Describing economic and professional marginalization of adjunct faculty and reluctance of tenured colleagues and administrators to work for change, calls for institutional caps on percentage of courses taught by adjuncts, a pay rate closer to 75 percent of tenured salary rather than the current 25 percent, and time limits on adjuncts teaching full…

Considers the possibility of establishing undergraduate degree programs in instructional design and technology. Topics include undergraduate programs in other countries; and how faculty feel about creating undergraduate programs, including lack of resources, perceived extra work involved, lack of jobs for graduates, and fear of failure. (LRW)

A nursing school's faculty investment model, which included strategic planning, benchmarking, continuous quality improvement, and management by objectives, was developed through goal determination, market understanding, and resource allocation. It achieved 10% labor savings, 3% revenue enhancement, and a human capital pool equal to 12% full-time…

Presents results from a survey to document the types of support and compensation that chairs in the Association of Departments of English (ADE) community receive. Notes that results for the respondents overall are shown in tables 2 through 6, while tables 7 through 15 sort responses by institutional size, type, or sector and tables 16 and 17 by…

Explores how online courses have redefined the relationship between faculty members and their students, turning the notion of office hours on its head. (EV)

Reports data from a survey of freestanding writing programs in the United States and Canada, and provides a context for interpreting the findings. Gives empirical evidence of long-held consensus about the working conditions and compensation of non-tenure-track faculty. (SG)

Considers how the placement of personal computers in every departmental and faculty members' office has made it possible for faculty and departmental clerical staff members to perform tasks previously performed elsewhere. Describes a department that runs largely by committee, in which newsletters, alumni relations, the web site, and strategic…

Discusses how some colleges are letting tenured and tenure-track professors cut their hours and pay to spend more time with their families. (EV)

How do some Black junior faculty manage to successfully negotiate academic life? The author observed that they tend to have several things in common. This document describes the following commonalities: (1) highly successful Black junior faculty learn the expectations for promotion; (2) they learn how to say "no" early and often and protect their…

load has been highlighted by recent studies, including work for the DfES by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC 2001) and by the Office for Manpower Economics (OME) for the School Teachers' Review Body (DfES 2000). The PwC report concluded that teachers and headteachers work more intensive weeks than other comparable managers and professionals. This heavy…

Workforce Remodelling in England has been presented as a means to enhance the development of teachers and promote rising educational attainment. Through a re-examination of roles, schools are presented with an opportunity to review their ways of working to improve the quality of their practices. This paper looks at the ways in which the…

This study conducted at a small southeastern university compared student learning as measured by pre- and post-tests, faculty time spent, student time spent, and student-completed course evaluations for two graduate level school library media courses offered in both hybrid and fully online formats. Using pre-test scores as covariates to control…

Data about compensation received by employees in Illinois' 48 Illinois public community colleges are gathered by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Data in the "Fiscal Year 2007 Salary Report" reflect the census date of October 1, 2006. Data are presented by peer groups with statewide totals. The seven peer groups are based on…

The first part of this article discusses the advantages of offering courses online or in a blended format from an instructor's and manager's perspective. These advantages include: (a) improved distance support of faculty in the delivery of courses; (b) effective delivery of tutoring for students; (c) increased facility in the sharing of digital…

What is the capacity of online programs? Can these types of programs enroll more students than their face-to-face counterparts or not? This article looks at research on achieving cost-efficiencies through online learning, identifies the parts of an online program that can be changed to increase enrollments, and discusses whether a program's…