Daniel S.; And Others – 1977
A framework is proposed for the rigorous and continuing exercise of quality control in teacher education. The major focus is on the individual measures of quality control which can be exercised at eight critical points in the preparation and practice of a teacher: (1) college admission; (2) admission to teacher education programs; (3) student…
Descriptors: College Admission, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
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English Journal, 1984
Four contributors discuss the difficulty of instituting a fair merit pay system, the threat merit pay may pose to teachers' academic freedom and job security, and possible solutions to the merit pay dilemma, such as a tenure/merit pay option, evaluation by a central board, or by peers. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Experience
Hum, Derek – 1998
This monograph examines tenure and pay structures in Canadian universities, focusing on hiring, tenure, promotion, salaries, and termination; and examining the employment relationship from both economic and managerial perspectives. After briefly reviewing the concept of tenure, the discussion moves to career hierarchies and pay structures,…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Phay, Robert E. – School Law Bulletin, 1982
The civil service standard that is the basis for most public school employment decisions conflicts with the assumption of tenure statutes that no teacher should be reappointed or given tenure if a better teacher can be hired. Schools have a legal responsibility to hire the best available teacher. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Heylin, Michael – Chemical and Engineering News, 1989
Notes that women have earned 20 percent of chemistry Ph.D. degrees in recent years but hold only 4.9 percent of tenure track faculty positions in graduate chemistry departments. Lists faculties with three or more women and with none. Reviews a survey by the American Chemical Society's Women Chemists Committee. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Employed Women, Employment
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