The purpose of this study was to describe school working conditions perceived by beginning teachers about their first year of teaching in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The specific working conditions that were examined were those identified in the research as contributing to either teacher retention or attrition. The researcher developed three…

The National Education Association (NEA) provides traditional education services to its members but also emphasizes political action and secures employment rights for teachers. (Author/PG)

A series of case studies examined the problems of the teacher labor market (such as difficulty in recruiting high quality teachers) and explored avenues for supplying schools with effective teachers. The case studies were based primarily upon 525 interviews with (or surveys of) teachers, school and university administrators, teacher education…

This paper expresses dissatisfaction with a system of preparation, certification, supervision, inservice training, and compensation that fails to produce highly qualified teachers. Teachers' training and working conditions must change so that beginning teachers are better prepared, inservice education really improves experienced teachers' skills,…

Although teachers and administrators have been treated as subject matter for numerous major reports on American education, seldom have they been asked to analyze their own situation and to propose their own solutions. This report presents the observations and recommendations of the Select Seminar on Teacher Evaluation comprised of 9 master…

Central finding of the study is that teachers spend only 30 percent of their time in activities that are even remotely related to academic instruction and learning. (Author)

Described are methods of organizing the learning environment to enhance the education of seriously emotionally disturbed elementary level children. It is explained that the environment should combine interest with opportunities for self regulation, and should encourage individualized programming and flexibility. Requirements (such as equipment…

IN HER 17TH YEAR OF SERVICE AT A JUNIOR COLLEGE OF ABOUT 2,800 STUDENTS, A PROFESSOR WAS SUSPENDED AND THEN DISMISSED. THE SITUATION LEADING TO THIS ACTION INCLUDED (1) A REDUCTION IN LOAD, ACCOMPANIED BY REDUCTION IN SALARY, (2) A TRANSFER FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER, (3) CHARGES OF "CONTUMACIOUS" CONDUCT, (4) INTERPRETATIONS OF…

CONCERN LIES WITH THE INDUCTION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS INTO THEIR PROFESSION. FOCUS IS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BEGINNING TEACHERS WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN BOTH TO THE ROLES THESE CHARACTERISTICS PLAY IN THE BEGINNING TEACHER'S SUCCESS AND TO MODIFICATIONS OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS AS TEACHING EXPERIENCE INCREASES. IT WAS FOUND, THAT…

A questionnaire on faculty work load was sent to the presidents of 57 colleges selected at random except for 3 factors: universities and colleges of the City University of NY were not included; the emphasis was on private institutions; colleges selected were primarily in the south, east and midwest. Of the 39 or 68.4% replies, 35 were from private…

Accountability in teaching and learning means assuring that each student develops as near as possible to his full potential the knowledge, skills, and interpersonal behaviors that the community and the school accept as goals. Many people both in and out of the teaching profession are aware of the complex conditions required if the profession is to…

The author asks eight questions that teachers in desegregated schools should investigate so that they might better handle a newly integrated teaching situation. (RK)

Based on his own experiences, the author describes the difficulties of teaching in a foreign country: living conditions, school environment, and contracts, especially in private schools. For the undissuaded, he provides suggestions and addresses for applying for such positions. (SJL)