Suggests ways to improve community college campus leadership delegation, understanding the faculty's historic role in academic areas, enhanced faculty participation in college governance, open channels of communication between faculty and board, a working affirmative action process, university focus on leadership, and identification of model…

Discusses a survey of community college faculty conducted in a multi-campus district to determine to what extent job rewards, job values, and achieved and ascribed social statuses contribute to faculty job satisfaction. Finds job rewards, chronological age, good supervision, and the work itself to be positive predictors of satisfaction. (AYC)

Describes a survey of the deans of instruction and five faculty members at 60 community colleges to compare unionized and nonunionized colleges in terms of extrinsic/college-sponsored rewards (e.g., staff development opportunities, travel funding, or research/professional growth opportunities) and intrinsic/work-related rewards (e.g., opportunity…

Presents survey findings regarding community college faculty members' job satisfactions and dissatisfactions. Finds faculty deriving high satisfaction from student achievement, their own intellectual growth, flexible and autonomous working conditions, and association with stimulating peers while expressing dissatisfaction with job conditions,…

Describes a study using the Job Satisfaction Inventory to survey 390 faculty from 14 Texas community colleges. Areas of greatest satisfaction included relationships with supervisors and colleagues and teaching itself. Least satisfaction occurred with professional development opportunities, time allocation, and student preparation/motivation. Notes…

Examines the differential effects of five job satisfaction variables (i.e., work, supervision, co-workers, pay, and promotion) on community college developmental educators in New York. Satisfaction with the work itself, promotion opportunities, and co-workers had the greatest influence on teachers' commitment to the college and propensity to leave…

Describes a study of the perceptions of adjunct faculty at New York City Technical College regarding the adequacy of: (1) their orientation to the college; (2) instruction/information provided on policies, regulations, grading, examinations, syllabi, lectures, and course development; (3) office space, secretarial support, and instructional aids;…

Describes a study of: (1) Illinois community college faculty's impact on institutional decisions regarding personnel status, academic operations, administrator selection, financial planning and policy, and professional duties; (2) the impact of collective bargaining on faculty's decision-making role; and (3) the relationship between contextual…

Presents a paradigm of community college governance that strengthens the well-being and self-esteem of faculty. The nine levels of the model focus on factors such as involving faculty in administration; providing opportunities for professional growth; and recognizing the primacy of the instructor in the classroom. (DMM)

Drawing from 1987, 1988, and 1989 studies conducted by the Texas Association for Community Service and Continuing Education, this article examines gender differences in salaries between two- and four-year institutions. Reports that salary inequities exist, with women earning less than their male counterparts. (DMM)

Discusses the needs of lesbians and homosexuals in community colleges in terms of heterosexism. Cites specific examples of heterosexism on campus and defines homophobia, internalized homophobia, and heterosexism. Utilizes interactionist theory to identify sources of heterosexism. Discusses "coming out," and suggests solutions to…

Describes a study conducted at 25 community college campuses in 13 states exploring 9 variables known to influence institutional climate, faculty professional self-esteem, and student learning (e.g., appropriate participatory management, honesty, open communications, and control over classroom-related matters). Summarizes responses from 1,286…

Describes the objectives, methods, and design of a study conducted to assess the extent to which faculty associations have taken on certain management functions or rights, and to determine the impact of faculty unions on the traditional professional prerogatives of the faculty. (DMM)