Drawing from a review of the literature and a survey of state directors of community college education nationwide, this report highlights innovative ideas and programs used by colleges and states to increase the number of minority faculty at community colleges. Introductory sections describe the purposes and methods of a 1988 study of minority…

In response to a legislative mandate, this report presents a set of statewide minimum qualifications to be used by California community college districts as the basis for hiring faculty. Introductory material explains that the new minimum qualifications, which replace the previously required credentials, are discipline based. In one set of…

This report offers an overview of the educational system in Norway and of the selection and training of headteachers in the elementary and secondary schools. Compulsory education lasts for 9 years (for students from 7-16 years of age) and is provided by the basic school, the grunnskolen. All pupils follow almost the same timetable throughout the…

An idealized model for the selection of faculty is presented in three phases. The first of these, pre-recruitment, consists of four steps: determining needs for positions to accomplish institutional aims; analysis of student, community, administrative, and colleague characteristics, and of job qualifications; preparation of the selection package;…

This report presents information drawn from a two-part study undertaken by the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) as part of that university's affirmative action efforts with regard to recruiting and hiring minority group members and females. The first chapter of the report presents the background…

THE VARIOUS INTERMEDIARIES THAT ARE OPERATING IN THE ACADEMIC MARKET ARE IDENTIFIED AND THE SERVICES THEY OFFER ARE EXPLAINED. INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH DIRECTORS OF 15 PLACEMENT AGENCIES AND INFORMATION WAS SECURED ON AN ADDITIONAL 25 THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE. THE ACADEMIC PLACEMENT SERVICES CONSIST OF--(1) COLLEGE PLACEMENT OFFICERS,…

AN ASSESSMENT WAS MADE OF THE STATUS OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES. THE GENERAL EDUCATION MOVEMENT WAS STARTED TO PROVIDE SPECIAL CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COURSES AS AN ANSWER TO THE DESIRE FOR UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE. LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WITHIN UNIVERSITIES WERE NOT STUDIED. THE AUTHOR STATES, "THE GENERAL EDUCATION MOVEMENT IS DEAD." HE…

DURING A 9-MONTH PERIOD, 20 COLLEGES OF VARIED SIZE, ORGANIZATIONAL BASES AND LOCATIONS WERE VISITED AND THE ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF 650-700 INSTRUCTORS WERE OBTAINED THROUGH INFORMAL INTERVIEWS. A PATTERN OF GENERAL RESPONSES DEVELOPING FROM THESE OBSERVATIONS RELATES TO FACULTY SELF-IMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, AND JOB SATISFACTION. MORE…

BASED ON PROJECTIONS OF NEEDS, STUDENTS, COSTS, FACILITIES, AND STAFF, THE REPORT RECOMMENDED THAT PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION CONSIST OF THREE SEGMENTS--THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE STATE COLLEGES, AND THE JUNIOR COLLEGES. ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY IS RESTRICTED TO THE TOP ONE-EIGHTH OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, WHILE THE STATE…

This paper reports the results of an 11 item questionnaire designed to ascertain the personal characteristics and backgrounds of newly-hired faculty in the 19 state North Central region. Useable responses were obtained from 406 full-time community college faculty who were hired for the 1973-74 school year. Ninety-six percent were white, 57 percent…

Focus in this survey, conducted at the request of the National Science Foundation, is on young doctorate faculty (i.e., those receiving their Ph.D. in the last five years) employed full-time in science and engineering departments at Ph.D.-granting institutions. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 1,148 departments at 137 institutions. They…

Presents and analyzes the qualifications English departments prefer when hiring faculty to teach business and technical writing. Indicates that most successful candidates are those who have completed degree programs combining the study of literature and composition. Also suggests that English departments should make their degree programs more…

Topnotch scholars, academic couples, and emphasis on new theories are transforming the English department at Duke University. Professors lured to Duke say joint appointments and interdisciplinary responsibilities are a big part of the attraction. Several members describe their work as left-leaning or Marxist. (MLW)

Excerpts from recently-released Department of Education reports outline the success of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia in recruiting black students and faculty to predominantly white state colleges and universities. (MSE)

Reports results of a survey of library schools which examined the process of faculty recruitment, primarily focusing on the use of personal contacts, conferences, and publications. The study also explored relationships between such factors as teaching area, rank, sex, and race, and the recruitment process. (CLB)