Teacher associations must preserve the professional unity between administrators and teachers and their independence from special interest groups in society (such as labor). Affiliations with organizations such as labor, which are not suited to the unique characteristics and needs of public education, would undermine the education of children by creating a lack of confidence in schools among parents, reducing teacher influence on legislators holding different views, causing schools to close...
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An exploratory study was devised to determine those factors which affect the success of team teaching. Questionnaire responses from school principals and teachers in teams and data derived from personality tests of participants in six schools selected for the study were analyzed. Both principals and teachers who were members of teams contributed information concerning types of programs which they had, their major problems in team teaching, and their perceptions of the characteristics of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Individual Characteristics, Public School Teachers, Team Teaching, Borg, Walter R.
Nearly half of Florida's teachers earn degrees from the state university system (SUS): 30% in education and 19% in other fields. Another 12% of public school teachers are enrolled in non-degree or continuing education programs or teacher preparation programs in which the courses can be applied toward certification or a higher degree. SUS' total impact of 61% is charted in this Information Brief. [This Brief was produced by the Florida Board of Governors.]
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public School Teachers, State Universities, Professional Development, Attendance...
This report presents national survey results of public school teachers' opinions on the relationship between interior design and academic performance. The 1,050 teachers surveyed reveal that they recognize the relationship between interior design and academic achievement and that most teachers see the advantages of classroom carpeting relative to acoustics, comfort, and flexibility. While three-fourths of those surveyed consider a school's interior design "very important" for creating...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Carpeting, Classroom Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Interior Design, Public...
The information reported in this paper is based on data from the Professional Personnel Register for the school years 1967-68 through 1974-75. The paper presents a comparison of the employment patterns by curriculum for all teachers employed in the public schools of Michigan during these periods. It illustrates patterns of employment of all teachers in the state as well as employment of new teachers in Michigan and in the particular intermediate school districts of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Public...
The use of personal documents in social science research, and in particular, methods and limitations of journal keeping in research on teaching planning, are discussed. Field studies are reported in which teachers were asked to record their planning deliberations and the accompanying thoughts in a personal journal. While it became apparent that for many of the teachers journal writing was a valuable tool in their planning and teaching, the question arose as to whether or not journal writing, as...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Diaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Planning, Public School Teachers, Research...
The premise of this dissertation is that humans are energetic beings whose lives are influenced by the "qi" energy that flows within and around them. An individual's qi energy can be increased or decreased according to how a person lives their life. The profession of teaching is all-consuming. Little time is provided to attend to the holistic self. To maintain strong qi, individuals must attend to the whole self, to their mind, body and spirit. Stress depletes a teacher's mind, body,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Metacognition, Teacher Attitudes, Stress Management, Exercise, Anxiety, Public School...
TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH INFORMATION FOR USE IN NEGOTIATION WITH BOARDS OF EDUCATION, DATA ON FRINGE BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS FROM 415 OF THE 600 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 48 STATES THAT ENROLL AT LEAST 6,000 PUPILS ARE PRESENTED. FRINGE BENEFIT INFORMATION COVERS SICK LEAVE, PERSONAL OR EMERGENCY LEAVE, SABBATICAL LEAVE, SEVERANCE OR TERMINAL PAY, AND INSURANCE PROGRAMS. WORKING CONDITIONS DISCUSSED INCLUDE DUTY-FREE LUNCH PERIODS, TEACHER AIDES, LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL DAY, AND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Personnel Policy, Public School Teachers, Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Unions,...
This paper presents the testimony of Kevin Huffman, Tennessee Commissioner of Education, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. He talks about the work done by the Tennessee Department of Education to improve education for the nearly 950,000 public school students in Tennessee. He starts by providing some context about his and his colleagues' work. Mr. Huffman was appointed by the newly elected governor, Bill Haslam, and has been in his position for a little under four months....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Public Schools, Teacher Evaluation, Public School Teachers, State...
