ABSTRACT
The analytical constructs used in the survey are useful only in their relative, rather than absolute values. Comparisons between Humanities faculty in 1975 and 2000 showed a few differences in the use of practices related to instruction. Humanities faculty rated some overall measures of satisfaction remarkably consistently in 1975 and 2000. For example, nearly the same majority rated their feelings about living up to their greatest potential and their working environments in general to be “Excellent” or “Good.” Humanities instructors demonstrated a clear decline on many measures of professional involvement between 1975 and 2000. The 1975 study found that the full-time instructors who were seeking the doctorate and had at least three years of experience at the community college scored higher on the Curriculum and Instruction than others, perhaps suggesting a higher degree of commitment to the rigors of teaching than other instructors.
