In 1967 Southern Methodist University (SMU) changed the name of their School of Engineering to the Institute of Technology so that the scope of the division might be broadened. At that time, a 5-year plan was devised that allowed for certain goals to be reached by 1972. This 1972 report seeks to identify the various forces at work that will affect…

This survey provides current data for school directors and administrators to examine the policies of compensation for professional personnel in the suburban Philadelphia area. The report contains three sections: a) salaries of teachers, b) salaries of instructional specialists, and c) salaries of administrative and supervisory personnel. Mean…

This survey provides current data for school directors and administrators to examine the policies of compensation for professional personnel in the suburban Philadelphia area. The report contains three sections: a) salaries of teachers, b) salaries of instructional specialists, and c) salaries of administrative and supervisory personnel. Mean…

Discusses the growth of faculty development programs in institutions of higher learning, and suggests some means of ensuring an effective program. (AM)

The noted consumer advocate states that teachers and parents must lead in the fight to defeat complacency in the public's attitudes toward education. Consumer advocacy has a place in the classroom and on the agendas of parent-teacher meetings. (Editor/RK)

Sixteen suggestions to manage teacher shortages are offered. Also discussed are the meeting of minimum standards, the need for planning and data collection, and the desirability of a comprehensive, humane approach to managing teacher supply and demand. (MT)

As the climate of negotiations is essential to the form an agreement will take, so are its implementation procedures vital to how it will be administered and how effective it will prove to be. (Author)

In Board of Regents v. Roth, decided on June 29, 1972, the Supreme Court held that a professor at a state university, who was without tenure and serving on the basis of a one-year contract, had no constitutional right to a statement of reasons or to a hearing prior to the school's decision not to renew his contract. (Author)

Article is a policy statement by the NJEA Delegate Assembly in response to the problem of teachers being let go in New Jersey. (GB)

Discusses 10 cases of nonreappointment of faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. (PG)

Analyzes the success of a unit system, devised and implemented in the department of History at Princeton University, that recognizes the full complex of functions in allocating faculty time. (Editor)

Chronicles the present growth of unionization and its conflicts and conjectures on its future directions. (Editor)

Author views collective bargaining as a conciliatory mechanism, not a disruptive one. (Ed.)