Collective bargaining has evolved as a recognized way of creating a system of fairness and equity in the workplace. Full free collective bargaining is the fruition of the evolution of labour management relations. It is the mechanism that balances the power of the employer and prevents injustice and exploitation. The Supreme Court of Canada has stated that the "...right to bargain collectively with an employer enhances the human dignity, liberty and autonomy of workers by giving them the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Collective Bargaining, Public School Teachers, Legislation, Public...
This report forecasts a slight increase in the number of public school teachers in 1988. The number of public secondary school teachers is projected to decrease in 1989; however, an increase is again expected beginning in fall 1990. The number of public elementary school teachers will grow throughout the period, 1988 to 1992, reflecting the rising number of elementary school pupils. A table showing figures for 1986 and 1987 and forecasts for 1988-1992 is included. A chart comparing the number...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Projections, Enrollment Projections,...
The objectives of this program were: (a) to allow classroom teachers to spend some time in a position in the Austin College Education Department, and (b) to involve teacher education faculty in public schools. Although generalizations concerning this program's contributions to the improvement of teacher education are difficult to assess, some projected contributions may be mentioned. First of all, the program puts faculty back in contact with the real world of public education. Second, the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Faculty, Cooperative Programs, Exchange Programs, Inservice Education,...
Short term leave of absence policies for classroom teachers in 129 school districts with enrollments of 25,000 or more are reported for 1965-66 in this national survey. A summary table lists in order of descending frequency the various purposes for which short leaves of absence are given. Representative samples of school district policies and separate discussion are presented for each of the various types of leaves. Included are leaves of absence for personal business, death in the immediate...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Board of Education Policy, Leaves of Absence, National Surveys, Public School...
Intended to encourage Alaska teachers to write, to provide an honest sounding board for those submitting work, and to be a pleasure to read, this booklet presents a collection of 20 pieces of writing (short stories, poems, and life experiences) by Alaskan teachers. The pieces and their authors are as follows: "The First Haiku" (Dan Walker); "Baptism of the Bush" (Bambi Hill); "A Small Soft Sound" (R. D. Levno); "Fishing" (Dan Walker); "Middle Rip,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Personal Narratives, Poetry, Prose,...
Information in this report is based on data submitted by all public elementary and secondary schools in the state of New York. The statistics--number of positions, salary, degree status, experience, age, sex, and certification status--are detailed for all nonteaching and teaching professional positions within professional field and for public school teachers within geographic region. A trend table is included showing selected characteristics for public school teachers over the five-year period...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Elementary Schools, Public School Teachers, Public Schools, School...
This article describes some core characteristics that reflect the underlying commitment of public school teachers to create and maintain vibrant learning environments for every student, every day, in every way, often under the bureaucratic pressures of high-stakes testing, rigid curricular fads, and simplistic administrative responses to accountability pressures. The success of public schooling depends on increasing the number of teachers who share these leadership characteristics. [This...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public Schools, Public School Teachers, High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Teacher...
This state-wide study was designed to determine the extent to which teachers in Arkansas hold second jobs. A survey of public school teachers in 23 counties elicited 1,546 responses. Thirty-eight percent of Arkansas' teachers hold second jobs, although indications are that this would be a much higher percentage if additional jobs were available. Very few of the second jobs were actually related to the primary vocation of the teacher. Activities reported included bus driving, club activities,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Employment, Part Time Employment, Public...
Based on earning data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 1984 Survey of Income and Employment, this study estimates annual salaries of persons in teaching and nonteaching occupations. Data was analyzed using the variables of education, work experience, sex, race, marital status, weeks worked annually, hours worked weekly, urban or nonurban residence, and college degree holder status. Bases of comparison through a range of earning alternatives included: characteristics of the existing teacher work...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Public School Teachers, Salary Wage Differentials, Teacher...
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK EXPLAINS THE MAJOR BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE NEW YORK CITY TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. PROCEDURES ARE GIVEN FOR CALCULATING RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES UNDER THE VARIOUS PLANS AVAILABLE AND DEATH BENEFITS EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER RETIREMENT. SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS, TAXES ON RETIREMENT INCOME, LOAN PRIVILEGES, WORK AFTER RETIREMENT, AND PERTINENT COURT DECISIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR PENSION MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED. THIS HANDBOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE UNITED...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Personnel Policy, Public School Teachers, Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Unions,...
