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Peer reviewedHuang, Shwu-yong L.; Waxman, Hersholt C. – ERS Spectrum, 1995
Queried 150 1st-year teachers and 150 mentor teachers from 86 southern urban schools regarding their work environment and professional aspirations. Questionnaires addressed affiliation, professional interest, resource adequacy, and work pressure. Resource adequacy influenced beginning teachers' intention to continue teaching. Mentor teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Questionnaires, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedGreen, Laura R.; Blasik, Katherine A.; Varela-Russo, Carmen – ERS Spectrum, 1999
An absenteeism study found that the largest percentage of teacher absences was due to professional development activities, illness, and vacant positions. High schools had lower absence rates than elementary and middle schools and centers. Absenteeism was also related to number of kids eligible for free-lunch programs. (Contains 20 references.)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Faculty Development, Poverty
Peer reviewedSpeck, Marsha; Krovetz, Martin – ERS Spectrum, 1996
In fall 1989, San Jose State University's educational administration program introduced a two-semester peer-coaching class as part of its Professional Administrative Services Credential requirement. All student-practitioners receive seven hours of instruction, modeling, and practice in peer coaching. Peer coaching reduced professional isolation,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Collegiality, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedShoho, Alan R.; Katims, David S.; Meza, Paul – ERS Spectrum, 1998
Examines alienation as a factor in special-education teachers' relatively high attrition rate. Comparisons of alienation levels among 180 special-education teachers and 395 general-education teachers suggest that special-education teachers experience significantly more alienation (isolation, normlessness, and powerlessness) than…
Descriptors: Alienation, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Inclusive Schools
Direct linkGates, Susan M.; Ringel, Jeanne S.; Santibanez, Lucrecia; Brown, Abigail – ERS Spectrum, 2004
There is concern that now, as state and federal governments are increasing school accountability requirements and relying on school administrators to promote improvement, schools and districts will not be able to attract and retain enough qualified people to fill these positions. This report develops a conceptual structure for understanding the…
Descriptors: School Administration, Principals, Central Office Administrators, Recruitment
Malone, Bobby G.; Nelson, Jacquelyn S. – ERS Spectrum, 2004
The responsibility for the academic success of our nation's children historically has been shouldered by the school principal. In many school communities today, that accountability has been mandated by state law. The Indiana equivalent of the accountability movement sweeping the nation is Public Law 221 (P.L. 221), which makes the principal solely…
Descriptors: State Legislation, School Size, Leadership Styles, Employment Experience
