The paper commences with a brief summary of the literature on the quality assurance process in e-Learning in higher education. This is followed by an overview of the U21Global quality assurance framework. Within this framework there is particular emphasis on the process governing the appointment (and re-appointment) of adjunct faculty; a process…

This report is the result of a national conference convened in December 2005 by the American Association of Community Colleges in partnership with the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This event, the Teaching by Choice Leadership Summit on Community College…

Notes on various topics, such as how the Virginia Higher Education system can cut costs; the University of South Carolina's personnel recruitment system; a cooperative program between a college and a hospital; and preparations for tornadoes at an Indiana college. (JF)

THREE IMPORTANT OBLIGATIONS OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN ARE TO DEVELOP THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAM, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, AND TO BUILD THE STAFF. THE CHAIRMAN'S IMMEDIATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF HIS DEPARTMENT ARE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BEGINNING AND ADVANCED COURSES FOR THE ENGLISH AND NON-ENGLISH SPECIALIST,…

This report assesses the feasibility of redesigning the current practices and procedures for recruitment and selection of certified teaching personnel in the Los Angeles Community College District. A descriptive method was used in the study of existing procedures in similar organizations and the procedures were cross-compared with those used in…

As of July 15, 1966, 7.2% of all faculty positions in the California State College system were not filled (a total of 582.3 positions). A year later, on July 15, 1967, the number of unfilled positions reached 661 or 7.7% of all authorized positions in the system. To make matters worse, a freeze on all jobs was in effect for employees of the State,…

Presents the advantages and disadvantages of an adjunct professor program within an engineering faculty. (SL)

One of the most alarming developments confronting public school districts today is the shrinkage of applicant pools for principal vacancies. This study was conducted as an empirical investigation about factors that influence high school principal recruitment in a reform environment. Its objective was to examine the influence of school academic…

Attempts to achieve diversity in the faculty in institutions of higher education have increased in recent years. Despite these attempts, faculty of color and women are still underrepresented in the higher ranks. This paper presents autobiographies focusing on the career trajectories of three junior faculty members at one institution: a divorced…

This book addresses the dual role played by colleges and universities that must recruit, hire, and train knowledge worker professionals and education information technology (IT) learners to manage the flow of information. Part 1, The Context, contains these chapters: (1) The Supply of IT Workers in the United States (William Aspray and Peter A.…

Article discusses steps taken by Augustana College to adjust faculty and finances when the enrollment rate fell and costs rose. (GB)

Faculty members from Florida International University discuss the problems involved with the planning and implementation of its new school of technology. Information is given on the problems involved with program selection and operation, faculty recruitment, and student needs. (DS)

Preliminary considerations (position description, salary, campus politics), organizing the committee, conducting the search, and the interview are discussed to combine in the planning of a successful search committee. (PG)

Article cites the need for funds, planned activity, and measurable objectives to insure a program of faculty development. (GB)

If physicists don't break away from their presently self-imposed restraints, others will take over as scientific generalist. (Author/DF)