A survey of Delaware public school teachers in 1988 duplicated the 1986 nation-wide survey, "Public School Teacher Perspectives on School Discipline," conducted by the Center for Education Statistics. The Delaware study was also intended to allow comparisons to be made between national and Delaware data. The sampling frame consisted of all 142 regular public schools in Delaware classified by both school level and type of locale. A total of 465 teachers were surveyed. A comparison...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys,...
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has been grossly underfunded for the past decade. State policymakers have responded by cutting plan benefits for new hires and raising teachers' required plan contributions. These changes, however, have undermined teachers' retirement income security. Only 35 percent of new hires will receive pensions worth more than the value of their required plan contributions. Most new hires would have better financial outcomes if they could opt out...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Retirement Benefits, Public School Teachers, Income, Financial Problems, Tenure,...
This descriptive survey report analyzes data from a nationally representative sample of public school teachers. The first section of the report compares teachers who moonlight during the school year or who moonlight during the summer recess with, respectively, those teachers who do not moonlight during the school year or do not moonlight during the summer recess. Moonlighters are compared with non-moonlighters on a variety of measures, including demographic characteristics, educational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Employment, Public...
Survey results document patterns of, and reasons for, supplemental employment among Alabama public school teachers. For background information, the respondents' opinions of education and other public services in Alabama, of teaching as a career, and of teacher salaries are also examined. Following a description of the survey process, in which 504 teachers were interviewed by telephone, generalizations about the data are presented. Findings on the following topics are reported: (1) teachers'...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Occupational Surveys, Public...
The types of teacher evaluation instruments used in Tennessee's public school systems during 1982-83 were reviewed to determine how they related to other district characteristics. Districts were categorized according to whether they (1) negotiated teacher contracts, (2) spent above the state median per pupil, (3) paid teachers above the state median salary, (4) elected or appointed their superintendents, (5) were county or city/special districts, and (6) reported average daily attendance above...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Public...
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UAW teachers picket school event at Stamford Marriot hotel during fight for a fair contract, against regressive management proposals.
Topics: uaw, united auto workers, region 9a, julie kushner, labor, union, stamford, connecticut, public...
This volume on impasse resolution in school bargaining is the third in a 4-part study of collective action by public school teachers. It represents an intensive study of 8 school districts chosen from a sample of 80 in which true impasses occurred prior to June 1965. The substance of the 8 case studies, based on data collected from questionnaires, interviews, written documents, and press coverage, is presented on a cross-sectional basis. Chapter I consists of introductory background. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Collective Bargaining, Public School Teachers, Questionnaires, Sanctions, School...
A study examined one state's suggestion for more cost-effective health insurance for teachers. Health insurance coverage for public school teachers in Wisconsin is determined through a collective-bargaining process. The Wisconsin Education Association (WEA) Insurance Corporation is affiliated with the states largest teachers' union and provides coverage to about 85 percent of the state's districts. Districts rarely put health insurance plans out to bid. Relative to other health insurers, WEA is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits, Health Insurance, Insurance...
This paper applies the Carlsson-Robinson Theory of public employment wages to examine differences in salaries and quality of teachers using data from the Coleman Report. A modified Carlsson-Robinson model of quality determination is complemented with four testable hypotheses of salary determination. Teacher salaries were found to be determined by the level of per capita income in the systems employing them and by the salaries paid in competing occupations in the area. The local cost of living,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public School Teachers, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher...
While it is generally understood that defined benefit pension systems concentrate benefits on career teachers and impose costs on mobile teachers, there has been very little analysis of the magnitude of these effects. The authors develop a measure of implicit redistribution of pension wealth among teachers at varying ages of separation. Compared to a neutral system, often about half of an entering cohort's net pension wealth is redistributed to teachers who separate in their fifties from those...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teacher Retirement, Retirement Benefits, Faculty Mobility, Costs, Public School...
