Two education professors conducting research on the curriculum planning at a high school near Boise (Idaho) found that their status as observer and/or participant in discussions among teachers, administrators and parents made things more difficult. Usually in ethnography it is assumed that the hard part is to achieve insider status--to be accepted…

For instructors in college writing centers, doing research is crucial, both for understanding what they do and authorizing who they are. A dialogic relationship between the research undertaken and current theory is particularly crucial. The goal of this research needs to be understanding the relationship between the writing center and the larger…

This paper deals with a peer supervision program developed by the members of the English department of Brattleboro Union High School (Vermont) which has resulted in a sense of collegiality, shared purpose, and a renewed feeling of professionalism among the teachers. The paper describes the ways in which these teachers developed a program to…

Examines the problems confronting the English department of a middle-sized, nonurban baccalaureate institution caught in the economic recession. (RB)

Examines the role of the English department chairman as a spokeman for his faculty and a representative of the university. (RB)

Alice in Wonderland must be appealed to in order to understand the plight of the young Ph.D. in English. (JH)

Describes a national survey on the salaries of community-junior college English instructors. (RB)

If there is to be communication and mutual assistance between community colleges and universities, three myths about community colleges need to be dispelled: that they teach almost nothing but basic or remedial English, that no research is possible for those university people who study community college English programs or for community college…

The "inevitable and ubiquitous nature of censorship" forces teachers of literature to accept seven responsibilities: (1) to know literature of all types and all periods extremely well and to know what constitutes literary merit and adolescent appeal in any work; (2) to understand the implications of arguments for and against censorship; (3) to…

Providing a rationale for the involvement of college English departments in interdisciplinary work, the papers in this collection discuss the difficulties surrounding the introduction of interdisciplinary courses and programs that make special demands on the time and energy of individual faculty members and on limited departmental resources.…

This study describes professional and curricular innovations in a traditional high school English department within one academic year, resulting from a self-evaluation prepared for the regional accrediting association. The study provides an overview of the school's community, a description of the faculty and student body, and a portrait of the…

Traces the history of alternative careers for English majors and reviews the findings of research on the career choices of English majors. (DD)

Proposes that English departments send "missionaries" into the public schools so that departments can keep in touch with what is happening in local secondary English departments. (GW)

Contrasts the need for more extensive and effective composition programs with faculty training almost exclusively focused on literature. (AA)

Discusses the process of writing as a way of learning and "Writing across the Curriculum Programs." Outlines the program developed at Williamson High School in Alabama that successfully trained the English department to serve as consultants to the school in developing such a program. Includes two figures and references. (MD)