Contains Max Weber's writings on the problems of the German university in the face of political and bureaucratic authority and on the fundamental principles of university autonomy and academic freedom. (PG)

The sudden halt in enrollment growth at French universities has had a pronounced effect on teaching conditions and promotions for French university teachers. (PG)

Discusses the issues of academic freedom and tenure concerning the dismissal of assistant professor Jose Asseo from Camden County College, New Jersey. (PG)

As evening and extension programs grow, colleges must be concerned with making better use of part-time faculty and responding to their many unique problems. (RN)

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of living and teaching in Hawaii with emphasis on situations encountered in the physics classroom. (TS)

A Paper presented at annual conference of National Association for the Teaching of English (7th, University of Exeter, England, April 10-13, 1970). (RD)

Survey responses from 18 of 24 industrial education teachers who were asked why they left teaching indicate that the chief considerations were salaries and other compensation, administrative support, and availability of resources and facilities. A majority of those who had left would return to teaching if compensation and administrative support…

Productive use of academic freedom is fostered under conditions that go beyond "freedom from" to a positive "freedom to." Academic "freedom to" is threatened by contemporary changes in the way teaching and research are planned, organized, financed, and implemented. (JOW)

Examines the writings of Howard McClusky and his power-load-margin (PLM) formula as the nucleus for a teaching-learning model that fosters mutual respect, shared responsibility, and a spirit of mutual inquiry in small groups or individualized learning experiences. Four phases which form the syntax of the PLM model are presented. (LRA)

Asserts that deprofessionalization trends in Britain (funding cuts, privatization, commodification of learning) are morally reprehensible. Calls for the reintroduction of ethical principles that include respect for professional knowledge, skills, and experience. (SK)

Describes U.S. teacher education reform, noting how most social problems are judged educational problems and explaining that, though education is a state responsibility, there is considerable similarity across the 50 states. Both public and teacher education are strictly scrutinized and considered one source of today's presumed school failure. The…

This report from Harvard University's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers examines why new some teachers remain in the profession despite difficult teaching conditions. Central to teachers' satisfaction is the belief that they are teaching their students effectively. Other factors include being granted novice status via reduced course…