Discusses issues related to current and future modifications of faculty retirement plans, including unisex pension benefits, TIAA-CREF management, payout options, early retirement incentives, and the legality of mandatory retirement requirements. With CREF assets increasing, faculty retention, not early retirement, may become a primary issue.…

A study is reported of the work situations perceived as stressful by faculty in Israeli universities; the differences in stress perception among disciplines; the stressful situations' relationships to the traditional faculty activities of research, teaching, and services; and faculty coping strategies. (MSE)

Data from the 1977 Survey of the American Professoriate were used to examine the relationship among institutional origin, productivity, and institutional rewards. When an adjustment was made for time allocation, inbred faculty were found to be more productive but are paid significantly less than noninbred faculty. (Author/BW)

Administrative demands in further education in Britain are heavy and unrelenting throughout the year; most work related directly to students and could not be cut. A survey of 84 colleges, and in-depth work with 10 colleges, yield an analysis of background and problems. Almost two-thirds of administrative tasks are paper based; almost one-third…

This document is a historical report of enrollment-related data spanning fall 1992 to fall 1996 for the University of Hawaii Community Colleges. The system consists of seven campuses: Hawaii, Honolulu, Kapilolani, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, and Windward. The report is presented in two parts, with data being presented in graphs and tables. The first…

This book is intended to provide consistent and reliable quantitative and qualitative information on faculty productivity and accountability to help counter criticism and accurately describe what faculty do to the policy makers and/or the general public. It reports on a study at the University of Delaware that focused on instructional costs and…

To determine to what extent instructional efforts differed between men and women at a large land-grant university, the following variables were investigated: number of weighted student credit hours, number of sections taught, number of different courses taught, and didactic hours by level course. (Author/MLW)

In answer to why faculty and administrators rely on quantification of faculty performance (i.e., productivity measures), two reasons are given: (1) it is the only evaluation that is persuasive to a democratic audience (the public); and (2) it is better than none at all. (MSE)

Aside from essential managerial information realized from faculty load studies, there exist two underlying fundamental principles: that equity is important (among individual faculty members, departments, and institutions); and there is a relationship between workload and the quality of education. (MLW)

Discusses areas of conflict resulting from the implementation of the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act." The impact of the act on class size, teacher preparation time, special assignments, and training and licensing is considered. A strategy for increasing teacher union influence on future federal policy development is…

Mainstreaming and declining budgets are causing many teachers concern about their workloads. In a survey of Arkansas secondary teachers, the following weighted factors were recommended for inclusion in a workload policy: number of preparations, student ability level, class type and size, course difficulty level, and administrative or cocurricular…

Suggests that vocational agriculture teachers review the following areas to determine if their time is used effectively: (1) goal identification, (2) evaluation criteria, (3) decision-making time, (4) communication effectiveness, (5) use of free time, (6) delegating responsibility, and (7) professional reading time. (LRA)

Deals with the concept of actively involving faculty members in the admissions/recruitment process and making faculty members accountable for their inaction as well as their actions in this area. One college's successful attempt at expanding the awareness and influence of the admissions department is cited and explained. (Author)

College faculty are offered ways to assess their time management practices, recognize common time traps, keep urgent matters from overtaking their schedules, prioritize activities based on a matrix of importance and urgency, build on important-but-not-urgent areas of activity, and find balance between professional and personal aspects of life.…

Both terrors and pleasures of college teaching come from the teacher's relationship to time, fluid and structured. Teachers sometimes linger over preparation because they find there a major satisfaction of their work: time to read, think, and prepare for conveying their knowledge to students. The evanescence of the work itself and the permanence…