This document recounts the events, from the administration's point of view, leading to the inception of collective bargaining between the City Colleges of Chicago and the Cook County College Teachers Union in 1967. In this account, Chancellor Shabat recalls the critical closing moments of the negotiations during the spring of 1967. For some time…

Designed to provide direction for the production of instructional and non-instructional faculty portfolios, these guidelines describe the purpose and elements of portfolios and the critical steps in their development and evaluation. First, a definition is provided of a teaching portfolio, indicating that it is a collection of materials…

Faculty teaching loads in the Hawaii Community College System are considered in terms of average semester hours taught, average hours in contact with students, and class size, and as reflected by registration information of students in regular credit programs. Several factors affected teaching loads in Fall 1978: enrollments were lower than in the…

This report describes faculty teaching load for fall 1977 in the Hawaii community college system as measured in terms of average semester hours taught, average hours in contact with students, and class size. The data were based on students registered in regular credit programs in the system. A general decrease in the number of courses, semester…

This data book presents statistical data relating fall weekly student contact hours (WSCH) per full-time equivalent faculty (FTEF), from 1993-1997, by discipline, for each of the Los Angeles Community College District's nine colleges. Introductory comments indicate that between 1981 and 1997, faculty engaged in instruction declined from over 2,700…

Explores differences between instructional practices of full- and part-time faculty using results of a survey of more than 1,500 community college instructors. Reports that discrepancies emerged regarding time spent in various classroom practices, availability of faculty to students outside class, and faculty connections with colleagues and the…

Variation in teaching techniques was examined among instructors based on their status (full-time vs. part-time) and educational level (doctorate vs. nondoctorate). To facilitate this study, a survey instrument was developed and distributed to 400 randomly selected faculty members employed at the two largest institutions, Community Colleges X and…

To determine if the faculty of the Washington State Community College System were being efficiently and effectively utilized, a Legislative Budget Committee auditor selected six community colleges for a detailed review. Data selected for review were (1) individual faculty teaching loads and (2) course offerings. The auditor concluded that faculty…

This document presents a compilation of abstracts of the various published and unpublished materials written about community college faculty since 1971. The abstracts are divided into eight categories: (1) comprehensive sources, (2) faculty characteristics (personality, attitudes, values, and satisfaction), (3) faculty preparation and staff…

In compliance with Public Law 2002, Chapter 27, the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education collects and summarizes data regarding part-time instructional staff at the state's public colleges and universities. This study found that the average course load and compensation of adjunct faculty in each semester differed both within and among the…

In response to declining state resources, institutions often increase faculty/student ratios and teaching loads to help balance budgets. In order to gain a clearer sense of the consequences of such courses of action, the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) undertook a survey of the total workload of all full-time…

This report describes faculty teaching load for fall 1976 in the Hawaii community college system as measured in terms of average semester hours taught, average hours in contact with students, and class size. The data used in generating this report were based on students registered in regular credit programs in Hawaii community colleges. A general…

Describes a study conducted in response to the aging of community college instructors and the need to replace large numbers of retiring faculty. Explains the study's recruitment simulation, which used graduate students in MBA programs in the Midwest. States that, when asked if they would prefer to teach part-time or full-time, respondents…

In fall 1994, the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) undertook a survey of the total workload of all full-time instructional faculty employed during the semester. In the survey, faculty were asked to report the average amount of time per week they devoted to teaching, research, and service activities. Survey findings, based…

This report provides data on instructional workloads at 28 Colorado public universities, colleges, and community colleges during the 1992-93 academic year. The workload data includes classroom and laboratory instruction (Type A), as well as individual instruction (Type B), such as independent study, thesis hours, and dissertation hours. It does…