Describes the series of training workshops and activities for the faculty of Austin Community College in computer based instruction. Reviews the topics addressed in the various programs and specifies the services that are available for the participants. Outlines future plans. (ML)

The need for a more pragmatic approach to international studies is proposed, and six U.S. programs of cross-cultural or international studies are described. (MSE)

Presents statistics reflecting community colleges' increasing reliance on part-time faculty. Underscores the need for staff development programs that address the specific requirements of part-timers. Discusses kinds of activities, needs assessment strategies, evaluation criteria for staff development, obstacles to adjunct development, and ways to…

Discusses the formation of the National Union of Women Teachers in England. Examines how it sought to combine, within one organization, elements of feminism, traditional trade union concern for members' salaries and working conditions, and a desire to protect and enhance its members' professional status. (GEA)

Describes DePauw University's program of speaking and listening across the curriculum. (MS)

Delineates the decision and priority-choosing processes inherent in the hiring of higher education foreign language faculty. Appropriate expectations and responsibilities of new faculty are presented, suggesting that the major hiring goal should be to attract not only the most promising individual but also the person who will benefit most from the…

Review of literature on instructional improvement services and the role of the media center concludes that such services will enhance media center value to postsecondary faculty and institutions. Five recommendations are offered to media centers and their management-level personnel to prepare them to take on this role. (MBR)

Describes the development, operation, and benefits of Thomas Nelson Community College's program whereby faculty members take time off to enter or re-enter business and industry for the purpose of updating their skills and knowledge, to enhance occupational/technical curricula, and to improve communication between businesses and the college. (DMM)

Describes what is currently happening in the broad area of faculty development in allied health institutions. A comprehensive survey instrument was administered to a sample of two- and four-year colleges and university/professional institutions to determine the "state of the art" of faculty development in allied health. Report findings are…

Presents a multifaceted staff development model for newly hired and rehired continuing education teachers. Describes elements for new hires such as interviews and hiring, orientation, meeting other teachers, mentors, and individual learning plans. Discusses elements for rehired teachers, including formal learning opportunities, communication,…

Reviews issues and problems in conceptualizations of the academic profession, particularly division of labor into teaching and research, and describes the emergence of the modern American professoriate. (Author/JDH)

Presents the remarks of fourteen distinguished sociologists as they react to the papers of Eugene Rice (SO515235) and Shirley Clark (SO515236).

Examines the professor's role and the current institutional context of teaching in U. S. colleges and universities. Maintains that as teaching becomes increasingly judged by output and efficiency, the professor moves from an academic status to an employee status. (Author/JDH)

Contrasts the culture and social structure of research and teaching; demonstrating significant differences in these two spheres of academic work. Explores the question of how scholarship related to teaching can be fostered in a fashion similar to research and identifies six strategies for making gains in this endeavor. (JDH)

Presents the reactions of 14 distinguished sociologists as they react to the papers of Han Mauksch (SO 515 238) and Paul Baker (SO 515 239). (JDH)