Through the 1980's faculty age will steadily rise, creating potentially serious problems, probably requiring intervention by the federal government. Early retirement is a fallacious answer, but a subsidization program for new Ph.D.s holds great promise. (Author)

Arons's article on the role of critical thinking in the liberal arts curriculum is criticized for its assumptions about the high level of intellectual development of faculty and its condescension toward students. It is suggested that Arons's proposals for faculty development in critical thinking be extended to include both teaching and scholarly…

Special education faculty members (N=94) at 13 southeastern universities supported the need for faculty evaluation, especially if results would be used to improve instructional skills and assess instructional effectiveness. Faculty members supported an evaluation system that was uniformly applied, involved faculty, and was accompanied by a faculty…

The paper describes an inservice workshop on learning disabilities for college faculty including the processes used to assess needs and promote inservice involvement. Positive inservice evaluations suggested attainment of program goals of providing information about learning disabilities and discussing ethical and pedagogical issues concerning…

To improve the quality of its teacher education program, the university strengthened its partnership with schools where its students obtained student teaching experience. The qualities of effective cooperating teachers, a selection guide for faculty associates, and the benefits of college school cooperation are described. (JL)

Describes the activities undertaken by Valencia Community College, Florida, to develop the technical competencies of its faculty over a four-year period. Explains that the use of Title III funds to make temporary faculty assignments and purchase equipment was essential to the success of the project. (DMM)

Describes a successful peer support group developed in a high school English department. After identifying teacher needs as educators, peers draw on each other's experiences instead of using outside experts. Claims the program is successful because teachers become actively involved in learning as they share with each other. (NH)

Suggests meaningful reward structures and programs to help foreign language junior faculty members develop as effective researchers, teachers, and members of a community of scholars, focusing on tenure criteria, collegiality, and congruence. (CB)

Identifies factors that may lead to teacher burnout, including heavy teaching loads, underprepared students, elitist attitudes, repetition and boredom, and changing subject matter. Successful cures involve self-knowledge, institutional responsibility, and administrative sensitivity to faculty frustration. Ways to avoid burnout include variety,…

A survey of vocational educators (N=190) of hearing-impaired students revealed that: 57 percent had had coursework in education of the hearing-impaired; 78 percent felt that they should belong to a national professional organization (52 percent did); and less than 33 percent had attended a national association convention over the last two years.…

Project ProCEED is a staff development model for promoting the type of professional excellence recommended in national educational reports. A six-month program designed and implemented by teachers and principals is examined. (DF)

Results of a survey of attitudes of 100 faculty members at the University of Queensland concerning the institution's system of annual compulsory performance reviews, their benefits and disadvantages, and preferences about the structure and administration of the review system are discussed. (MSE)

Based on a presentation made at the fortieth anniversary celebration of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, considers the effect these fellowships had on the scholarly careers of the women to whom they have been awarded. (Author/ABB)

Discusses issues related to library support for Black Studies courses and programs. Recommends resources for Black Studies faculty to incorporate into their course syllabi and suggests strategies for institutionalizing library support for Black Studies programs. (Author/KH)

Offers suggestions for developing and implementing a plan to integrate microcomputers in higher education humanities curricula. Ways to introduce faculty to microcomputers and have them devise methods and applications for classroom use are explained. Specific software packages useful for writing instruction are discussed. (Author/MBR)