A survey of the program design, characteristics, student populations, and faculty practice policies of U.S. academic nursing centers is summarized. The need for further research on the centers' success in providing student experience, faculty practice, research, and community service is discussed. (MSE)

Principles of organizational change are examined as they apply to academic units in general, and the way in which one well-established academic department in nursing changed its administrative structure is described. The process used faculty participation in decision-making. (Author/MSE)

Because nursing is a practice profession and an applied science, it is a challenge for faculty members to maintain their clinical expertise and pursue scholarly activities. The Medical College of Georgia's School of Nursing's development of a faculty practice plan is reviewed. The political constraints are identified. (MLW)

The possible impact of doctoral nursing programs on nursing education is examined from historical and current perspectives, and the relationship of research to other faculty functions and responsibilities is examined. (MSE)

A study of the relationship of management behavior of the dean, collegial support, and workload to burnout among faculty in collegiate nursing programs found that collegial support, positive feedback from the dean, and a participatory management style are more important for protecting faculty against burnout than attention to workload. (MSE)

This extension study was conducted to (1) identify which characteristics of the effective clinical teacher are deemed most important by nursing students and faculty; (2) determine whether previous findings remain valid; and (3) investigate whether the perception of effective teaching behavior shifts as students advance toward graduation.…

A national survey of baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs concerning tenure policy and practices provides information about institutional tenure criteria and predictors of tenure award. (MSE)

A study of nursing school faculty job satisfaction and perceptions of organizational climate found that deans' behavior influenced those perceptions and that the longer a faculty member remained in his or her position at the same school, the less satisfied he or she was with the work, promotional opportunities, supervision, and fellow workers.…