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Palmer, James – 1998
This paper, which focuses on community college faculty productivity, is part of a series published by the Center for Community College Policy, designed to support state and local policymakers, as well as educational leaders who are interested in policy issues related to the two-year postsecondary sector. The day-to-day interaction of faculty and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Applegate, Edd – Online Submission, 1981
In 1981 a questionnaire was mailed to personnel at 42 Kentucky colleges and universities to determine the number of faculty members teaching technical writing, the academic qualifications and professional experiences of these individuals, and the methods they used to teach technical writing. Of the 29 responding, 20 (68.9%) institutions offered…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Questionnaires, School Surveys, Teacher Characteristics
Koos, Leonard V. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
Until the past decade or two, educational administration has been notably laggard in attacking its problems by methods approximating the scientific. Tradition, sentiment, rule of thumb, temporizing compromise--these have been, and unfortunately still are, the dominant methods in this important field of human enterprise. One of the largest problems…
Descriptors: Educational History, Questionnaires, Higher Education, Educational Administration
Guthrie-Morse, Barbara – Community College Frontiers, 1979
Analyzes the changes in the ratio of part-time to full-time faculty in the community colleges from 1972-73 to 1976-77. Includes a literature review, tables illustrating regional ratios, and a discussion of the implications of the change from part-time faculty comprising 40 percent of instructional staff in 1972-73 to 56 percent in 1976-77. (DD)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Shulin, Ia. – Soviet Education, 1990
Criticizes Alexsandr Nikitenko's proposal for raising Soviet teacher salaries as taking from some to give to others. Argues that basing salaries on someone else's evaluation of a teacher's work will not enhance the teaching profession's prestige. Insists that good teachers work harder because of love for their work, not because of money. (DK)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Roeder, Peter M. – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1997
Analyzes teachers' attitudes regarding the value and practicality of adapting their teaching to the needs of heterogeneous classes. Surveys teachers and administrators in five German comprehensive schools. Finds that teachers do not support the view that within-class grouping may be a viable alternative to systems of across-class setting by…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development
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Mallard, Kina S.; Atkins, Michele W. – Christian Higher Education, 2004
Many small Christian colleges and universities are changing their cultures from focusing solely on teaching to embracing a teacher-scholar model. Motivating faculty at these small colleges to engage in scholarly activities is becoming one of the top priorities of administration. The culture at private colleges with enrollments of less than 5000 is…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Private Colleges, Church Related Colleges, Christianity
Duckworth, Kenneth – 1983
Redefinition of the student role and teaching conditions that may be necessary to create such a role are discussed. The author integrates the ideas in three papers: (1) "Understanding Intelligence: What's in It for Educators?" (Robert Sternberg and Richard Wagner); (2) "Academic Work" (Walter Doyle); and (3) "Motivating…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Resources, Educational Trends
Lundy, Katherina, L. P.; Warme, Barbara D. – 1985
Perceptions concerning part-time teaching by part-time faculty at a large metropolitan university were studied. The respondents were divided into two groups: those who wished to teach part-time (the willing) and those who were teaching part-time because of their inability to find full-time work (the reluctant). In addition to questionnaire…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Level, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
California Community and Junior Coll. Association, Sacramento. – 1978
This study was conducted through a mailed survey of randomly selected full- and part-time faculty at 15 California community colleges. Responses came from 1,302 full-time (49.3% reporting) and 1,544 part-time faculty (32.9% reporting). Respondents represented a wide range of teaching fields. Of full-time respondents, 69.3% reported seven or more…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Workload, Noninstructional Responsibility
1977
The agreement reached between the Long Island University and its professional employees represented by the Collegial Federation is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: academic freedom; recognition; statutes, standards, and past practices; management rights; non-discrimination; promotion; tenure; academic year, vacations, and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Salmon, Webb – 1977
The role of high school English department heads as active leaders and departmental advocates, as well as their role in improving their departments' composition programs, is examined in this paper. The first section provides an overview of department heads' basic responsibilities, noting the need for them to have an active role in setting…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College School Cooperation, Department Heads, Elective Courses
McKenzie, R. W. – 1980
Reports on all the research projects performed under the aegis of the Nedlands College Research Committee since July 1978 are presented in summary form. Abstracts on the following projects are offered: (1) Nedlands action project; (2) measurement of academic staff workloads; (3) measurement of student workloads; (4) causes of student withdrawals;…
Descriptors: Discipline, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Minority Group Children
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt – 1980
Methods for analyzing faculty workload, workload issues related to collective bargaining and new federal reporting requirements, and faculty and institutional perspectives about faculty workload are considered. Workload studies are valuable to state legislators concerned with budgets, enrollment trends, and efficient institutional operations.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Riggs, Norman Dee – 1968
An analysis of the internal organization of innovative secondary schools was developed from questionnaire response data supplied by the principals of 121 junior high, intermediate, and middle schools in 35 States. Criteria for comparison and evaluation were based primarily on related research and general organizational literature. The study found…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Qualifications, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development
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