This paper discusses briefly the expanded parameters of a graduate-level communication course taught at West Texas A&M University. The focus of this paper is to identify three key issues that must be taught to would-be college instructors, concepts that go beyond points about presentational concerns or "how-to-teach" tips. The key issues are: (1)…

In recent years there has been a marked change in the inspector's functions, with increased emphasis on professional advice and leadership. However, it has not been possible to eliminate elements of incompatibility between the inspector's dual role of assessor and that of adviser. (Author)

Results are reported of a study conducted to determine whether secondary school administrators (N=233) hold stereotyped views of teacher capability based upon age and whether age was a determining factor related to promotion. Findings favor younger teachers. (DC)

Both experience and theory suggest that the best teachers do not necessarily make the most effective administrators. The basic motivations, personality traits, and human qualities that enticed these people into education and made them great teachers might not be the qualities needed for success in school administration. (MLH)

The relevance of the teacher to the success of any education innovation is not open to contention. Equally incontentious is the relevance of education and training to the success of the teacher in the attainment of his/her professional goals. It is against this background that this paper examines the continuing education imperatives in the present…

This study uses data from the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty to examine the ways in which parental status, marital status, and employment status of the spouse are related to two outcomes, tenure and promotion, among college and university faculty. The analyses are guided by a conceptual model that draws upon the economic theory of…

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) recently commissioned a study to review the research that finds liberal bias run amok in academe. Believing that the AFT is not a dispassionate observer of this debate, this article provides "The Chronicle of Higher Education's" survey of the genre. The studies reviewed include: (1) "Political Bias in the…

Job satisfaction is an important issue, but remains a complex one as it is difficult to measure. A wide range of factors such as the working environment, its manner of organisation, demography and individual circumstances, etc., can substantially affect the level of job satisfaction attained by individuals. Job satisfaction and the teaching…

Teachers' salary schedules are not ends in themselves; rather, they are linked to the middle-range personnel objectives that include: (1) having a large applicant pool from which to choose; (2) reduced teacher turnover; and (3) increased average teacher experience in the district, with a larger percent of masters' degrees. Salary schedules from…

This study examines motivational, personalistic, and experiential variables considered to be important in explaining the promotional aspirations of educators. It assesses the extent to which aspirations are affected by such factors as motivation (or need fulfillment deficiency), personal attributes (sex or race), and experience (professional role…

FOLLOWING AN EARLIER REPORT (SP 000 858), ANALYSIS OF LICENSING PRACTICES POINTS TO THE ANACHRONISM OF APPLYING PROCEDURES PERTINENT WHEN SUPPLY EXCEEDS DEMAND BUT NOT TO THE PRESENT "TEACHER MARKET." RECOMMENDATIONS ARE (1) ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO MONITOR THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND A BUREAU STAFFED BY TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP…

For a number of reasons, among them decreasing school enrollments, professional staff at all educational levels are tending to stay longer in positions of responsibility. The main objective of this study was to explore the idea of "term" appointments for positions of administrative responsibility in education. Fifty school systems in…

The primary purposes of this paper are to describe the basic tenure system in higher education, to identify the sources of dissatisfaction with this system, and to make some recommendations about an Association for Communication Administrators (ACA) position on the subject of tenure policy and procedures. Four basic elements of the tenure system…

To determine the relationship between selected occupational characteristics and attitudes of New York City middle-school teachers and their potential mobility within the system, a 33-item questionnaire was distributed to all teachers in a random sample of 12 junior high schools and four middle schools. The questionnaire was designed to obtain data…

The program treated in this document assumes that most present educational leaders are perhaps not as effectively trained as possible. Funded by the Mary Flager Cary Trust, the 5-year project is designed to train a selected group of experienced teachers of children--especially minority group teachers from inner-city schools--to become educational…