The major part of this report consists of a system-by-system listing of information on the 1,052 responding systems. Information is given on the benefits the districts provide to teachers in a number of areas--the number of days of vacation and sick leave, the maximum accumulation granted for each type of leave, the number of emergency or personal…

Discusses the problem of teacher burnout, examining its symptoms, scope, and causes. Suggestions for avoiding burnout are presented including: (1) tips from teachers, (2) sabbaticals, (3) special school programs, (4) help from teacher organizations, and (5) ideas from industry. (JMB)

Observations and recommendations of the U.S. Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs are offered regarding its tour of six Middle Eastern countries. Focus is on program funding, brain drain, cultural presentations, academic programs, counselling, English instruction, American universities, and mutual exchange. (LBH)

Seventy medical school faculty at seven institutions who had taken a sabbatical leave were interviewed about their experience, and 15 who were eligible but had not taken a sabbatical were asked their reasons for abstaining. Presabbatical planning was emphasized as the key to a satisfying sabbatical. (Author/MLW)

Higher education must place a premium on academic self-renewal during the remainder of this century when the opportunity to provide for new ideas and new skills through hiring new faculty will be constrained. It is important that professors recognize the mutuality of institutional interests and self-interests in meeting these challenges. (CH)

Topics covered range broadly from educational leadership and the responsibilities of the elementary school principal to selection criteria and training programs for school administrators. (WM)

A dean's prime responsibility is described as the recruitment and development of a faculty. Methods of development are promoting research, involvement in professional societies, and sabbatical leaves. The recruitment procedure involves maintaining a balance of new and experienced members as well as strong areas of concentration. (Author/TS)

Many colleges cannot provide sabbatical leave for teachers. With the "mini", short-term leave can produce long-term benefits. (Editor)

School systems must become more liberal in granting leaves to administrators, this principal believes. He advocates that schools exchange executive-level personnel with business, industry, and other agencies of the community to achieve horizontal growth among their respective staffs. (Editor)

Attempts to identify the impact of one sabbatical recipient's leave on those around the faculty member, including fellow faculty, department chairs, deans, other administrators, and students. Examines outcomes in relation to teaching, campus citizenship, and research. Research instrument is appended. (Contains 15 references, two figures, and three…

A study of women's access to professional development leave in Australia suggests that the unequal position already held by women in the academic hierarchy is contributed to and maintained by unequal eligibility for leave, and that the burden then falls disproportionately on women to fill in for other faculty on leave. (MSE)

This is a report of a one-year trial of a new professional arrangement for teachers, which gave experienced teachers part-time sabbaticals during the school year for study and curriculum projects, and which attempted to give first-year teachers (who were already certified) mentoring help and other special professional opportunities. The first-year…

Practical guidelines to help faculty members plan sabbaticals abroad are presented. It is recommended that plans be begun two years prior to the departure time in order to prepare a proposal if necessary, secure funding, and make housing and schooling arrangements for the family. Specific funding sources are identified, including U.S. federal…

Two questionnaires were sent to all school boards and a sample of teachers in Ontario to assess how receptive boards and teachers are to job sharing as an alternative work pattern in schools affected by declining enrollment. The report gives the background of the concept of job sharing and an analysis of the benefits, work situations, and problems…

This 1976 agreement between the trustees of Southeastern Massachusetts University and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, includes articles covering: (1) faculty-trustee relations; (2) academic freedom; (3) governance; (4) appointments; (5) salary and fringe benefits; (6) professional librarians; (7) professional technicians; (8) working…