This guide outlines the key elements of a full time equivalent (FTE) instructional support model, and provides suggestions for its effective implementation. Support teachers in the Instructional Support Team (IST) Program perform a variety of functions, including conducting instructional assessments, classroom observations, data collection,…

This document reports on the current status of community college faculty. Several articles draw on a survey of community college faculty administered by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) in 2000. CSCC staff invited 240 randomly chosen college presidents to appoint a local facilitator to administer the survey on campus. A total…

Piedmont Technical College's (PTC's) (South Carolina) service area is mostly rural and contains widespread illiteracy, weak economies, sparse education funding, large high-risk populations, and poor educational aspirations and attainment. By 1998, in an effort to provide greater access to its rural population and improve retention efforts, PTC had…

This paper, from the Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) in Washington, addresses the issue of part-time faculty employment in the state's community colleges. In fall 1997, there were 3,019 full-time and 5,256 part-time instructors in Washington's two year colleges. Departments that rely most heavily on part-time…

In recent years there has been an increasing interest and emphasis on the staff personnel administrative policies and procedures of local school systems. This interest and emphasis applies not only to the nature or characteristics of the staff personnel policies developed by school systems but also to the methods used in developing policies and…

A study of doctoral candidates who left doctoral study considered these factors: financial difficulties, relationships with advisors and/or committees, research problems, personal problems, employment interference, family demands, peer support loss of interest, and employment patterns. Implications for policy formation are considered. (MSE)

Reform in language and literature programs requires faculty to teach a mix of basic and advanced courses in language, composition, and literature to assure students access to the best teacher-scholars the college offers. The humanistic element in graduate education would also benefit from this improved undergraduate training. (MSE)

A survey of faculty at three Australian universities studied their views of how recent enrollment and economic changes have affected workload, research opportunities, career opportunities, institutional life, and institutional response. The major impact of these changes was found to be on faculty morale. (MSE)

Describes the individualized, self-paced format for math instruction provided at Pima Community College's Math Center as an alternative to the traditional lecture method. Examines course offerings, as well as registration, attendance, and grading procedures. Discusses staff organization at the center and the problems of using student tutors. (JP)

The initiation of an individualized baccalaureate degree at the General College of the University of Minnesota led to an increased burden on the faculty. A study identifying how much "real time" faculty spend in advising, with whom, and on what kinds of activities is presented. (JMF)

Two distinct but related issues in Australian higher education are noted: the apparent spread of overseas campuses of Australian universities seeking a competitive advantage in international education, and the emergence of new information technologies that enable packaging and delivery of interactive educational services on demand over long…

Examines the research-teaching relationship in faculty work in Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Israel, Japan, and South Korea, drawing on an international survey of college and university faculty. Results indicate research and teaching are not mutually exclusive activities, but the two activities have differing effects…

A national study (n=114 institutions) of faculty teaching productivity is described, focusing on the development of appropriate measures acceptable to faculty, based on departmental data on credit hours taught and costs. Resulting tables display faculty productivity, in credits and students taught, and direct instructional costs by discipline and…

The New Pathways Project was initiated by the American Association for Higher Education in 1995 to reframe the debate about tenure within a broader examination of academic careers. Project goals include expanding choice in academic employment, balancing individual rights and responsibilities, and strengthening community. Project activities,…

Argues that successful recruitment of strong faculty depends on viewing information science as an academic program serving a variety of professional fields and valuing research as the equivalent of teaching. The implementation of these views within the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, at Rutgers University is described.…