Reports the results of a study to determine why more Ph.D. graduates were not appointed as full-time faculty in arts and humanities. Finds that most often stated reason was that a non-Ph.D. had better qualifications. (AEA)

Describes a study that investigated the relative credibility of confidential and open student placement files through an experiment where college students rated hypothetical job candidates. Results showed that candidates with confidential placement files were judged more attractive, but there was no evidence of greater credibility for confidential…

The practice of hiring part time faculty at many colleges and universities and the discriminatory treatment they often receive in salary, tenure, and other employment conditions are described. (RM)

The position of women is compared to that of men in the college teaching profession, including the percentages they comprise, salary differences, and factors affecting tenure. (RM)

This paper discusses faculty hiring procedures by highlighting features of previous models adopted by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, and by presenting specific recommendations. By 2010, more than 30,000 full-time and part-time faculty will be replaced, and 15,000 additional new hires will be needed to meet the demands of an…

This document discusses the issues and regulations that affect schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the release of personal information on their employees. It is not intended to provide legal guidelines, but rather to introduce the key concepts involved in protecting and managing information in staff records. By understanding…

This study reports the perceptions of 56 employment interviewers regarding the worker characteristics of males and females of varying ages. Results showed that significant main effects due to age were obtained on six questions. Females were seen as being more likely than males to be frequently absent from work and less likely than males to have…

Summation of the proceedings at a conference which sought answers to the following questions: (1) What are employers now doing to meet the problems of the transition of many uoung people from school to work? (2) What are these employers able and willing to do in the future to meet these problems? (SB)

This survey of programs operated by five large New York City area employers was undertaken to discover what can be effectively done to ease the critical transition from school to work--or from school to unemployment to work--in good times and bad. (Author)

A survey reveals a widespread tendency to pay men more than women for the same work at all levels of education and experience. Charts and figures explain the numbers and supply of women geoscientists, years of experience, education, employers, and work activity. (BL)

Retirement provisions may force older workers out of the labor force or restrict their employment opportunities. (Editor)

Analyzes the hiring practices of a sample of employers participating in the Work Incentive Program. (BH)

Canada is in danger of not having a genuinely cosmopolitan academic community, but American branch universities located in Canada. (Editor)