This survey was designed to elicit the perceptions of the members of the educational community on four issues concerning the NII (National Information Infrastructure), and to test whether these visions of the NII were shared by educators. The issues were: (1) the benefits of the NII to the education sector and specifically whether the NII will be…

The Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program was federally- and state-funded and provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years. GEEG was implemented in 99 high poverty, high performing Texas public schools. This report builds on the previous GEEG evaluation…

Concerned about the persistently high dropout rates from big-city secondary schools, education leaders are trying a new approach to increasing the graduation rate--multiple pathways to graduation. Multiple pathways initiatives are relatively new and far from proven. Even the most advanced examples face significant issues, i.e., the need to…

This report presents salary data for the contract year 1995-96 for full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month and 11- and 12-month contracts at postsecondary institutions in the United States. Analysis of the data shows that: (1) average salaries ranged from $64,540 for full professors to $30,344 for instructors; (2) average salaries of…

This study was designed, in part, to clarify some of the issues that surround including English language learners in states' large-scale assessment programs. More specifically, the authors gathered practical information at the local school level to understand these students' large-scale assessment experiences from a variety of perspectives, to…

The background, responsibilities, and preparation of teaching assistants (TAs) from a representative group of eight U.S. research institutions were studied in 1986. The questionnaire covered: demographic information about TAs (e.g., academic department, highest level of education, county of origin, gender); teaching responsibilities (e.g.,…

This paper presents the results of a study on faculty workload undertaken by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) as part of its ongoing interest in issues of cost and productivity in higher education. The survey not only included responses from SHEEO members in the 50 states, but also from multi-institutional system governing…

After part-time and full-time faculty members at New York City Technical College expressed concern about the need for efforts to cater to the requirements of departmental adjunct faculty, a study was undertaken to determine part-time faculty needs (services and support systems) in the hopes of mainstreaming them in the biological sciences…

Reports on a survey of bibliographic instruction at 27 small private liberal arts colleges. Compared to findings of similar surveys at larger academic institutions, small colleges lack the faculty and administrative support, procedures for evaluation, and specific goals for library instruction programs found at larger institutions. A copy of the…

In 1988, a survey was conducted to determine the characteristics and extent of peer tutoring programs at two- and four-year colleges in New York. Data were also collected on supplemental instruction, a variant of peer tutoring in which the peer tutor works closely with a faculty member to help students in identified high-risk courses. Of the 270…

The need to include specific training in administrative skills is addressed. An informal survey of ten faculty members from four Boston area colleges examined their perceptions of the role of the department chair, and their experiences with this role. The questionnaire is appended. (MLW)

Information on the earnings as of September 1982 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 124 of the 127 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1982-1983 by degree held, academic…

Information on the earnings as of September 1981 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 119 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1981-1982 by degree held, academic…

Information on the earnings as of September 1980 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 118 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1980-1981 by degree held, academic…

Survey and assessment instruments used in the Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Provider Improvement System are offered in this document. Included are a self-assessment tool for CDA training providers and an update of the National Program Survey. The survey was designed to address the need for a national database on the CDA program and…