Study considers the relative importance of research, teacher effectiveness, school and community service, as well as seniority in decisions pertaining to promotion and salary. ((Author/RK)

Faculty evaluation can play an important role in the professional growth of the individual instructor. Community Colleges is a monthly supplement to Change'' magazine. (MB)

Presidents expect deans to exercise primary, internal leadership to the end that the institution's most fundamental purposes can be realized. (Author)

College professors at Pennsylvania State University were asked how often they related their own research to the classes they taught; results indicated that research and teaching were not mutually reinforcing. (Author/SP)

This article discusses the recommendation that the twelve Ontario teachers colleges become integrated with the province's universities. (Editor)

Study results indicate that significant, though low, correlations exist between student attitudes toward courses and their ratings of instructors. It seems reasonable to assume ratings of a course and teacher are chiefly a function of teacher incompetence as perceived by student. (Author)

The games are Build a Reputation (REP), Confuse the Student (CON), Blame the Opposition (BOP), and Pass the Buck (BUCK). Professors play these games because they "want to show off on occasion, . . . want to get off the hook and avoid responsibility, . . . are prone to blame others, or simply because they are lazy. (WM)

Ways for improving college level faculty evaluation are examined. Three criteria are discussed: research performance, teaching performance, and administrative performance. Desirable features of faculty rewards systems are also described. (RM)

Ranking the "top 10 universities" which train recreation professionals does little to enhance the goals and standards of the field of parks and recreation. While evaluation of faculty and educational institutions is considered important, it should be conducted in a manner which tends to be more professional than mere gossip. (JN)

Describes a questionnaire survey which identified the contributions of geographers in four-year undergraduate geography departments. Lists of the top 20 departments for the following 11 variables are included: geography enrollment, impact within institution, geography majors, training for graduate school, articles, chapters, books, papers,…