Describes a study of faculty opinions concerning academic standards in the community college classroom, comparing faculty responses based on personal characteristics, academic senate experience, and employment factors. Although faculty generally agreed on the importance of academic standards, there were differences based on senate membership,…

Describes a study that investigates faculty perception of shared governance and whether there exist differences of opinion resulting from institutional and demographic variables. Indicates that most faculty accept the notion of cooperation and collaboration in shared governance, and that differences based on region or location have little effect…

A study was conducted to measure faculty perceptions of academic standards and the level of academic intensity in transfer courses. Questionnaires were sent to chief academic officers (CAO's) at 30 community colleges, asking them to distribute five instruments to members of the academic senate and five to instructors who were not members of the…