Presents sources of additional facts and assistance on community college faculty from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges. (Editor/RK)

Article provides an analysis of the structure and character of faculty unionism and discusses some of the major definitional issues as well as some current indices of the status of collective bargaining. (Author/RK)

Misleading data reports concerning faculty pay and benefits have resulted from several errors: missing data, misleading data, misinterpreted data, and mistakes in data. Data will be understood only if examined in the context of institutional research, which takes into account the insights of the behavioral sciences. (CT)

Describes how coaches in Pennsylvania's state-college system have formed a union for more bargaining power. (EV)

Over the last 75 years the AAUP has made progress in specifying its standards of governance and in reconciling traditional governance with collective bargaining. Excerpts from the "Joint Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities" and the "Statement on Academic Government for Institutions Engaged in Collective…

Analysis of documents from the McCarthy Era reveals a mixed pattern of AAUP response to the threats the movement posed to the principles of academic freedom. A secure policy stance in this area was achieved as a result of actions initiated when Ralph Fuchs became general secretary. (Author/MLW)

Responds to David Cameron's "More than an Academic Question" and to the review by Barbara Anderson disagreeing with Cameron's suggestion that democratization and decentralization were a mistake, and arguing for collective bargaining. The paper counters Cameron's support of the continuation of mandatory retirement with reference to the…

Discusses the increasing movement toward organization of part-time college faculty, graduate students, and full-time faculty members who are off the tenure track, describing activities of the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor and the California Part-Time Faulty Association. Notes that despite active organization on both coasts, the movement…

Implementation of a "master contract" between the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association and the state board has altered relationships between faculty and administrators, promoting animosity and distrust. This article discusses the conflict between union tactics and the traditional character of the academic community. (NHM)

The American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Special Interest Group (SIG) on "Creation and Utilization of Curriculum Knowledge" was formed in 1971 by researchers whose work focused upon the advancement of knowledge in curriculum. The interest area for this SIG centered on generic knowledge about: (1) curriculum definitions; (2)…

Reviews current case law alerting public institutions as well as those covered under the National Labor Relations Act to consequences and problems of faculty unionization, including issues of conflict between the faculty senate and a union, exclusive representation, supervisory status of faculty members, and scope of negotiation issues. (JT)

Considers the development and experience of the state faculty senate as a means for the local faculty senates to operate at the state level influencing state policy and providing a communication link that represents the interests of its member schools. (JT)

In the late 1960's, especially after the 1964 Berkeley movement, numerous power blocks joined in the struggle for control of US universities. The range of demands on the higher education system serve to separate the competing groups into 4 general categories. The Anarchist Left, or radicals, comprises about 5% of the total college student…