Comments are divided into four sections: (1) a summary of the problems posed by the tenure system; (2) a brief survey of several alternatives to conventional tenure; (3) a review of some problems facing colleges in financial exigency; and (4) a few positive suggestions for the future. (Author/PG)

Purposes that each higher education institution appoint an Academic Review Committee to protect faculty rights in antidiscrimination issues. This committee could also be a resource of expertise in academic issues for the government. (Author/PG)

This bibliography lists materials pertinent to collective bargaining in postsecondary institutions. Sixty-seven citations are presented alphabetically by title. ERIC numbers are provided at the end of the citation where appropriate. (MJM)

This compendium of papers presented at the First Annual Conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education surveys the status of bargaining as it now exists in higher education, some of the reasons for it, some of the effects already detected, some of the problems created, and some of the expected future…

Academic administrators from sixteen private colleges in Minnesota and nine chapter presidents of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) responded to a questionnaire investigating tenure policies and procedures in Minnesota private colleges. Results of the survey indicated that the private colleges of Minnesota will probably…

The issues of collective bargaining as they are being discussed and debated at the University of California-Berkeley are presented. The paper is divided into 5 sections, the first being a discussion of the legal framework within which the debate is presently being conducted. This section also includes a detailed discussion of proposed changes in…

Discussed in some detail is the policy statement of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) concerning the English teacher workload, which states (briefly) (1) in order to make it possible for English teachers in secondary schools to give an accountable performance, schools and their communities must recognize that maintaining class…

This document presents the professional negotiation agreement between the Board of Trustees of Junior College District 517 and the Lake Land Faculty Association. Articles of the agreement include the preamble, recognition, definition of responsibilities and rights, effect of the agreement, negotiation procedures, attendant costs, duration of the…

This bibliography contains 286 reference works on tenure completed within the last 10 years. The bibliography contains books, articles and excerpts from books, and theses. The titles which have a single asterisk show availability through the Canadian Teacher's Federation Library. Titles with a double asterisk indicate availability in microform…

The research reported here is a small part of a much larger research program that will focus on changes in the sharing of authority that takes place after collective bargaining in higher education institutions is initiated, stressing especially the points where sharing is difficult and where rights questions arise. It is the eventual goal to…

The purpose of this report is to present findings and recommendations of the Joint Committee on Higher Education in the state of Washington. The specific mandate of the Committee in this instance was to study the retirement programs currently in force at the various state institutions of higher education and to make any necessary recommendations…

Recent trends in state action to recruit, recognize, reward, and renew teachers are described. Generally, testing has been but one part of a comprehensive state policy addressing teacher-related issues. (Author/MT)

Because of the growing influence of teachers' unions in an environment unresponsive to teachers' needs, the teachers of the future could gain importance as problem solvers and professionals. (JW)