Maternity leave provisions for classroom teachers in 129 school systems having enrollments of 25,000 or more are reported for 1965-66 in this national survey. Tables contain information on compulsory absence prior to anticipated date of birth and earliest permissible return from maternity leaves. Brief descriptions of maternity leave practices are listed alphabetically by State and school district with footnotes describing any unique or unusual provisions. Representative samples of maternity...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Board of Education Policy, Leaves of Absence, Mothers, National Surveys, Pregnancy,...
A two-part questionnaire concerning ethical behavior was prepared and distributed to 300 public school teachers and 75 administrators in the middle geographic region of Tennessee. Part I of the questionnaire asked respondents to position 18 different behaviors on a five-point scale from "ethical" to "very unethical." Part II asked respondents how regularly members of each respondent group (teachers or administrators) practiced the behaviors cited in part I. The behaviors...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the continuing education activities in which teachers engaged and to determine where possible: what factors influenced their participation in courses; the kinds of help teachers received from selected continuing education activities; the kinds of help they received from colleagues; and the changes teachers perceived as needed to facilitate their personal and professional growth. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire sent to all public...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Factor Analysis, Individual Development, Participation, Professional Continuing...
Team teaching consists of four major types of teams emerging in the public school staffing patterns: (a) interdisciplinary groupings of teachers with diversified specialties; (b) groupings of teachers with instructional aides, paraprofessionals, and volunteers; (c) teams focusing on specific subject matter areas and related curriculum development endeavors; and (d) groupings of teachers and other specialized auxiliary personnel. This annotated bibliography reviews selected literature focusing...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Public School...
A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that "the number of discipline behaviors by the teacher is a function of the personality of the teacher.""Behavior" was defined as "oral statements" and "discipline" as "the attempt of one to require another to discontinue inappropriate behavior." Trained observers used interaction analysis to record the behaviors of teachers in public school classrooms; behaviors were recorded at three-second...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Discipline, Discipline Problems, Educational Experiments, Interaction Process...
Identifying major trends related to the supply and demand for teachers in Michigan provides the purpose for this study. The data was gathered primarily from the Professional Personnel Register compiled annually by the Teacher Education and Professional Service Division of the Michigan Department of Education. The data provides empirical evidence of the attrition of teaching personnel who have graduated from various institutions. It also provides a basis for estimating the extent to which...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Demography, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Public School Teachers,...
Out-of-field classes, those taught by teachers not holding the relevant state-required or recommended certification, were studied in the Dade County (Florida) School District. Reasons why principals assign teachers to classes when the teachers lack the state required or recommended certification were studied via administration of the Course Data Survey. This study represents an effort to verify data from the Course Data Survey (in which procedural errors were detected and corrected between the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Principals, Public School Teachers, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers,...
After an introduction concerning the mathematics teacher education program at Oklahoma State University, this document evaluates the seminars conducted in connection with this program. Two types of seminars were used. The first type consisted of interaction sessions and involved virtually no public school input. The second type was organized to provide an opportunity for interaction among mathematics student teachers and public school mathematics teachers and administrators. The second type of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Mathematics Teachers, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation,...
Public criticism of the quality of teaching in the schools has put pressure on teacher education programs to improve curriculum. The problem of quality instruction, however, may rest to a large extent with administrators who assign teachers inappropriately in the schools and with state education agencies that sanction the practice. One estimate is that more than 200,000 teachers in the United States are assigned to teach subjects and grade levels outside their areas of certification. This...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Public School Teachers,...
This report forecasts an increase in the number of public school teachers from 1986 to 1987, with a decrease in the number of secondary school teachers. The 5-year outlook for 1987 to 1991 predicts the continued decline in numbers of secondary school teachers through 1989 with an anticipated increase thereafter. Elementary school teachers are predicted to increase in number throughout the 5-year period. A table showing figures for 1985 and 1986 and forecasts for the years from 1978 to 1991 is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Projections,...
