This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of an Australian committee report investigating lecturers' salaries in institutions of higher learning. The report classifies two groups of institutions: institutes of technology and single discipline colleges. Lecturing staff should be encouraged to move between institutes…

Faculty at an Australian college were surveyed on their participation in and satisfaction with their staff association. Measures of active and passive participation were highly intercorrelated, as were levels of satisfaction with the association's performance. Statistical analyses explore possible determinants of participation and satisfaction.…

A British government memo on contracts between funding bodies and higher education institutions is outlined and its implications for Australian institutions are discussed, focusing on maximizing institutional control over academic offerings and managing faculty resources. (MSE)

A discussion of sexual harassment and the environment on college campuses looks at the general relationship between faculty and students, academic power structures, the meaning of consent, standards of male behavior, and the use of professional codes of ethics for faculty. Focus is on the Australian higher education institution and the policies of…

The role of increased teacher unionization during the current period of reform in Australian education is examined critically. It is argued that conventional industrial-style unionization is not supportive of educational values and that a more inclusive model of educational accountability is needed. (Author/MSE)