The collective bargaining agreement between the Peralta Community College District and the Peralta Community College Federation of Teachers (PCCFT) is presented. This contract, which applies to College of Alameda, and Feather River, Laney, Merritt, and Vista Colleges, covers the period from July 1, 1988 through June 30, 1991. Contract provisions…

Designed as a guide for new faculty members and as a source of reference for others to the procedures, policies, regulations, and benefits on campus pertaining to the academic community, this handbook presents a history of the University of North Carolina and the Greensboro campus, a chart showing academic and administrative organization, an…

Administrators were interviewed at Franklin and Marshall College, a small private liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, to learn the impact of federal regulation on the institution. These issues were discussed: (1) what federal regulations affect the interviewee's responsibilities and which are of greatest concern; (2) how the interviewee assesses…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Vermont State Colleges and the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Faculty Federation, American Federation of Teachers covering the period September 1, 1988 to August 31, 1990 is presented. The contract's 48 articles cover the following: definitions, recognition, management rights, federation rights,…

The collective bargaining agreement between the State of New York and United University Professions, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, for the period July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1991 is presented. The contract's 50 articles cover the following: recognition, unchallenged representation, exclusive negotiations, definitions, policies,…

Touching on many aspects of private school management, this guide focuses on the financial management of private schools in a period of declining enrollment and financial difficulties. The author discusses such things as budgeting, economizing, and financial planning, as well as school insurance programs and fringe benefit and retirement programs.…

This handbook explains the legal principles underlying the Illinois public education system, thereby providing teachers, administrators, and school board members with an understanding of the nature of the public school as a social and governmental institution. It also considers the legal status of Illinois teachers by defining their rights,…

It is the purpose of this chapter to show some of the more outstanding tendencies and examples of legislation affecting education in the United States during 1935 and 1936. During these years the legislature of every State had one or more legislative sessions, and, in addition, special sessions were called in many States. Moreover, many…

To cope with changing financial and demographic environments, colleges are encouraged to change management strategies. Suggestions are made for policy formation and improved use of human and material resources in the areas of fiscal management, student recruitment, staffing, campus management, academic programing, and links with business,…

This collection of 30 essays on the character, administration, and management of research universities research university emphasizes the perspective of statistics and operations research: The essays are: "A Robust Faculty Planning Model" (Frederick Biedenweg); "Looking Back at Computer Models Employed in the Stanford University…

In Florida, foreign language teaching has consistently followed national trends. Currently, there is a renaissance in language study. Enrollment has increased dramatically at all educational levels, due to a mandated state university system entrance requirement and two programs, the Florida Academic Scholars Program and Foreign Languages in the…

Outlined for new and continuing faculty members is information on the organization, policies, procedures, and traditions of North Texas State University. Categories of information presented include: university governance (institutional history, the state higher education system, university organization, board of regents, faculty senate,…

The biennial survey presents statistics and discussion for 1947-48 on broad-range education, state school systems, city school systems, higher education, special schools and classes for exceptional children, libraries in institutions of higher education, nonpublic secondary schools, and public school libraries. Topics include administrative units,…

This bulletin is published as a much-need service to young men and women considering preparation for teaching. In it they will find information and judgments on duties, requirements, opportunities, satisfactions and annoyances in teaching as a life work. Because essential data has changed, the current report is written to describe the occupation…

The Office of Education is engaged in the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of foreign countries. These studies are a part of a program to promote American understanding of educational conditions in these countries and also to furnish American college registrars, students of comparative education, and those in…