A brief overview on collective bargaining in higher education, data illustrating the growth of collective bargaining, and practical guidelines to help univeristy administrators carry out their responsibilities in the collective bargaining context are presented. The data were obtained from the May 31, 1977 and January 9, 1978 editions of the…

This report highlights the status and working conditions of faculty in American community colleges, and compares their responses to survey questions with those of faculty at research universities, doctoral universities, masters colleges and universities, and baccalaureate colleges. The report is organized around defining themes of academic life.…

Results of the fourth annual survey of over 5,000 college faculty in all types of higher education institutions are reported. The information gathered is organized in eight categories: the goals of collegiate education; academic standards; attitudes about student life; teaching, research, and service; the status of the profession; views of the…