This book is the first in a series on teachers and teaching, a result of the Australian Council for Educational Research program of research on teachers. The theme, teachers in society, has been constructed around three broad areas: the context of teaching, teacher education, and teachers' work. The book is divided into 8 chapters as follows: (l)…

Designed primarily for administrators, staff developers, counselors, and teachers of adult basic education (ABE) and English as a second language (ESL), this book provides resources for a staff development program for trainers of ABE and ESL teachers. There are four sections. The staff development manual provides a procedure for introducing…

This article examines the training needs of educators working in the further education (FE), adult education, and Second Chance sectors in the Republic of Ireland. The research on which it is based was funded jointly by the European Union Leonardo da Vinci Programme and the Department of Education and Science of Ireland and took place from 1998 to…

The following 13 papers are included in this document: "Enrollment Management through Marketing and Advising" (Hoppin, Grimm); "Matching Institutions to Individual Needs: The Emerging Role of the Consortia" (Miller); "Institutional Ego or Institutional Access" (Ice); "Creating Integrated, Student-Centered Curricula" (Pula); "Creative Collaboration…

In 1989, the Focus on Access, Community, and Excellence in Teaching (FACET) Commission was created at St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC) to develop recommendations to guide the college into the 21st century. The Commission's work plan included the definition of SPJC's educational standards; open hearings to solicit ideas from students, faculty,…

Over the past 10 years, Austin Community College (ACC) has expanded college offerings from 41 degree programs, 24 degree options, and 1 certificate program to 60 degree plans, 35 degree options, and 22 certificate programs. In addition, ACC has grown from an enrollment of 13,000 credit students to over 24,000 students. During the past 5 years,…

Collective bargaining agreements between the boards of trustees and faculty associations of six selected community colleges in Oregon are presented, representing contracts in effect in 1988 and 1989. Contracts for the following colleges are presented: (1) Portland Community College; (2) Central Oregon Community College; (3) Clackamas Community…

Following a message from the president of the college and a review of the college's mission, this master plan for Johnson County Community College presents a series of six challenges facing the college and the policy directions and responses which the college has prepared to deal with these challenges. Each response is followed by a series of…

The New York City Staff Development Program for Bilingual/English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Teachers and School Building Supervisors was designed to provide public school personnel working with limited English proficient children in grades five through eight with an overview of issues pertinent to the instruction of this population. The program…

Eighty papers from a 1985 international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Topics include the following: personality problems of students; using computers in teaching; burnout, stress, and renewal of academic staff; improving teaching by evaluating teachers; teaching writing; curriculum development in management and applied…

Seventy-four papers from a 1986 international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Topics include: student-teacher relationships, the pulse of the academic professional, improving teaching via techology, campus-corporate linkages, institutional changes and liberal learning, improving university teaching through evaluation,…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Maine and the University of Maine Professional Staff Association, the professional unit of the National Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1987 is presented. Unit members are university employees and professional and administrative staff. Items covered in…

The collective bargaining agreement between Saint Leo College and the United Faculty of Saint Leo College/United Faculty of Florida Chapter (43 members) of the National Education Association covering the period October 19, 1983-June 2, 1985 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, definitions, management and union…

In 1986-87, the Multilingual Survival Skills Program provided, with the support of Title VII funding, instructional and support services to 360 limited-English-speaking Haitian and Hispanic students at a Brooklyn high school. The program's major goals were to develop English and native language proficiency through simultaneous, intensive study of…

In its fourth year of Title VII funding, the Erasmus Hall High School Bilingual Program served 144 limited-English-speaking students, most of whom spoke Haitian Creole as their first language. The remaining small percentage spoke Spanish, Chinese, or another Asian language as their native language. The program was targeted at the school's least…