Research co-sponsored by the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools and the Southern Regional Education Board on the duration of doctoral study is reported in this book. Over 1,900 recipients of a doctoral degree (representing over l20 graduate departments) cooperated along with the graduate deans and selected faculty representatives.…

The decline in Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores is a direct result of lower average performance on equating questions that are reused over a period of several years. Therefore, it is important to examine the content of representative questions, used over time, for possible obsolescence. Two panels, one concentrating on the verbal section of…

This report summarizes personal and academic characteristics of the 27,100 students enrolled at Hawaii's seven community colleges in spring 1978. Although the report emphasizes students in credit programs, registration counts of non-credit program students are included. The statistics come from Student Enrollment Reports, personal history forms,…

Data from audited financial statements of the individual New Jersey county colleges, the institutional Cost Reporting System, and the Office of Facilities Planning and Construction comprise this report for the fiscal year ending June 1977. The report provides financial information and analytical narrative on enrollments and educational cost per…

The agreement covers contract management, chapter rights, college governance, academic freedom, faculty status, terms of appointment, reappointment and tenure, dismissal for cause, grievance procedure, arbitration, leaves of absence, salaries, fringe benefits, working conditions, workload, retrenchment, part-time faculty, faculty in the veterans'…

As a sequel to a 1971-72 study, this report for 1975-76 provides an updated inventory of the programs and policies of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) universities through which adult part-time students may earn credit and bachelor's or master's degrees, notes significant changes since the first report, and offers suggestions for…

Results of the Annual Salary Questionnaire for Medical School Faculties are presented for fiscal year 1969-70, based on returns from 90 medical schools. Salaries on 4,153 basic scientists and 11,755 clinical faculty are reported. Figures on strict full-time faculty are reasonably complete and are reliable, but they do not reflect the cost of the…

Several methods for determining priorities for research in agricultural education can be cited. These include the following: to rely on individual initiative, as has been done in the past; to get organized as a profession and reach agreement regarding research priorities at the national, regional, or state levels; to wait for federal and state…

This six-chapter report describes a study of staff development for community services faculty at North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) and proposes a model program. After Chapter I introduces community services instruction at NHCC, past staff development efforts, and the scope and limitations of the study, Chapter II reviews the literature on…

In 1981, a study was undertaken for the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) to compare CCC's faculty personnel practices with those of 30 other urban community colleges. Twelve areas of concern for future bargaining negotiations were studied: (1) faculty salaries; (2) overload compensation; (3) compensation for substitution; (4) nature of…

Observations and recollections of Mexican workers, smuggled illegally to farms in southern Colorado, resulted in this account of their attitudes toward work conditions, pay and benefits, leisure activities, feelings of insecurity, and their aspirations. Backgrounds of the 30 aliens interviewed coincided with available statistics on illegal Mexican…

This paper reviews educational theory and research on student learning gains (especially in basic skills in elementary grades) and on motivating students to value and engage willingly in academic tasks. Research on the link between teacher behavior and student learning and attitudes is addressed in the first section, followed by a section…

The citizenship status of full-time teachers at Canadian universities, with emphasis on faculty appointed between 1977-78 and 1980-81, is examined in view of the May 1981 announcement of the Minister of Employment and Immigration that universities must advertise for Canadian faculty before looking abroad. In 1977-78, 75 percent of full-time…

For a 1979 study of occupational division of labor in rural areas, in-depth interviews conducted with 541 randomly selected respondents from 4 Virginia counties examined socio-demographic parameters (age, sex, race, and occupation); degree of involvement in multiple job holding; economic and social-psychological motives for participation in…

An analysis of policy options concerning teacher supply and demand in the A.C.T. [Australian Capital Territory] Schools Authority from 1981 to 1986 is presented. Projections have indicated declining demand for primary school teachers, fewer promotions in primary schools, and the necessity of relocating teachers to areas of expansion. However,…