The need for a new professional role for teachers that requires the participation of teachers and their unions in the center of school governance is discussed. The concepts of "shared authority" and " collegiality" are measures of professionalism that teachers want to assimilate into their school operations. (MLW)

Argues that if librarians are to deserve faculty status, they must comply with standards of excellence similar to those of instructional faculty. Teaching roles of librarians at Evergreen State College and St. Cloud State University are cited and similarities of roles of medical school faculty are indicated. (9 references) (EJS)

Reviews the assumptions, objectives, approaches and impact of the American Sociological Association's Projects on Teaching Undergraduate Sociology which set out to improve the teaching of sociology and enhance the status of the teacher. Explores the relationship between teacher effectiveness and contextual factors related to faculty development,…

Assessed whether men and women received equal rewards for equal performance in educational and social research based on a sample of 901 authors, 14 percent of whom were women. Gross differences emerged between men and women regarding income. Lesser differences appeared in research resources and rank. (JAC)

Argues that professionalization is needed to help teachers improve their status and attain better compensation and a greater voice in decision making. Calls for a national teacher examination; expanding choice for parents, students, and teachers; a professional teacher board; a different kind of career ladder; and restructuring the delivery of…

This study of academic rewards for occupational therapy (OT) faculty identifies statistical predictors of rewards and scholarly productivity. Multiple regression analyses revealed that, in contrast with traditional academe, publications do not predict salaries for OT faculty. Variables such as advanced degree, professional awards, and outstanding…

Immigrant teachers in Israel--314 from the Soviet Union and 91 from North America--completed questionaires about attitudes toward teaching, perception of status, past training, etc. Responses showed significant differences between the groups reflecting two distinct models of the occupation of teaching and distinct patterns of adjustment to the…

A review of psychology teaching in American high schools during the past decade shows that while there were many problems--e.g., polarized opinion about goals and related curriculum content and teaching methods, inadequate teacher education, and an ambivalent interface with professional psychology--there was also movement toward their partial…

Outlines some problems in university foreign language departments that arise from the fact that prestige in foreign language departments results mostly from publishing in the fields of literary criticism and linguistics, which have little to do with language teaching. Anticipates that the current interest in text linguistics and pragmatics will…

To encourage talented teachers to remain in the profession, their rewards and opportunities must be expanded. Also, a level of quality teaching must be established and maintained by organizing schools for continuing improvement. Recent research on improving technical competence and collegiality among teachers offers guidance towards accomplishing…

The rewards and sanctions accompanying performance-based pay and promotion programs will not be valued or given credibility as long as teacher evaluations are not approached professionally. The effect of treating teachers as bureaucrats or professionals, the limits of bureaucratic evaluation, and the demands of professional evaluation are…

The last section of projects, specialized facilities, included in this special issue, contains descriptions, photographs or drawings, and some floor plans for four school additions, a specially equipped auditorium for a school for the deaf, and a facility housing all grades under one roof. (MLF)

Averages the high, low, average, and median salary figures by rank for the faculty members of 84 responding departments of the 106 listed in "An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Humanities." (CRH)

Reviews recent studies on the plight of part-time faculty at the college level and attempts to achieve a perspective that fits the treatment of part-time teachers into an overall scheme. (CRH)

Describes the personal and professional qualities that made Dora V. Smith a great teacher. (MM)