In recent years, a convergence of several forces--increased legislative involvement in higher education, governmental and philanthropic pressure to increase postsecondary degree and certificate production, demands for a highly trained workforce, and fiscal belt-tightening at colleges and universities across America--has resulted in efforts to…

Summarizes the findings of research studies of faculty perceptions of themselves, their role, and their working conditions, focusing on instructors' desire for more time, more interaction with their colleagues, better professional development opportunities, improved support services, better students, and improved media and materials. (AYC)

The author discusses faculty resistance to educational technology and to the task of defining instructional objectives. (AA)

Based on a literature review and a recently-conducted nationwide survey of the community college humanities faculty, this paper reviews the demand for doctoral degrees and recommends ways of structuring doctoral programs for community college instructors. Since the demand for new community college faculty is dropping off, and since many persons…

The humanities are not emphasized in two-year colleges, although junior/community colleges enroll over 30% of all students in post-secondary education. The Center for the Study of Community Colleges is engaged in a multi-phased research project designed to provide information for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which wishes to…

In the year 2000, there will be approximately 1,400 community colleges in the United States. This estimate is based on extrapolation of the "saturated" models evident in such states as Florida, Washington, California, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and New York, where a campus is within commuting distance of 90-95% of the state's population. Major…

Research conducted to determine whether two-year college faculty members are satisfied with their jobs is discussed. Following a review of studies made by other researchers, data collected in three different locations in the summer of 1973 are presented and discussed. The study population was comprised of 57 instructors from a small college in…

This article reviews the literature pertaining to community college faculty in the humanities--their backgrounds and preparation; inservice training; satisfaction, attitudes, and values; and approaches to curriculum and instruction. (Author/NHM)

Study of college faculty has been hampered by the variation in types of institutions, the difficulty of obtaining an accurate faculty sample, and poor response rates to large-scale surveys. This document examines various approaches to conducting large-scale faculty surveys, and describes a suggested procedure to mitigate methodological problems.…

Using on-campus facilitators to distribute and retrieve an 11-page questionnaire administered to a nationwide sample of humanities faculty and nonhumanities department chairmen in two-year colleges resulted in an 84 percent return rate. Pilot procedures, selection of the college and faculty samples, and the use of facilitators are described.…

Curriculum and instruction are not given enough attention at the community college. Instructors usually derive job satisfaction only from their interactions with students, Deans of Instruction often neglect leadership in curriculum and instruction due to other demands on their time, and institutions frequently devise curriculum in response to the…

Suggestions for improving the state of the humanities in two-year colleges are presented, based on the findings of a nationwide study of humanities faculty. Among the policy recommendations are: (1) administrators/faculty leaders should organize lay committees as advisors to humanities programs and should involve humanities instructors with such…

The history of community colleges is traced, with attention to community services, remedial education, and transfer, occupational, and terminal programs. Also considered are increased educational access, student consumerism, part-time enrollments, new community college roles, faculty, curriculum, instruction, and future concerns. (Author/SW)

Presents a synopsis of the findings from the Center for the Study of Community Colleges investigation of the humanities faculty in two-year colleges, with particular emphasis on foreign language teachers, and a preliminary report of curriculum patterns. (Author/RM)

Drawing from literature on research, innovative programs, and association positions, this paper provides an overview of two-year college mathematics curricula, instruction, and faculty. Introductory material places the discussion in the context of changes that have taken place in the community college over the past 20 years, highlighting increases…