This booklet presents three NCSS policy statements: 1) Academic Freedom and the Social Studies Teacher, 2) Academic Freedom: A Policy Statement, and 3) The NCSS Legal Defense Fund. The first statement includes guidelines for the study of controversial issues in the classroom and an outline of teachers' rights and responsibilities. It emphasizes the mutual interest of the school and the community in preserving a diversity of viewpoints. It also discusses possible threats to academic freedom...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Freedom, Legal Aid, Policy, Public School Teachers, School Community...
This comparative analysis of the salaries of Japanese and American public school teachers addresses these principal questions: (1) How does the level of public school teachers' salaries in Japan (measured in terms of teachers' purchasing power) compare with that in the United States? (2) How does the teachers' salary structure in Japan compare with that in the United States? and (3) How well are teachers rewarded relatively in the two countries compared with levels of income and output in each...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign...
By means of a literature review and teacher survey, the following key questions are addressed: (1) How widespread is the problem of professional burnout among public school teachers? (2) What are the professional characteristics of teachers who suffer from burnout? (3) In what ways do teachers differ in the amount of job-related stress and dissatisfaction they experience? (4) Is the process of burnout modified by teaching climate? What conditions promote burnout? Which reduce it? (5) What are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Characteristics,...
Hybrid retirement plans that combine defined benefit pensions with 401(k) type, defined contribution accounts can play important roles in the reform of public-sector pensions. Summarizing results from our longer report ["How Will Rhode Island's New Hybrid Pension Plan Affect Teachers? A Report of the Public Pension Project" (2014)], this brief shows that most public school teachers in Rhode Island will earn more retirement income from the states new hybrid plan than they would have...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Retirement Benefits, Public School Teachers, Teacher Retirement, Johnson, Richard W.,...
This report presents projections of classroom teaching positions in kindergarten through grade 12 for regular day public schools in New York State. The report is organized in three sections, each consisting of three tables. Tables 1-3 display projections of: (1) the classroom teaching force; (2) classroom teacher vacancies; and (3) vacancies to be filled by new teachers through 1991-92 for the total State. The same projections are shown for the New York City public schools in tables 4-6 and for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Projections, Public...
This study found that high dissatisfaction with intrinsic and extrinsic job factors and high risk taking propensity were related to a teacher's decision to strike. The study tested two modules which predicted walk-out and non walk-out behavior. The conceptual model postulated that the teacher's decision to walk out was influenced by degree of satisfaction with intrinsic and extrinsic work factors. In the hypotheses model, each teacher was assigned to one of eight groups with other teachers...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Job Satisfaction, Public School Teachers, Risk, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior,...
In the spring of 2008, The New Teacher Project (TNTP) partnered with the Thompson School District (TSD) in Loveland, Colorado, to analyze current teacher staffing practices in the district and make recommendations to further build the concentration of highly effective teachers in TSD schools. TNTP's analysis of policy and practice in TSD demonstrated that TSD has a strong record of academic performance that reflects the district's ability to attract and retain high-quality teachers. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Districts, Public Schools, Teacher Selection, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher...
This study provides a framework educational decision-makers can use to formulate public policies that will favorably influence the retention behavior of K-12 teachers. A teacher retention model is estimated for a sample of all teachers employed by Washington State school districts between 1984 and 1987. After an introduction, the empirical model and estimation procedures are outlined. The third section provides a description of the data and the parameter estimates. The implications of these...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate, Minority Groups,...
Nearly half of all new teachers leave the job within five years. What is killing their spirit? How can they be convinced to stay? This article attempts to answer such questions in presenting one person's account of why she left the teaching profession. Statistical data relating to teacher employment and turnover; reasons for leaving among public-school teachers who changed jobs; reasons for leaving among public-school teachers who left teaching; and reduction in attrition of first-year teachers...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public School Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility,...
In a study to determine the relationship between the behavior of school system leaders and curricular change, interview and questionnaire response data were analyzed from two populations: (1) Perceived central office curricular decision makers of 10 public school systems in the State of Wisconsin, and (2) a sampling of 335 K-12 classroom teachers in those systems (18% of the classroom teachers in each system). Curricular decision makers were identified as eight superintendents, one director of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Decision Making,...
