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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1967
The seven issues discussed represent a consolidation of the larger number of urgent educational problems that faced the States in 1966, as well as those identified by the Steering Committee of the Education Commission of the States at a meeting in December of that year. The issues were first assigned as paper discussion topics, the writing of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
North Carolina State Dept. of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Raleigh. – 2002
North Carolina's 1999 Governor's Task Force on Youth Violence and School Safety produced a report that generated 10 action items and 6 main recommendations. This research bulletin presents a follow-up to the task force's efforts. It begins by providing background information about the task force and putting its work into context. It then discusses…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Delinquency Prevention
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Morges (Switzerland). – 1988
These conference papers are concerned with the perception of women in their roles as professionals and the current climate in education for the women of the Caribbean region. Among the presentations are: "Women in Education" (F. Saunders); "Teachers Organisations as Trade Unions" (Audley Gayle); and "Women in Jamica's…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Ayre, David, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Manpower flexibility options in Ontario universities during times of financial restraint are discussed in this handbook, which resulted from a seminar that examined: (1) various approaches to problems related to anticipated academic staff reduction; (2) issues associated with policy development and implementation; and (3) establishing an informal…
Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Northern Michigan Univ., Marquette. – 1977
The document covers nondiscrimination, separability, negotiations, use of facilities and services, agency shop, dues, faculty orientation week, strikes and lockouts, management rights, faculty participation in academic affairs, grievance procedures, faculty personnel policies, professional responsibilities, budget reduction, reduction in force and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Fringe Benefits
Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reviews precedents, at the state level, to the movement for education reform. Reports, by year and state, on first reactions to reform. Outlines topics touched by state reform efforts, summarizes unifying themes, and predicts the future of reform. Includes a table of states requiring testing for initial certification of teachers. (IW)
Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Timpane, P. Michael – 1986
The economic and political forces behind recent calls for excellence in education are pointing to necessarily dramatic changes in the nature of the teaching profession. Members of the business community, state political leaders, and teachers are working together--with substantial private and state monies--to implement a radical reform agenda that…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Business, Community Influence
Nebo School District, Spanish Fork, UT. – 1986
In 1972-73 Grant Elementary School began the first year-round school in Utah. The program involves changes for teachers and students, and increases both in the number of school days and teachers' salaries. Each teacher has one-fourth more students than the average classroom in the community; each teacher has one-fourth more days (45) in which to…
Descriptors: Attendance, Average Daily Attendance, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Centra, John A. – 1979
An authoritative, research-based guide to determining faculty effectiveness is offered. Assessment of classroom teaching, scholarship and research, public service, and student advising are faculty tasks examined for personnel decisions and general improvement. Emphasis on educational accountability in academe, due to declining enrollments and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Guides, College Faculty
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt – 1979
The historical background and characteristics of the academic model, on which modern academic life is based, are presented in this monograph, and changing conditions in higher education that call for reevaluation of the academic model are examined. The model originated with the rise of the university system in the late nineteenth century, which…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration)
Murray, Frank B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Describes the report "Tomorrow's Teachers," prepared by the Holmes Group--an organization of 39 education deans committed to the reform of teacher education and of the teaching profession. Explains the group's plans for involving other universities in the pursuit of these goals at regional and national levels. (IW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Currall, Steven C. – 1996
A new model of public school district performance concerns the "employment relations" (ER) system within a school district--the policies, practices, and actions that govern relations between a district and its teachers. The model posits that the performance of public school districts is propelled by the quality of ER. Productive ER,…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Stonebreaker, Kristen M. – 1991
A study was conducted to examine the challenges and sources of support of new community college instructors during the first year of hire. Specifically, the study examined the problems new faculty encountered with regard to students, teaching load, collegial relationships, administration or college governance, and faculty organizations; the effect…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Problems
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1981
A report of the Texas Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Compensation is presented, and recommendations of the Texas Coordinating Board, based on the work of the Ad Hoc Committee, are offered. Additionally, a companion document dated January 30, 1981, includes the text of presentations at an October hearing, an analysis of retirement and group insurance…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Garber, Lee O.; Delon, Floyd G. – 1982
This book is designed to acquaint Missouri teachers with the state laws that affect them. Teachers' legal status, their rights, duties, and obligations are defined. Examples are taken from constitutional provisions, judicial decisions, and statutory enactments to show both general aspects of school law for all teachers and specific applications to…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Codes of Ethics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
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