The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has undertaken a long-term project to insure that effective teaching is rewarded and, in particular, has examined the institutional impediments to rewarding teaching as well as research. To this end a survey was conducted of 449 faculty who participated in early phases of the rewarding teaching project. In…

In an effort to improve individual progress toward meeting university requirements for promotion and tenure, librarians at Murray State University (Kentucky) recently revised their Faculty Activities Report and Faculty Evaluation forms to meet the following objectives: (1) to develop a Faculty Activities Report form that would be easier to…

Practical recommendations are offered for implementing an effective faculty evaluation system, based on the idea that quality promotion and tenure decisions are impossible without one. Weaknesses of current systems are described, including casual approaches and inadequate attention to decision making. Eight characteristics of effective systems are…

The heads of the education divisions of 245 colleges and universities were surveyed regarding their opinions about faculty evaluation and reward procedures. Findings indicated that tenure received significantly more attention from decision-making bodies in the colleges than merit pay. Tenure was also viewed as having a greater effect on faculty…

This paper presents the results of a study on faculty workload undertaken by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) as part of its ongoing interest in issues of cost and productivity in higher education. The survey not only included responses from SHEEO members in the 50 states, but also from multi-institutional system governing…

In January 1986, the faculty and administration at New Mexico State University at Alamogordo (NMSU) decided that the Senior Faculty Advisory Committee would serve as the Branch Promotion and Tenure Committee to advise the administration in the awarding of specific temporary contracts, continuous contracts (tenure), and promotions. The Committee…

A new, validated survey instrument, SPEAR (Superintendents' Professional Expectations and Advancement Review), asked top executives about their opinions, skills, perceptions on a range of career concerns, and future interests. Of the nation's 13,500 school superintendents, a random sample of 2,979 was selected, segmented by district size. The…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island School of Design and the Rhode Island School of Design Faculty Association of the National Education Association covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1987 is presented. The unit consists of 90 full-time faculty, including librarians and department heads. Items covered in the…

The collective bargaining agreement between South Dakota Board of Regents and the Council of Higher Education Chapter of the National Education Association is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions; unit recognition; management rights; campus facilities and services; nondiscrimination; grievance procedure; tenure contracts;…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: definition of terms; unit recognition and description; academic…

The collective bargaining agreement between Lake Superior State College (Michigan) and Lake Superior State College Faculty Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, covering the period September 1, 1986-September 1, 1988, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, association rights, grievances…

The collective bargaining agreement between Lake Superior State College and the Lake Superior State College Faculty Association Chapter, an affiliate of the National Education Association and Michigan Education Association, covering the period September 1, 1983-September 1, 1986 is presented. The unit consists of 102 full-time and regular…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Maine and the Associated Faculties of the University of Maine, the Faculty Unit (1,200) of the National Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1987, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; academic freedom; Board Association…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Maine and the University of Maine Professional Staff Association, the professional unit of the National Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1987 is presented. Unit members are university employees and professional and administrative staff. Items covered in…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Society of Professors at the University of Lowell covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. An affiliate of the National Education Association and the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the unit has 423…