The Effect of Collective Bargaining on Salaries in Higher Education

ILR Review ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra A. Barbezat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Number Of Publications

Using data from a 1977 survey of faculty from 158 U.S. colleges and universities, the author estimates that the proportional salary advantage to unionized faculty members was typically less than two percent. That differential varied considerably, however, with the length of time the institution had been organized. In addition, unionization increased the return to seniority and decreased the return to several measures of merit, including number of publications and general post-degree experience.

scholarly journals University Teachers’ perspective on HEC’s Faculty Appointment Criteria: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-102
Author(s):  
Shoaib Irshad ◽  
Sadia Irshad ◽  
Sadaf Kashif
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Faculty Appointment ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

System devised by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) aims to promote innovation and develop human capital. The efficiency of the system is ascertained if it could help in recruitment and retention of faculty members. Therefore, the study of faculty members' perspective on HEC’s Faculty Appointment Criteria (FAC) is needed to determine whether it motivates and facilitates them. This study reports the faculty’s perspectives on FAC. This qualitative interpretive phenomenological study gathers data using a semi-structured questionnaire for interviewing. The analysis reveals that the criteria do not cover the overall performance of faculty members and is only based upon minimum qualification, duration of service and number of publications. There is a dire need of reviewing the current appointment criteria and for that the involvement of all stakeholders is suggested to devise a profound scheme for better human resource development at HEIs of Pakistan.  

scholarly journals Faculty Engagement in Cultural Mentoring as Instructors of Short-Term and Semester Study Abroad Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Niehaus ◽  
Jillian Reading ◽  
Matthew J. Nelson ◽  
Ashley Wegener ◽  
Ann Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Using Data

The purpose of this study was to explore what cultural mentoring looks like in practice in short-term study abroad courses, how frequently instructors engage in cultural mentoring, and what demographic and background variables might predict the extent to which faculty members engage in cultural mentoring. Using data from a survey of 473 faculty members from 72 U.S. colleges and universities who had recently taught short-term study abroad courses, we identified four types of cultural mentoring behaviors – Expectation Setting, Explaining the Host Culture, Exploring Self in Culture, and Facilitating Connections. We also identified key predictors of the frequency with which participants engaged in cultural mentoring, including rank, race/ethnicity, and discipline.

The Impact of Faculty Unions on Higher Education: A Reconsideration

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis L. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
College Administrators ◽  
Institutional Policies ◽  
The Real ◽  
Faculty Unions ◽  
Faculty And Administrators ◽  
The Impact

Few faculty members and college administrators deny the fact that unions are a permanent fixture in higher education. Even in a climate that has been hostile to the formation of unions at colleges and universities, they have survived. The real question for both faculty and administrators is the impact that unions have had on institutional policies and practices—has it been positive or negative? Most research on unions in higher education has focused on compensation (salary, vacation, health plans, merit, retirement, etc.), and neglected other areas. This article, in addition to addressing financial gains, focuses on the impact that unions have in other areas of higher education. It is especially concerned with changes in governance structures that can be attributed to the influence of unions.

scholarly journals Curriculum For Todays Learner

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Jackson ◽  
Laura Gaudet ◽  
Larry McDaniel ◽  
Ottley Wright ◽  
Don Watt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Access Information ◽  
The Way

For the 21st century learner, the foundational principles of information development have grown exponentially. In many fields, the life of knowledge can be measured in months or years, with learning occurring in vastly different ways than in previous decades. Education as a continual process, can last a lifetime, and can be greatly facilitated by technological advances which alter the way in which people access information and think about the world. Faculty members in colleges and universities are challenged to provide a more complete and complex picture of the culture and world in which we live. Educators must maintain a curriculum to meet the demands of an ever-changing population of learners, while striving to diversity higher education curricula to provide a more rigorous educational experience.

