This report of the Faculty Senate regarding faculty collective bargaining discusses faculty professional interests, how faculty interests may be advanced, and who is available to help. The faculty interests include: (1) academic freedom; (2) professional tenure; (3) adequate compensation; (4) discrimination in employment practices; (5) fringe…

This report examines academic tenure in American higher education and reviews arguments associated with its particular aspects. It describes the extent of tenure in Washington institutions, public and private, 2-year and 4-year, and it summarizes and discusses the tenure policies and procedures in these institutions. In the final section, a series…

The New England Board of Higher Education conducted a salary survey among the 51 New England Junior College Council member institutions. The questionnaire sought information about salaries of selected administrators, full-time faculty, and fringe benefits for full-time faculty. Of the 35 responding colleges, 20 were public and 15 were private…

From a survey designed to determine the current practices involved in faculty tenure and contract systems at colleges and universities throughout the U.S., it is estimated that 94.7% of faculty members work in institutions that have tenure systems. It is further determined that personnel practices in most institutions with tenure systems are…

This report presents a summary of two 1972 reports that were issued by the California Agency for Educational Research to study teachers' salaries. It includes lowest, highest, and average salaries for instructors in 67 community colleges in California. The data are grouped according to size of district, and analyzed statistically. The range of…

The New Jersey Education Association will be 125 years old on December 28, 1978. This issue of the "NJEA Review" begins a four-part series on the history of the organization. (Editor/RK)

Describes political and economic conditions in English Departments that are being manipulated to the detriment of the writing discipline and the teacher of writing. (DD)

A nationwide survey was undertaken to obtain copies of written policies outlining the responses made by school districts to vandalism and violence. Lists fourteen of the most used items appearing in the school district policies and elaborates on two areas needing more development. (Author/RK)

Describes the symptoms of teacher burnout and suggests ways to combat it. Argues that communities and school districts must endeavor to provide teachers with an environment that promotes the desire to remain in teaching. (FL)

Discusses an incident in Drake, North Dakota where the school board banned certain books an English teacher had requisitioned and burned the books. (GB)

Concerns the nonrenewal of appointments for two nontenured assistant professors at the University of West Florida. (PG)

The author presents evidence that indicates that what is perceived as an erosion of academic freedom is not imagined, but that this threat comes from within the university rather than from without. (Author/PG)