Foreign-born faculty members in community colleges can serve as a valuable resource to their institutions' growing internationalization efforts. This study uses the data from the 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty to examine the characteristics, job satisfaction, and workplace perceptions of the foreign-born group of the professoriate at…

Discusses common personal concerns of college teachers (i.e., time, money, reputation, significance, and the future) as revealed in surveys and conferences. Views escape and disengagement as typical responses and a sense of community and gratitude as possible restoratives. Reports on a survey of master teachers' attitudes about community college…

Reports results of an intensive study of adult basic education (ABE) teachers in Nebraska community colleges to analyze (1) teacher characteristics; (2) attitudes of the teachers toward their work; (3) attitudes of teachers toward their training; and (4) their perceived training needs. (DR)

Presents results from a survey of 703 full-time college faculty from 35 2-year colleges, regarding their backgrounds, interests, professional activities, and perceptions. Finds job satisfaction related to influence at the college, perceptions of students, adverse institutional finances, colleges' intellectual quality, and perception of department…

Presents findings from a nationwide study of community college faculty, focusing on faculty characteristics (i.e., sex, age, ethnic background), academic preparation and experience, professional associations, publications, long-range goals, class size, teaching style, self-evaluation, prior community college attendance, job satisfaction, and…

Describes a study attempting to profile community college faculty who were identified by the chief academic officers at their colleges as being committed to the missions of their institutions. Faculty members were asked about their career satisfaction, feelings toward 25 aspects of 2-year college teaching, reasons for teaching at the 2-year…