Salary Trend Study of Faculty in Sociology for the Years 1984-85 and 1987-88 [electronic resource] / Richard D. Howe and M. Faye Sawyer.
Average salary increases for 4,085 faculty in the field of sociology are reported for 1984-1985 and 1987-1988, as part of the College and University Personnel Association's annual faculty salary studies. Included are comparative data for 160,596 faculty at 216 public colleges and 266 private co...
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| Summary: | Average salary increases for 4,085 faculty in the field of sociology are reported for 1984-1985 and 1987-1988, as part of the College and University Personnel Association's annual faculty salary studies. Included are comparative data for 160,596 faculty at 216 public colleges and 266 private colleges, representing 45 academic disciplines. In 1984, 166 public colleges and 194 private colleges reported on sociology faculty salaries, while 169 public and 191 private colleges reported in 1987. In 1987-88, the faculty salary factor in this field was approximately equal to in the public colleges, and 8% below in the private colleges, the overall average faculty salary of the other 44 disciplines/major fields. The average salary for the field in the private colleges was 5.7% lower than in the public colleges in 1984-85. In 1987-88, the average salary in the private colleges was 7.5% lower than in the public colleges. Included is information on: the number of faculty by academic rank, including new assistant professors; salaries by academic rank; the ratio of average salaries to total salaries of all institutions in both years; comparisons with the Consumer Price Index of changes in cost-of-living for both years; and comparisons with 44 other disciplines. The disciplines and participating institutions are listed. (KM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED302166. ERIC Note: For related documents, see edition 275 231-269, edition 287 361-402, and HE 022 034-075. |
| Physical Description: | 17 pages |