A study was conducted to ascertain the perceptions of mid-level administrators concerning collective bargaining at El Camino Community College, the first California community college to engage in collective bargaining pursuant to recently adopted enabling legislation. A survey instrument was administered to 28 administrators (deans and associate…

Shows that problems in areas like economics, language, culture, teacher training, and social circumstances all affect how secondary school teachers handle reading in content area courses in Black South Africa. (SKC)

This study was designed to determine Canadian teachers' perceptions of work related stress and to assess the degree to which these stressors accounted for overall job stress. Results indicated the factors which most contributed to overall job stress were role overload, relationships with students, work load, and relationships with colleagues.…

Describes a five step mechanism for promoting change and illustrates it with a case study from the Telecommunication and Broadcasting Training Institute (TBTI) in Saudi Arabia. The steps outlined are: (1) organizational analysis; (2) determining receptivity to change; (3) implementation strategy; (4) implementing change and overcoming resistance;…

Considers the underlying structural causes of the United States' economic difficulties and ways they can be addressed through state-level economic and human development policies and programs. Stresses the need for increased postsecondary education funding, increased flexibility, integration between educational access and quality, and federal…

America is still a land of opportunity for immigrants from all lands. This is especially true for Florida's Hispanic population. Led by its first Hispanic governor, Florida is setting the pace in helping minorities enter America's mainstream. (Author/BJV)

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.…

At Southern Connecticut State University, business professors have damaged faculty morale and institutional credibility with a series of lawsuits concerning academic freedom, sex and race discrimination, administrative retaliation, teaching schedules, faculty credentials, and institutional reorganization against university officials and…

Indicates that atmospheric science is not just forcasting the weather. Gives an overview of current topics in meteorology including ozone depletion, acid precipitation, winter cyclones, severe local storms, the greenhouse effect, wind shear and microbursts. Outlines the Atmospheric Sciences Education Program at Purdue University to produce…

Presents an activity which helps students investigate how the ocean affects air temperature. Includes temperature data and a map for students to use in plotting and analyzing the temperature ranges of selected cities in Oregon. A supplementary laboratory activity is also offered. (ML)

Describes an activity for determining how long and when a tree lived by comparing its ring sizes with local precipitation records. Suggests benefits for this type of dendrochronology activity. (TW)

The student body size and the percentage of female deans affect the odds at both universities and colleges that a faculty member is a woman. Proximity to a large urban area and student selectivity affect the faculty sex composition of colleges; federal funding and nepotism were organizational influences at universities. (Author/RM)

A series of interviews with 532 faculty, department heads, and upper-level administrators on 38 campuses revealed attitudes about general and specific elements of faculty vitality and aspects of institutional administration that promote it. (MSE)

A national study of university research activities resulted in a ranking of institutions based on factors other than dollar funding for research, including numbers of scientific personnel and students involved, research facilities and equipment in use, research degrees awarded, library research resources, and changes in institutional conditions.…

Implications of the growth of university-based contract research are examined, including moral and ethical issues, legal aspects, ownership of research results, staff rights, researcher status, publication, authority, responsibility, social justice, and conflicts between teaching and research. Eleven suggestions for successful contract research…