There is not any one thing or any one group that can solve all the problems involved in staffing rural and small schools. It is quite common to find a bimodel distribution of teaching faculty in rural and small schools--those with less than 3 years and those with more than 10 years of experience. It could be inferred that either recruitment…

The status of women faculty at the University of Wisconsin was investigated in a survey sent to all faculty women on the tenure track in teaching departments. Questionnaire responses were categorized into academic qualifications; teaching responsibilities; publications; marital status; family background; religion; organizational membership;…

This report discusses the recruitment, training, and development of management teachers in the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 presents a summary of the main recommendations. Chapter 2 presents the scope of this report, the scope of a report that is to follow, and a definition of management teachers. Chapter 3 deals with management education at present…

Discusses the potential effects of a stable or declining academe and a more competitive educational market on tenure and faculty quality. Concludes that universities will pursue a flexibility-enhancing strategy which will include the use of junior and senior educators in nontenured but prestigious and highly paid positions. (GEA)

This study sought to determine how Deans of Education are evaluated by Vice Presidents or Vice Chancellors of Academic Affairs. A questionnaire responded to by 66 vice presidents asked about criteria used in evaluating deans and the importance of the criteria. The findings and their implications are considered. (MT)

This report examines the difficulties schools encounter as they seek qualified teachers. The paper focuses on the southeastern portion of the United States, using North Carolina as a case study. Emerging teacher shortages in the state have put pressure on administrators to staff classrooms at all costs, weakening the case for high standards for…

Assesses the current supply, demand, and price of black sociologists, including their perceptions of the market, in an effort to aid their recruitment to educational institutions. (SF)

In a questionnaire to sociology department chairmen, 32 percent indicated they had positions to fill in the past two years and felt coerced to practice reverse discrimination; sixteen percent reported they actually did so. Argues this is reason for grave concern. (Author/RJ)

High salaries, specialized academic departments, and academic tradition facilitate faculty and student recruitment. Large institutions meet these criteria with greater ease than small, although size does act as an impediment. Particularistic preferences do exercise some influences on the overall recruitment picture. (JH)

Discusses efforts made by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in recruiting and orienting experienced vocational education teachers for work in developing countries. (SB)

This study examines the characteristics of faculty who joined the top twenty departments in six disciplines between 1963 and 1966 in order to evaluate the relative importance of prestige of doctoral origin and scholarly performance in the selection for a position in these departments." (Author/SE)

An examination of letters of recommendations written by English literature and chemistry professors for colleagues seeking academic positions in other universities revealed that particularism, nonprofessional and, perhaps, irrational factors were as much a part of the evaluation of their colleagues as were criteria usually thought to be germane to…