A questionnaire was designed to test whether faculty status and/or a bargaining unit have any effect on such issues as length of contract, salary, level of educational degree expected, and research expected. The study found librarians don't know what benefits and privileges they receive or by what criteria they are evaluated. (Author/JAB)

The academic rank of authors of articles appearing in "The Personnel and Guidance Journal,""The Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin,""Vocational Guidance Quarterly," and "Counselor Education and Supervision" during 1975, 1976, and 1977 is reported. The greatest percentage of authors (41.19 per cent) held no academic rank. (Author)

Southern California academic librarians support the concept of academic status and the standards which have been adopted by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) to achieve such status. (8 references) (Author/RS)

Discusses African Americans who hold endowed university chairs and lists them. Since the list was last published four years ago, the number of black scholars in endowed chairs has risen from 102 to 122. These individuals are using their intellects and operational unity to support African Americans. (SLD)

This study investigated the comparative influence of ethnicity and religious affiliation on the alienation of Nigerian university staff from their work environment. The influence of certain moderator variables such as the location of the university, gender, age, educational qualification, staff category, official rank and staff communicative…

Our objective is to document recommendations from senior scholars on effective strategies to mentor graduate students and junior faculty. Mentors' recommendations stated at a national symposium and follow-up interviews are discussed in relation to literature. General themes derived from mentors' recommendations indicate that characteristics of…

An exploratory study on the role of extrinsic and intrinsic factors in determining job satisfaction amongst urban secondary-school teachers in Namibia was undertaken. Biographical variables pertaining to the teachers' gender, age, marital status, school resources, teaching experience, academic qualifications, and rank were investigated to…

Salary trends of university faculty in 41 disciplines between 1991-92 and 1994-95 based on a survey of 223 public and 345 private institutions of higher education are summarized. The article lists the average salaries of all discipline averages by rank, including new assistant professor and the faculty mix percentage. Comarisons are also made…

Collective bargaining and participation in academic governance complicate the issue of faculty status for librarians. (PF)

Academic dual-career couples deal with issues related to career equity, competition and collaboration, and tenure within their marriages and jobs. This article reviews research and presents personal reflections from a dual-career academic couple. (Author)

Discusses (1) the state of research in the academic establishment, particularly in the communication research component and (2) the scientific mentality. (PD)

The problem seems to deal with two groups of people: those already on the campus who are in such areas as art, music, and the library who may not fit the usual academic pattern of required qualifications; and those who may be in the community and who have a special competence. (Author)

Report of ALA Committee investigating the controversy over faculty status and salaries for librarians in the California State College System. Recommends adoption of their demands in principle until financial conditions are more favorable. (JS)

Reviews arguments for and against use of academic rankings in junior and community colleges. (Editor)

That forty-five per cent of the presidents surveyed do not want to hire a Ph.D. as the head librarian is a fact that was discovered in a survey designed to measure the employment attitudes of the college and university presidents in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. (Author)