The time available to teachers for research is examined in several countries by comparing the availability and conditions of study leave, lengths of vacation, and the number of teaching "contract" hours required of teachers. Some differences exist in actual term time and study leave for research. (SW)

Nursing school faculty and students at the University of Minnesota were surveyed for their attitudes toward the academic advisement process, specifically a one-year trial system called core advising. Findings showed that students needed and wanted advising services and that faculty advisors must have a reduced teaching load with preparation for…

A foreign language professor makes a case against the tendency of college faculty to conduct research or publish work which is highly specialized and typically useful to only a very small segment of the population. Scholars must increase the breadth of vision, not reduce it. (CB)

The Israeli University system illustrates that when publication becomes of paramount value in teacher training institutions there is not enough time left for faculty to staff the time-consuming laboratory/practicum experiences as they deserve to be staffed. Faculty should publish, but the publish-or-perish model may seriously undermine teacher…

Results of a survey of cancer education activities in 101 medical schools are discussed, including the needs for multidisciplinary instruction, more exposure of students to patients with common malignancies, and more uniform instruction in fundamental diagnostic procedures. An instructional approach relating educational objectives to departmental…

Examines changes at an urban public community college in the Southeast resulting from confrontations with and responses to demands for increased efficiency in the use of faculty resources. Considers various dimensions of efficiency by divisions and for the college as a whole. (DMM)

Difficulties faced by the young college instructor in India are described, such as student disinterest, lack of relevance of what he is teaching, lack of facilities and equipment, poor quality texts, lack of feedback and evaluation, excessive teaching loads, and the lack of contact with outstanding teachers. (LBH)

This study surveyed secondary school English teachers in British Columbia, Canada to examine the nature and extent of teacher workload, teacher perceptions of workload-related stress, and teacher ability to cope with this stress. Surveys were distributed to secondary schools throughout the province, and 737 teachers responded. Results indicated…

This book presents the argument that teachers need more time for students, more time for planning, and more time for teaching. It claims that the United States should adopt and pay for the model used for public schools elsewhere in the world by having smaller classes, fewer classes per day for each teacher, and more work time for teachers to plan…

Examined the relationship between instructional workload and budgeting of personnel positions and how this relationship changes as personnel positions become scarce. Longitudinal data suggest a direct relationship between the bureaucratic model and personnel allocations; tendencies to use the bureaucratic model increase as personnel positions…

Lists and discusses factors students should consider when developing their graduate physiology program and when selecting a postdoctoral training experience, describing how these graduate/postdoctoral experiences are related to five job areas. Job areas include teaching, committee obligations, consultant responsibilities, advising graduate…

The amount of time New Jersey school psychologists spend performing various professional role functions is reviewed in an attempt to quantitatively identify any developmental trends in the role functioning of school psychologists. (Author/PN)

The development of a mathematical model for estimating faculty time involved in teaching a course is outlined. Over six years, systematic time analysis has helped determine principal components and empirical coefficients of the model. Data are reported showing reasonable agreement between model estimates and time analyses for the courses…

Studies from various institutions report faculty spend from 25 to 41 hours per week in teaching activities. The variability in total hourly work week reported tends to be a function of time spent in research endeavors rather than assigned teaching load. (MLW)

Discusses reasons for low research productivity among college education faculties. Research productivity of education faculties is compared to that of agriculture, geology, and social science faculties. In education, research productivity is hampered by heavy workloads, an overemphasis on practice-oriented research, and the lack of government…