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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Faculty Makeover: What Does It Mean for Students?
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Schuster, Jack H. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2003
Contingent faculty members spend a greater proportion of their overall time teaching, but the preliminary evidence suggests that these appointees are less accessible to students, bring less scholarly authority to their jobs, and are less integrated into the campus culture. The purpose of this chapter is to offer some reflections on the ascendancy…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Nontenured Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Time Management
The Search for New Models in Faculty Bargaining
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Schuster, Jack H. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1974
A new phase of the faculty bargaining movement has begun, with increased administrative sophistication and student involvement; but only enlightened policymakers can keep universities from following the traditional industrial model. (Editor)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship, Faculty, Grievance Procedures
For Further Information
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Schuster, Jack H. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1974
Recent books, articles, and bibliographies on faculty collective bargaining, and sources of additional assistance. (Editor)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship, Faculty, Grievance Procedures
Faculty Vitality: Reports from the Field.
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Schuster, Jack H. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1985
A series of interviews with 532 faculty, department heads, and upper-level administrators on 38 campuses revealed attitudes about general and specific elements of faculty vitality and aspects of institutional administration that promote it. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, College Presidents, Curriculum Development
Faculty Issues in the 1990s: New Realities, New Opportunities.
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Schuster, Jack H. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1990
Fueled by expanding enrollments in higher education and by unprecedented numbers of faculty vacancies, the marketplace of academe points to sharply escalating demand for qualified faculty. Reasons for an inadequate number of qualified faculty include competition from more lucrative careers and length of time to produce doctorate holders. (MLW)
Descriptors: Change, College Faculty, Educational Quality, Faculty Development