What is the task of educators at a time when mainstream American culture is increasingly characterized by a declining interest in and misgiving about national politics? How one answers this question will have a grave impact not only on higher education but on the future of democratic public life. There are no simple solutions says author Henry…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Connecticut State College American Association of University Professors, Inc. (CSU-AAUP) and the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State Colleges (Central Connecticut State College, Eastern Connecticut State College, Southern Connecticut State College; and Western Connecticut State College) is…

The agreement reached between the Rhode Island Board of Regents and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of Univeristy Professors (AAUP) is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition of AAUP; non-discrimination; academic freedom; selection of deans, department chairmen, and faculty members;…

Preservice teachers' knowledge of the law as it affects students was investigated. Forty-seven preservice teachers, most of whom were undergraduates affiliated with a college of physical education, completed a survey addressing: (1) child abuse; (2) freedom of speech and press; (3) suspension and expulsion from school; (4) corporal punishment; (5)…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 47 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effect of source variation upon children's reactions to television commercials; (2) covert observation as a means of measuring the affective states of…

Questions about the appropriateness and goals of academic collective bargaining and its historical foundations are discussed. It is contended that collective bargaining insures that the principles of academic governance are practiced democratically. European universities had been nurtured for centuries on the medieval tradition of faculty…

The ethical problems of receiving funds and the objections raised by concerned members of the university community are discussed by the president of Harvard University. It is proposed that donations be rejected that force the institution to deviate from its chosen standards of admission, or permit the donor to determine the selection of professors…

The 1975 edition of the faculty handbook for Western Montana College is intended to provided basic information concerning the organization, functioning and policies of the college. This is done by detailing the history and purpose of the college; the administrative organization of the college as part of the Montana University system; the faculty…

The 1975 edition of the faculty handbook for Randolph-Macon Woman's College provides a breakdown of the college's organization: the board of trustees, the administration, the faculty, and college committees. Within the section on the faculty, items discussed include procedures governing faculty meetings, department chairpersons, rank, contract…

The faculty handbook for Fordham University contains the university charter and the bylaws of the Board of Trustees as well as a breakdown of the academic and administrative structure of the university detailing the responsibilities of the administration. Faculty policies and procedures outlined include academic freedom; staff ranks; appointments;…

University policies, regulations, and procedures that apply to faculty members directly or indirectly, as well as the university's organization and governance, are described in the 1975 handbook. A brief history of Stanford's academic development and a bibliography to other information sources related to academic affairs are also provided.…

The fourth annual bibliography of retrospective and current searches in the field of collective bargaining in higher education represents an attempt to survey the literature of the field as it relates to faculty in public or private colleges and universities. The scope includes 1975 and pre-1975 references. Relevant information from major journals…

This collection of eight articles focuses primarily on the nature and extent of legal involvement in secondary school dissent and discipline. In the first article, the problem of school decentralization is viewed in terms of the conflicts which it creates. Another article presents the relevant legal decisions which aid in clarifying just what is…

An inquiry approach, coupled with a simulation technique, is utilized in a kit designed to teach civil liberties to high school classes. This booklet, normally accompanied by five flow charts and a cassette, first presents the instructions for the simulation. Then, five constitutional case studies and excerpts from their Supreme Court decisions…

The basic arrangement and purpose of this second volume and accompanying teachers manual are identical to Volume 1, SO 001 252. Presented here are seven additional issues for readers to consider: 1) the American way of life; 2) values in American society; 3) hippies; 4) religion, society, and the individual; 5) Chinese American relations; 6) the…