Media Literacy in Higher Education Environments

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Jayne Cubbage
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Personal Journey ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Literacy Implementation

In this introductory chapter, the author seeks to establish an easy-to-follow narrative of media literacy implementation in higher education, which would potentially encourage personal experiences and student needs to be considered when individual faculty members seek to enhance existing curricula and courses. This introduction also provides a brief outline of each chapter within the volume and the various ways in which contributing authors illustrate their own incorporation of media literacy principles into existing curriculum at their respective colleges and universities. The author also details her personal journey and experiences with media literacy as a student, professional journalist, and an academician ultimately detailing the pathway to enhancing the curriculum in her current department while highlighting some of her own experiences teaching media literacy in higher education. This chapter also provides key takeaways and tips for adding media literacy to existing courses and department curricula.

Media Literacy in Higher Education Environments

2021 ◽  
pp. 565-588
Author(s):  
Jayne Cubbage
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Personal Journey ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Literacy Implementation

In this introductory chapter, the author seeks to establish an easy-to-follow narrative of media literacy implementation in higher education, which would potentially encourage personal experiences and student needs to be considered when individual faculty members seek to enhance existing curricula and courses. This introduction also provides a brief outline of each chapter within the volume and the various ways in which contributing authors illustrate their own incorporation of media literacy principles into existing curriculum at their respective colleges and universities. The author also details her personal journey and experiences with media literacy as a student, professional journalist, and an academician ultimately detailing the pathway to enhancing the curriculum in her current department while highlighting some of her own experiences teaching media literacy in higher education. This chapter also provides key takeaways and tips for adding media literacy to existing courses and department curricula.

Administrative Environment And Employee Prductivity In Higher Education A Theoritical View

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 230-243
Author(s):  
Jamal Asad Mezel ◽  
Kiran Das Naik Eslavath
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Administrative Employees

Ensure that from the above theoretical review on administrative context and employee productivity in higher education and there is a positive association between work engagement of faculty members and administrative staff motivate the employees in accomplishing their work regardless of any result that they are more productive. Researchers argue the fact that the physical environment of the institutional and administrative, employees effect job perception attitudes and job satisfaction which is in sequence affects the job performance and employee productivity. Improving the work environment in higher educational institution there is a dissatisfaction and complaints of employee while increasing their productivity the more satisfied employee are with their jobs in high performance and productivity.

Recognizing Job Apathy Patterns of Iraqi Higher Education Employees Using Data Mining Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa S. Abd ◽  
Suhad Faisal Behadili
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Mining ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Human Life ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Attribute Selection ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Using Data

Psychological research centers help indirectly contact professionals from the fields of human life, job environment, family life, and psychological infrastructure for psychiatric patients. This research aims to detect job apathy patterns from the behavior of employee groups in the University of Baghdad and the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. This investigation presents an approach using data mining techniques to acquire new knowledge and differs from statistical studies in terms of supporting the researchers’ evolving needs. These techniques manipulate redundant or irrelevant attributes to discover interesting patterns. The principal issue identifies several important and affective questions taken from a questionnaire, and the psychiatric researchers recommend these questions. Useless questions are pruned using the attribute selection method. Moreover, pieces of information gained through these questions are measured according to a specific class and ranked accordingly. Association and a priori algorithms are used to detect the most influential and interrelated questions in the questionnaire. Consequently, the decisive parameters that may lead to job apathy are determined.

Organic Leadership Style and Employee Engagement: The Mediating Effect of Social Relevance of Work in Context of Faculty Members in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.P. Dang ◽  
Puneet Basur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Operational Excellence

Leadership Style has been since long acknowledged by management scholars as being an important subject in relation to organizational executions and outcome. An effective leadership would not only be able to prevent job stress and burnout among group members, but would also be successful in enhancing the motivation and engagement of the employees. It has been widely accepted that operational excellence in an organization can only be maintained through engaged employees. In this study the researchers have strived to enhance the understanding of the complex relationship between the organic leadership style and the engagement level of the employees and to further comprehend the mediating role of social relevance of work in association of the two constructs i.e. leadership style and employee engagement, in context of faculty members in higher education sector.

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