Analyzes the success of a unit system, devised and implemented in the department of History at Princeton University, that recognizes the full complex of functions in allocating faculty time. (Editor)

Chronicles the present growth of unionization and its conflicts and conjectures on its future directions. (Editor)

Author views collective bargaining as a conciliatory mechanism, not a disruptive one. (Ed.)

Author describes the necessary ingredients for collective bargaining manpower attitudes, and proper policies-and defines responsibilities for each stage of negotiations. (Ed./HS)

Discusses some of the retirement plans offered at several higher education institutions. (HS)

Does less class time lead to improved teaching? Author says yes, and suggests several ways in which the classroom teacher's burden could be eased. (Author/SP)

Untenured college faculty may not have contracts renewed. (HS)

Major changes in teacher organizations are likely to occur in the next decade," as unions grow larger and more organized. (Author/SP)

Warns that using part-time faculty without an adequate support program may be damaging to a community college's reputation and institutional integrity. Lists ten special provisions administrators have found effective in working with part-time faculty, including inservice training with release time, instructional support staff, handbooks, staff…

Discusses the injustices associated with part-time faculty status. Calls for professionals to recognize and try, ethically, to solve the problems of part-timers. Suggests procedures institutions can adopt to facilitate the integration of part-timers. (PD)

This paper describes the primary relationships between collective negotiations, pursuit of the public interest, and the protection of client interest affected by school labor relations policies. (MM)

The New Jersey Education Association outlines the provisions of the state's 1979-80 tenured teacher evaluation regulations and advises its members on how to protect themselves during the annual evaluation process, especially in the conference with the evaluator. (SJL)