A computerized model for forecasting the effect of various faculty recruitment policies on the average age of faculty members, average period of employment with the institution, total staff numbers, and resulting cost changes is described. (MSE)

A study designed to provide a rational basis for establishing student teacher ratios for certain fields of study in Australian colleges is described. It analyzed student and faculty contact hours, student load, full-time-equivalent staff, class size, and academic workload and integrated them into mathematical models for the fields. (MSE)

Options for faculty utilization in a steady state are examined, with consideration for their economy or ability to increase turnover or flexibility: early retirement, part retirement, retraining, exchange with other institutions or industry, and fixed-term appointments or lecturer positions. (MSE)

A survey identified several factors and trends in staff utilization, including limited institutional authority in staff assignment, limited use of formula staffing, less efficiency in nonmetropolitan colleges, use of part-time staff in direct proportion to school size, and staff/student ratio inversely related to school size. (MSE)

A computerized system used in an Australian university school of education to allocate faculty teaching loads equitably and flexibly is described. It features reconciliation of workloads based on (1) course design and enrollment and (2) formulas relating to administration, research, and development responsibilities negotiated within the faculty.…

The attitudes of South Australian university personnel managers concerning the relationship between personnel offices' roles and certain factors such as funding, government legislation, the needs of senior academics and administrators, general staff's perceived needs, and trade unions are outlined and discussed. (MSE)