Postsecondary faculty work loads: time to reassess?

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Teaching, research and service are three important components of higher education. The reflection of these components on work load assignments of home economics faculty are analyzed. A discrepancy was seen with the teaching hours put in by teachers with tenure and promotion bases which are teaching plus service and research. Adminstrators and faculty of home economics in hiher education have to revise the curriculum and teaching schedules to eliminate this dispcrepancy between work assignments and expected outcomes.

Practice, College teachers, College faculty, Teacher workload, Home economics teachers

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A message to Jon Katz, wired magazine's media critic: guess what most people will want to read at the kitchen table, on the train, in bed on Sunday morning, on the patio, with the kids or on the beach? A clue: it won't have winking ads, the piffle of Matt Drudge or software problems

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Newspapers could raise their competitive edge over Internet journalism, which are very popular to the young generation, by improving some of its elements. Newspapers should get the best graphic artists, feature stories that could elicit emotions, expand its coverage of Washington DC and become more ethical. More suggestions include investigative reporting be expanded, articles be clarified with graphics, optimizing the use of recycled paper and advertising be increased.

Marketing, Newspapers, Market share, Information services

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A rediscovered faith links past and future

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Helga Newmark, at age 62, is planning to become a rabbi. Newmark was born in the Netherlands, spent time in a Nazi concentration camp, and immigrated to the US at age 13. Newmark, who is a grandmother of eight, has tried other religions but was eventually drawn back to Judaism.

Training, Study and teaching, Religious aspects, Judaism, Rabbis, Newmark, Helga

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