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Peer reviewedWong, Ruth Y. L. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1991
Teacher morale in Singapore is explored by means of a questionnaire administered to 415 teachers in 10 secondary schools, and, 4 months later, to 305 teachers in 6 other secondary schools. Analysis suggests that items cluster around three factors: (1) leadership synergy; (2) cohesive pride; and (3) personal challenge. (10 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Download full textGordon, Stephen P. – 1991
Many beginning teachers leave the profession after only 2 years. In an effort to help beginning teachers succeed, the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) was created to combat unforseen difficulties. The main difficulties are environmental in nature: (1) difficult work assignments; (2) unclear expectations; (3) inadequate resources; (4)…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu, HI. – 1998
The mission of Pacific Resources for Education and Learning includes maintaining cultural literacy and strengthening educational programs for American-affiliated Pacific Islanders. On islands where no substitute teacher pool is available, students' educational opportunities may be seriously compromised. Policymakers and program managers in all 10…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Absenteeism, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Attendance
Gaylord, Thomas; Whitehead, John – 1992
This report presents the initial results of an open-ended faculty morale survey, sent to all University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) full-time faculty during the spring of 1992, and to determine the most important morale issues facing UAF. The report presents the summary results from both the morale issues analysis and the recommendations analysis.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Billingsley, Bonnie S.; And Others – 1995
A 3-year research and development project examined ways to improve the retention of special education teachers in the Memphis (Tennessee) City Schools. Several individual studies identified sources of dissatisfaction with teaching and the conditions that would encourage career longevity among teachers. Responses from 470 special education and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
Little, Len; Peter, Hollis – 1990
A pilot study of the Australian higher education system was conducted to determine the following: (1) whether department heads follow a client-centered, diagnostic/prescriptive model as developed by the Australian Committee of Directors and Principals in Advanced Education (ACDP), and if not, which process is used; (2) which developmental…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Aging in Academia, Burnout, College Faculty
