This study provides information on science teachers' perception of themselves and their working conditions. A stratified random sample of junior and senior high school science teachers from three regions (12 states) of the United States was selected to respond to a questionnaire and an attitude measure. The questionnaire contained 20 items dealing…

Researchers have attributed teacher turnover at both the state and national levels to the high incidence of teacher stress or burnout, a syndrome resulting from a variety of individual, organizational, and societal factors. Burnout involves physical, emotional, and attitudinal exhaustion generated by excessive demands upon the individual's energy,…

A questionnaire (appended) was administered to a sample of elementary and secondary teachers in Tennessee in three consecutive years to analyze the effects of negotiated contracts on teachers' attitudes toward job satisfaction, interpersonal trust, organizational commitment, and career satisfaction. The findings include a decline in the opinion…

The problem presented in this dissertation was to describe and investigate open and traditional classrooms and their effect on black, urban, middle school students' attitudes, creativity, and achievement. Research suggested that specific areas that needed examination were students' attitudes toward school, basic skills, creativity, and…

Information from 823 of the 1,127 non-teaching agricultural education graduates from Iowa State University from January 1940 to July 1964 was examined to investigate environmental factors influencing agricultural education graduates to teach vocational agriculture and reasons for leaving vocational agriculture teaching. Examination of the data…

The salaries and working conditions of agricultural education teachers in public schools in Virginia were studied. The sample consisted of all 390 agricultural education teachers employed during the 1976-1977 school year. A questionnaire was used to secure information. Findings for the typical teacher include the following: years of teaching…

This document identifies teacher attitude as the most important variable in effective teaching, describes a preliminary study of teacher conceptions of reading, and outlines the scope of subsequent research on teacher decisions, patterns of instruction, and time allocation. Two instruments, the Proposition Sort and the Rep Test, were used to…

Democracy can exist only in a climate in which teachers are free to teach and students are free to learn, a climate conducive to open inquiry and responsible discussion of any and all questions related to the ethical and cultural welfare of mankind. The right of an individual to read rests on the fundamental democratic assumption that an educated…

Presented in this document is the agreement between the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Community College and the Faculty Association of Jefferson Community College for the period from September 1, 1973 through August 31, 1975. Presented in Part I of the agreement are articles concerning negotiation procedures,…

Presented in this document is the professional staff contract between the Minnesota State Junior College Board and the Minnesota Junior College Faculty Association for the period of April 17, 1973 through July 1, 1974. The articles of the agreement cover strikes and lock-outs, management rights, employee protection and assistance, work year,…

This report contains samples of negotiation agreements between school districts and teacher associations in the East Grand Rapids area. The negotiation samples provided are divided into preamble and recognition, board and teacher rights statements, union activities, teaching conditions, procedures, fringe benefits, and financial compensation.…

The inner-city school needs to be blitzed with high voltage talent and motivated professionals. A sprinkling here and there cannot possibly do the job. Tokenism, public relations, and educational fads have all been tried and all have failed. (Author/SJL)

Three patterns of induction for probationary teachers are described and some of their effects compared. Two experimental groups had some release-time from teaching duties, with only one group subject to supervision during the release-time; a control group had no release time. Generally, giving practitioners 20 per cent release time is supported.…

This article describes the origins and symptoms of staff burn-out in child care jobs, and offers ten suggestions to help combat such burn-out. (CM)

Describes the author's first adult education experience, which was teaching an introductory philosophy course to adult high school drop-outs. Delineates the major problems encountered, particularly the students' poor self-image. This problem was resolved by employing a humanistic teaching manner known as conscientization, which was popularized by…