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Abrell, Ron – Clearing House, 1985
Discusses outplacement counseling, pointing out that concerned, careful, and thoughtful dismissal of teachers can improve faculty morale, save litigation expense, and reduce stress levels for the people involved. (EL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Nontenured Faculty, Outplacement Services (Employment), Personnel Management

Flaningam, Rita Rice; Taylor, Shannon V. – Journal of the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, 1984
Surveyed part-time faculty and full-time, nontenure track faculty (N=119) at Montana State University and found a pool of experienced individuals generally dissatisfied with their work situation, particularly appropriateness of compensation and policies. Gender differences were noted in dependence upon the income from part-time teaching,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Nontenured Faculty

Ragland-Sullivan, Ellie; Barglow, Peter – Journal of Higher Education, 1981
The psychological effects of involuntary job loss on untenured professors are documented. Theoretical models, clinical observation, personal letters, and interviews point up the existence of a widespread mourning phenomenon among abruptly terminated academics, a pervasive response that has only been significantly measurable over the last decade.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Faculty Mobility, Grief

Adams, Martin R. – Thought and Action, 1989
A strategy for assisting candidates for promotion is outlined. Teaching, research, and service remain the key criteria for faculty evaluation. Untenured faculty must devote time to research and teaching: developing manuscripts for publication, writing proposals for extramural funding, conceptualizing a program of research, formulating new courses,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion

Olsen, Deborah; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
A 5-year (still ongoing) study of new faculty (originally 54) has found such changes as declining amount of time spent on teaching preparation; teaching increasingly perceived as more satisfying and less stressful than research; increasing time spent on research; increased stress about research productivity; and increased perception of work…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies

Baldwin, Roger G.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study used available data to develop a profile of non-tenure-track college faculty (n=132) and compare it with a similarly derived profile of untenured but tenure-track faculty (n=587). The research explored the relationship between employment status and selected demographic, career orientation, career circumstance, and work environment…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Employment Patterns

Chait, Richard; Trower, C. Ann – Change, 1998
Although it does not offer tenure or tenure-track appointments, the newly established Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has not had difficulty attracting qualified faculty. The creation of the institution, recruitment of faculty, characteristics of new faculty hires, characteristics of the interview pool for new positions, faculty reasons for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Credentials, Educational Innovation, Faculty Recruitment

Olsen, Deborah; Crawford, Lizabeth A. – Review of Higher Education, 1998
A study used the "met-expectations" framework to examine effects of postgraduate work experience on tenure acquisition. Pretenure faculty with academic postdoctoral experience had better time management skills, were clearer about work priorities, experienced less work stress than inexperienced faculty. Early work stress was associated with lower…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Expectation, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Leatherman, Courtney – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Faculty at nonprofit colleges and universities are concerned about the quality of faculty at the for-profit University of Phoenix, and about the personnel policies that support them. This institution's faculty lacks tenure, and most teach part time. Ninety percent are fully employed elsewhere. The fast-paced courses and regimented curriculum are…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Ehrenberg, Ronald G. – Academe, 2004
By last spring, most faculty members at public institutions of higher education were justifiably pessimistic about their likely salary increases for the 2003-04 academic year. Many states were running large budget deficits for the second or third year in a row and no longer had reserves to draw upon to balance their budgets. These shortfalls…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Financial Problems, Teacher Salaries, Economic Status
David W. Messer – ProQuest LLC, 2001
The purpose of this study was to examine the issues that principals face in making the decision or recommendation to bring about the involuntary separation of non-tenured teachers. I was concerned with identifying the emotions, feelings, conflicts, and misgivings that principals experience during this process. Related concerns were identified.…
Descriptors: Teacher Dismissal, Nontenured Faculty, Principals, Decision Making
Cook-Fuller, Charlotte; Dumont, Richard G. – 1986
Views concerning the participation of nontenure-track faculty in campus governance were surveyed at Towson State University (Maryland). In spring 1985, a questionnaire was sent to all 425 full-time faculty members at the university, and 298 responses were obtained. Only 3% of nontenure-track faculty responded to the questionnaire, compared to 70%…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Departments, Eligibility
Mortimer, Kenneth P.; And Others – 1985
A summary is presented of the Project on Reallocation, which investigated faculty staffing and academic program practices at a random sample of 369 four-year colleges and universities, as well as reallocation, reduction, and/or retrenchment patterns. Telephone interviews were conducted with 318 officials (usually the chief academic officer), and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Financial Problems
Fine, Terri Susan; Nazworth, Napp – 1999
Learning communities are becoming important components of faculty teaching responsibilities. This study addresses faculty's perceptions of its role as learning community participants. A survey administered in December 1998 to faculty (n=67) at the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Central Florida focused on how they viewed…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Career Development, Careers, College Faculty

Crockenberg, Vincent – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1990
Discusses the case of Krizek v. Board of Education of Cicero-Stickney Township High School (ND, IL, 1989). A federal district court determined that a school district could dismiss an untenured teacher for classroom conduct not prohibited in advance (showing students an R-rated movie) but deemed inappropriate later. (SM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Court Litigation