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Broussard, Rolland L.; And Others – 1989
The role of an elementary school principal is diverse, challenging, and highly specialized in both technical and interpersonal skills. The principal either makes the school an exciting, vibrant learning center, or a stagnant, regimented building; he or she is the measure of achievement or the cause of failure. The selection of this leader should…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Assistant Principals, Elementary Education
Caskey, Sheila; Cochran, Leslie H. – 1989
The paper examines issues of teaching quality at the university level and offers recommendations concerning training of teaching assistants, the role of the graduate dean, and the role of the chief academic officer. Although both teaching competence and scholarly expertise are commonly recognized as necessary for faculty competence, discrepancies…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, Deans, Faculty Development
Johnson, Beth Hillman; Tata, Jasmine – 1988
The 16th annual bibliography contains 923 citations concerning collective bargaining and other employment and labor relations issues for faculty at institutions of higher education and other professionals. The new category, "AIDS in the Workplace" has been added this year while the topics of contracts and contract issues, elections, non-faculty,…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment
Center, David B.; Kaufman, Melvin E. – 1989
The study surveyed 63 institutions of higher education who sought behavioral disorders faculty through advertisements in the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Thirty-nine institutions responded to the questionnaire about faculty search and their academic departments. Only 71% indicated that they had found a suitable faculty member. The average…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education, Job Applicants
Washington, Earl M. – 1986
The shortage of black faculty at predominantly white institutions is discussed, along with the efforts of Western Michigan University to increase the number of black faculty. Reasons cited for the shortage of black faculty (about 4% of U.S. faculty in 1980 were black) include institutional racism, failure of affirmative action policies, low…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Faculty Development, Faculty Recruitment
Lilley, H. Edward – Collective Bargaining Perspectives, 1977
The conditions surrounding appointments of full-time, tenure-tract, teaching faculty and administration produce one area in collective bargaining contracts that affects equally every employee of an institution. Several of these conditions are discussed: initial appointments; appointment authority; conflict of appointment authority; appointment…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
ROGERS, ROBERT W. – 1967
ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS SHOULD FACE THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING OBSOLESCENT PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE STUDY OF LITERATURE TO THE NEEDS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY WHERE THERE IS EVIDENCE, EVEN IN NATIONAL AFFAIRS, OF A LARGER ROLE FOR THE HUMANIST. THE PROBLEMS OF FACULTY SHORTAGE AND "FOSSILIZED" CURRICULUMS ARE MAINLY THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
GOULD, SAMUEL B. – 1967
DRAWING UPON HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, WITH ITS 68 CAMPUSES AND 138,000 FULL-TIME STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR DEFINES THE MAJOR ISSUES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN A MULTICAMPUS UNIVERSITY SETTING. INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL SPECIALIZATION MEANS THAT COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITHIN A GROUP OF GEOGRAPHICALLY…
Descriptors: Campuses, Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
MCKEE, ROBERT L.; RIDLEY, KATHRYN J. – 1966
TO ESTABLISH A COLLEGE IN 100 DAYS PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THE VALUE OF PROGRAMED ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES USING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT) UNDER ACTUAL OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS, NOT IN A SIMULATED THEORETICAL SITUATION. THROUGH THE AID OF THE PERT PLANNING SYSTEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NINE…
Descriptors: College Planning, Critical Path Method, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
McNown, John S. – 1976
Staff development problems faced by new engineering education institutions in developing countries are examined in detail in this report. Some of the root problems of staff development identified and discussed here are: the need for planning, varied practical work experience, pedagogy, study abroad, and expatriate staff. A number of possible ways…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education, Program Development
Edington, Everett D. – 1976
Since small school problems are magnified in rural areas and since small rural schools have suffered, consequently, from the consolidation syndrome, it is important to acknowledge the fact that due to geographical limitations some rural areas cannot consolidate and others simply prefer the small school environment. It should also be recognized…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum, Educational Facilities, Faculty Recruitment
Bennett, G. W.; And Others – 1976
The recognized need for institutions to make policy decisions about the hiring, career progress, and retention of highly qualified academic and nonacademic staff prompted this manpower study. A statement of some basic elements in Ontario universities pertaining especially to faculty career planning is presented followed by a quantitative…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Faculty
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA. – 1970
Section I of this report on the status of women at Harvard discusses the inclusion of women in the faculty, administration, and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Women are underrepresented at the highest and most visible levels of the faculty. Though women constitute roughly 20 percent of the students taught in the Faculty of Arts and…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Recruitment
Harcleroad, Fred F.; And Others – 1969
The dynamic growth of the state colleges and universities (SCU) has resulted in critical problems regarding institutional identify and the functions and purposes of administration. This study was undertaken to determine the extent and kinds of changes which have taken place in developing SCUs in the past and to make projections for the near…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Developing Institutions
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Crase, Darrell – Physical Educator, 1975
Descriptors: College Faculty, Enrollment, Faculty Recruitment, Graduate Study
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