The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Hawaii Board of Regents and the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1985 is presented. The American Association of University Professors affiliated union has 2,810 members. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition,…

The effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions are explored in 16 essays by experts in the field. Titles and authors are as follows: "The University and the State: A Historical Overview" (E. D. Duryea); "Autonomy and Accountability: Some Fundamental…

American study programs in China were assessed, based on interviews with American undergraduate or graduate students studying or doing research at various China institutions during the 1980-81 academic year and with Chinese administrators from the institutions. Four channels exist through which American students can arrange placement in China:…

One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document presents a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan for a unit on First Amendment rights of students. Designed to expose students to the 1975 Supreme Court ruling that…

A profile of the American college professor is presented, based on social science studies. The historical background is traced, with attention to the early development of the professorial role during the latter half of the eighteenth century, the progressive professionalization of the faculty during the nineteenth century, and the consolidation of…

What is the role of higher education when a nation moves toward a political climate in which the government has a free hand to do whatever it wants in the name of national security? If society faces a real threat that could destroy life as we know it, then we should all--including higher education--rise to its defense. However, if national…

This book is designed to promote legal literacy for public school teachers. It examines a wide range of constitutional, statutory, and case law that directly affects their work. Its purpose is to provide teachers with the knowledge necessary to comply with the law, assert their rights, and bring violations to the attention of administrators and…

Higher education in Massachusetts is considered in relation to governance and student financial aid. Growth since 1960, enrollment projections, and changing financial realities are considered. Attention is directed to reorganization of public higher education, including the struggle to strike a reasonable balance between institutional needs for…

The question of what the university should do when it purchases goods and services from firms that are said to have acted improperly is considered by the president of Harvard University. It has been proposed that Harvard join national boycotts to force companies to stop engaging in specific practices that are thought to be improper. Several…

Organized in five major sections, this August 1974 edition of the handbook covers the college's history and organization, personnel policies and procedures, administrative policies and procedures, academic policies and procedures, and college services. Personnel regulations cited deal with faculty contracts, academic freedom, professional ethics,…

Columbia University's faculty handbook is designed as a general guide to the organization and operation of the university. The chief administrative units and their duties are detailed as are the conditions of appointment and general personnel policy including salaries, promotions, tenure, termination, and fringe benefits. Faculty obligations and…

The 1974 edition of the Tulane University faculty handbook details the university organization and the functions and responsibilities of the various bodies within that organization; and the physical facilities on campus. Of direct concern to the faculty are the university policies regarding academic freedom, tenure, and faculty responsibilities;…

This book is intended to serve as a general introduction to the broad area of educational law for students without previous exposure to the subject or as a tool for more advanced students seeking to focus on a particular area of the law as it applies to public education. Although its emphasis is primarily legal, the book also contains historical,…

The purpose of this yearbook is to assist instructors with problems in values education. It attempts to deal essentially with the application of cognitive content to the affective domain. Chapter 1, Objectives of Value Analysis, examines the logic of value judgement and justification and concludes that there are three legitimate objectives: 1)…

A recent Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals decision stipulates that a school board may regulate "employe expression" only in rare circumstances--to prevent, for example, serious disruption of school activities--and only where the board has allowed for a timely review of the superintendent's decisions about distributing…