This study examined the regular infringement of outside intrusions into the classroom learning environment, surveying a stratified, randomly-selected group of 557 teachers in Saskatchewan, Canada, regarding their experiences with and feelings about such time-consuming episodes. Teacher were asked to indicate the typical daily number of such…

Article points up the essential nature of academic freedom as allowing teachers to be innovative and enliven and inspire students by exercising professional and intellectual judgement in presenting course material. (Author/GB)

Challenges to be met by social studies teachers in a time of rapid social change are presented. (DB)

Describes the growth and development of collective bargaining by university faculty, and examines some of the objections and benefits resulting from it. (RB)

Describes the difficult conditions under which teachers and pupils operate in Bolivian schools. (MM)

This article offers some specific suggestions for programmed instruction in the teaching of bookkeeping. Prior to his death, Dr. Gibbs was an assistant professor at Arizona State University, Tempe. (Editor)

Documents attempts to subvert academic freedom at the University of Washington between 1946 and 1954. (AEA)

Teachers have identified a number of stress situations in their work with disruptive children: insecurity due to student unpredictability, doubting their effectiveness, frustrated attempts at communication with other professionals, and feelings of isolation and limited social relationships (expressed by residential workers). (CT)

This discussion of the conditions under which teachers work focuses on threats of violence, out-of-control classes, and lack of support from administrators. (IRT)

Although the relationship between teacher job satisfaction and absenteeism is tenuous, the relationship is apt to be stronger under conditions of high work interdependence rather than under moderate or low interdependence. (Author/IRT)

Presents tools to help schools determine whether they need to independently and continuously diagnose school culture issues and whether they need an in-depth analysis for the extensive development of a strong and healthy school culture. The school culture audit includes self-assessment via interviews, observations, surveys, evaluation, and…

A study of 133 industrial technical teacher educators found that demographic factors (age, years in position, years in teacher education) explain only a small amount of variance in job satisfaction. Results were similar to a 1997 sample, except the current group was more satisfied with the nature of work and less with operating conditions.…

Results of the Maslach Burnout Inventory completed by 164 secondary agriculture teachers revealed moderate levels of emotional exhaustion, low levels of depersonalization in relationships, and a high degree of personal accomplishment. Gender, degree, contract length, preservice versus lateral entry method, school/department size, and community…