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Variations in Faculty Work at Research Universities: Implications for State and Institutional Policy.
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Fairweather, James S.; Beach, Andrea L. – Review of Higher Education, 2002
Using case studies, explores the substantial variation in faculty work within one institutional type--research universities. Examines the implications of this variation for state policies designed to improve teaching and learning, and for institutional policies meant to achieve a better balance between teaching, research, and service. (EV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Differences, Faculty Workload
Faculty Rewards Reconsidered: The Nature of Tradeoffs.
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Fairweather, James S. – Change, 1993
Analysis of data on faculty workload, time expenditures, and pay support the idea that the college faculty reward system tends to emphasize the discreteness, not the mutuality, of teaching and research. Most institutions expect faculty to make conscious choices between those activities rather than assume that one reinforces the other. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Workload
Managing Industry-University Research Relationships.
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Fairweather, James S. – Journal for Higher Education Management, 1991
Six principal factors appear crucial to the successful operation and management of university-industry research agreements: (1) leadership; (2) understanding of cultural differences; (3) organizational structure; (4) legal issues, institutional policies, and contractual mechanisms; (5) capacity and resources; and (6) faculty workload. Balancing…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, College Administration, Contracts
Academic Values and Faculty Rewards.
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Fairweather, James S. – Review of Higher Education, 1993
Data from a national college faculty survey were used to identify beliefs of department heads about the roles of teaching and research in faculty rewards and examine the relative importance of teaching in compensation decisions. Results indicate discontinuities between beliefs about the importance of teaching and its role in salary decisions.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Faculty Reward Structures: Toward Institutional and Professional Homogenization.
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Fairweather, James S. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
Data on over 4,000 full-time, tenure-track faculty in 4-year colleges and universities were analyzed for the relative importance of teaching, research, administration, and service in determining basic salary. Results showed dominance of the research-oriented salary structure regardless of institution type, professed mission, or discipline.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Faculty Workload
Faculty Work and Public Trust: Restoring the Value of Teaching and Public Service in American Academic Life.
Fairweather, James S. – 1996
In examining the source of public distrust for higher education and faculty work, this volume reviews empirical data concerning questions which lie at the core of the roles of faculty in academe, in the economy, and the larger society. Chapter 1 describes the background in changing social attitudes and economic factors. Chapter 2 looks at faculty…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction