Focussing on faculty characteristics, workload, and compensation, this report provides comprehensive data on full- and part-time faculty employed by institutions in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Data were drawn from the fall 1991 Department of Community Colleges' College Staff Information Data Survey, from the 1990…

This examination of individual transition plans (ITPs) for students with disabilities in New South Wales, Australia, looked at effectiveness of the system and procedures, and involvement of teachers in the development of the ITPs. It found that the numbers of written ITPs grew from 156 (56 percent of potential) in 1989 to 340 (74 percent) by June…

This paper, one in a series about the priorities of the professoriate, examines work-family issues as they affect faculty recruitment, retention, and productivity. Following a brief discussion of changing work-force demographics, the first part of the paper examines the structure of an academic career, focusing particularly on junior faculty and…

This review of the literature offers a description of college faculty in the United States: their training, responsibilities, duties, career ladders, demographics, salaries, pressures, and current political issues. The section on training describes the doctoral degree generally, assistantship programs, post-doctoral positions, and the supply of…

The collective bargaining agreement between the South County Community College District Board of Trustees and the Chabot College Teachers Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association, is presented. This contract, covering the period from July 1987 through June 1990, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent…

Relative costs in specialized occupational fields of study at the California State University and the University of California are evaluated by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Procedures used by the universities to allocate resources among various technical and specialized fields of study are described. The analysis indicates…

Tennessee's Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio project (Project STAR) was designed to study the effects of class size on pupils in primary (K-3) grades. Responses of Project STAR teachers (N=1,003) to the annual Teacher Exit Interview are summarily reported for 1986 through 1989. Generally, the perceptions of teachers in small classes, in regular…

An analysis is provided of statewide information about California community college faculty, administrators, and classified employees, including staffing trends, faculty workload, salaries, fringe benefits, and demographic characteristics. Drawing largely from a database containing information for the period from 1981 to fall 1987, the report…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) Board of Trustees and the FVCC Education Association establishes management rights, rights of members, and terms of employment for the period July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1991. The 22 articles in the agreement include the following: (1) preamble; (2)…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges and the State College Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, nondiscrimination, grievance and arbitration procedure, teacher starting salaries by…

The collective bargaining agreement between Lincoln University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and Lincoln University Chapter (70 members) of the Ameriican Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1984-August 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and…

Previously published or publicly accessed data, as well as two new sources--Postsecondary Transcript Sample (PETS) of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Graduating Class of 1972 (NLS), and the recently completed 5th Follow-Up Survey (1986) of the NLS cohort, with original calculations derived--were used for this statistical study…

The heterogeneity within the academic profession in work arrangements, institutional governance, and academicians' values and beliefs are described. Observations are based on interviews with about 150 faculty members from 16 types of institutions and in six subject fields: physics, biology, political science, English, medicine, and business. The…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Shawnee State University and the Shawnee Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, is presented covering the period October 5, 1987 through August 31, 1990. The 23 articles include the following: scope of the unit; faculty assembly; ratification, authorization, and…

The academic productivity and financing of 69 teacher education programs in state universities and land-grant colleges in 40 states were analyzed. Of 111 schools mailed questionnaires, deans from 69 responded. Data were provided on 211 variables in major categories of program approval, faculty, faculty load, and salaries; budgets and related…