Author argues that unless salary structures change the junior college will become an overgrown high school. (CB)

Published four times a year by the Texas Junior College Teachers Association (TJCTA), this newsletter discusses events affecting Texas Junior Colleges and their faculty, chronicles the efforts and activities of the TJCTA, and provides a forum for discourse on topics in community college education. Most of the September 1993 issue is devoted to an…

TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DAY AND EVENING DIVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPERVISORY, AND SPECIAL SERVICES, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 320 FACULTY MEMBERS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM 16 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES AND 10 EVENING DIVISION DEANS WERE INTERVIEWED. THE RETURNS INDICATED THAT (1) ADDITIONAL EVENING…

This paper discusses the findings of St. Petersburg College's (SPC) (Florida) evaluation question: "How can the eCampus be organized and run to address traditional faculty concerns, but maintain an innovative approach to providing educational access?" In order to evaluate this question, a list was compiled of faculty issues identified by…

The purpose of this research was to investigate how important the six literature-identified recruitment factors of Benefits, Institutional Climate, Diversity, External Influences, Prestige, and Working Conditions were to California community college faculty in their decision to accept a certificated position. To accomplish this purpose, the…

A review of the literature on the community college faculty member is presented. In contrast to the college and university professor, the community college faculty member does not possess a persona that has been subject to treatment in the media. The academic literature portrays this faculty member as the doctoral candidate that couldn't make it,…

This paper compares community college faculty salaries in Florida and the nation, discusses the effects of unions on salaries, and addresses reasons for faculty continuing in education despite lower pay. Community college faculty salaries have increased an average of 51% throughout the United States in the last decade, with some states being as…

A study was conducted to ascertain whether two-year college faculty are significantly different than faculties at research, doctoral granting, comprehensive, or liberal arts institutions on four measures of job dissatisfaction. Drawing from responses to the 1989 Survey Among College and University Faculty conducted by the Carnegie Foundation, the…

Part-time instructors constitute a substantial proportion of the faculty at all levels of instruction. Community colleges in California are especially dependent on part-time instructors. Based on a survey of 243 (46%) part-time instructors at Santa Monica College, this study shows that most part-time instructors are committed to the profession of…

The number of part-time faculty in the community college has dramaticallV increased in recent years. The trend to hire more part-time instructors will likely continue, due to the increasing numbers of part-time students, the movement toward off-campus classes in scattered locations, and the growing numbers of unemployed college graduates with…

This monograph reviews the faculty teaching the humanities in two-year colleges: their backgrounds and preparation, involvement with inservice training, job satisfaction, attitudes and values, and approaches to curriculum and instruction. Information was derived by an extensive search of the literature. Materials were identified by scanning 34…

These five studies compile institutional research on the faculty of Harcum Junior College. Four of the studies compare 1977 responses to those obtained on identical surveys in prior years, thus reflecting faculty attitudinal changes in the 1970's. "Perceptions of 'Effective' Teachers" compares ratings of Harcum faculty on 14 teacher…

This survey, distributed to adjunct faculty at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in December 1997, attempts to: (1) determine the relative importance to adjunct faculty of salary and certain benefits; (2) identify the optimum times for staff development; and (3) develop a profile of JCCC's adjunct faculty. A total of 159 completed responses…

A study was made at the College of DuPage (Illinois) of the attitudes toward and expectations concerning collective bargaining held by college faculty and administrators. Data for the study were obtained by surveying 228 faculty and 44 administrators, of whom 105 and 37 responded, respectively. Results of analysis indicated statistically…

This document includes summaries of 25 recent research projects in the area of community (junior) colleges undertaken by graduate students at Northern Illinois University. The topics of the projects were: student reactions to senior college; student values and choice of program; personality characteristics and attitudes of nursing students;…