Three aspects of academic career orientation have changed as a result of forces within and external to universities, and these changes have fundamentally altered the nature of the workplace for faculty members, resulting in serious challenges for the leadership of institutions. The changes occurred in: (1) the understanding professors have of…

Based on a survey of master's level nurse practitioner (NP) educational programs, this report presents data on: (1) types of programs and their characteristics; (2) programs by NP role preparation (single track, dual track, or combined NP/clinical nurse specialist); (3) course content areas included in core master's and clinical (didactic and/or…

This book explores the nature of professors' fondness for teaching over research and the impact this preference may have on those professors' perspectives toward other dimensions of academic work and life. The study consists of several analyses of survey data collected form nearly 20,000 professors in 14 countries by the Carnegie Foundation for…

Questioned summer school faculty (N=81) to determine their needs, interests, attitudes, and perceptions. Responses indicated faculty were most concerned with renumeration and adequacy of free time; they were strongly opposed to shorter sessions and indicated little interest in trying experimental programs. (RC)

"Costs," benefits, and alternatives in law school faculty publishing are considered. An enlightened approach is proposed, whereby the requirement would be adapted to the individual faculty member, maximizing total production effort, considering the law school's goals and needs and the faculty member's strengths and weaknesses. (MSE)

William Massy and Robert Zemsky's concept of decision-making norms holds promise as a tool to support modeling of economic choices within educational organizations. The concept's practical value would be affirmed by analyzing how economies are achieved through delegating routine decisions to administrators; developing criteria for determining…

Describes the results of a study which investigated workload, job satisfaction and perceptions of role preparation of Principal Educational Psychologists (PEPs) in England. Results indicated that PEPs have a generally positive attitude to the profession and express overall job satisfaction. Despite the overall satisfaction, PEPs found the job…

This paper discusses the status of women and minority faculty in higher education in the following critical areas: promotion and tenure, issues related to teaching versus research, and salary. Approaches for addressing promotion and tenure barriers are discussed, as are suggestions for assisting them in research endeavors. (Contains 36 references…

Presents findings on who teaches undergraduates in postsecondary institutions, how much they teach, and the teaching practices they use. Data from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty show that in fall 1998, a majority of faculty and staff were involved in undergraduate teaching, with 85% engaged to some extent. (SLD)

Examines the composition of the faculty and instructional staff in English, 1996-97 and examines the average percentage of undergraduate course sections taught. Analyzes the staffing of undergraduate courses in baccalaureate-, master's-, and doctorate-granting institutions. Considers the use of full-and part-time adjunct faculty members and the…

Examined the role of faculty of color in expanding notions of scholarship in academe. Found that the value orientation that faculty of color bring to the academy distinguishes their greater involvement in, and support of, activities reflective of Boyer's scholarship of discovery, teaching, integration, and application. (EV)

Results from a survey of 83 U.S. institutions indicate that the internship is an important component in most undergraduate and graduate community health education/promotion professional preparation programs. Data are also presented on intern supervision and policies relating to salaries for interns. (IAH)

Notes that rhetoric has declined from an esteemed academic field to one taught by underpaid, overworked instructors. Traces the decline to larger college populations and the treatment of composition instruction as an apprenticeship to the teaching of literature. Argues that the condition will persist as long as colleges promote literature while…

Presents recommendations of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Task Force, addressing the issue of faculty workload. Suggests several questions to form the basis for discussions on this issue. (MM)

Barriers to achieving true scholarship in the school of pharmacy include the sacrifices necessary to accomplish scholarly activity, the trend toward specialization that makes traditional, broad-based scholarship difficult, the absence of theory in pharmaceutical practice, and the necessity of obtaining research funding. (MSE)