Describes the statutory duties of the Florida Education Standards Commission, highlighting a study of the working conditions of Florida's substitute teachers. Researchers collected data on school board policies regarding substitutes' educational levels required, initial training and staff development opportunities required, salary schedules, and…

Results are reported from a study designed to identify and describe the implementation and adaptation of content reading methods by six beginning secondary teachers. Findings indicate contextual constraints, as a result of competing demands and little support or reward, inhibit inservice application of preservice methods. (IAH)

Fifty rural physical educators teaching disabled students in northern New England completed the Reflective Ecological Inventory, which assists teachers to reflect on their teaching environment and the influence of mainstreaming on that environment to gain appropriate perspective and control. Contains 29 references. (SV)

Explains why movements toward more progressive, inquiry-based teaching practices generally have failed. Examines resistance to change arising from school climate, greater demands of progressive teaching, nature of teacher preparation and teaching practices, deficiencies in teacher knowledge of subject matter, and controversy over purposes of…

Reports the initial results of a survey of the career satisfaction and plans of foreign language teachers. The survey compared foreign language teachers with teachers in general in such areas as educational background, teaching specialties, income, and assessment of their profession. (Author/CB)

Second-wave reform prescriptions generally lack a career development focus mindful of teachers' changing characteristics and needs over time. Grasping these developmental characteristics is essential to understanding veteran teachers' morale and performance problems and to implementing revitalization and school improvement efforts. Midcareer…

Describes a study of the perceptions of adjunct faculty at New York City Technical College regarding the adequacy of: (1) their orientation to the college; (2) instruction/information provided on policies, regulations, grading, examinations, syllabi, lectures, and course development; (3) office space, secretarial support, and instructional aids;…

Presents an analysis of the responses of 686 secondary school teachers in England to a questionnaire survey on the subject of their job satisfaction. Areas covered include working conditions, roles and responsibilities, and classroom practices. Implications are drawn for teacher training and school management. (IAH)

Parallel issues in work and schools are cited and discussed. This article suggests that the organizational structure of schools contributes to lowered teacher morale and creativity; and concludes that school policymakers must learn the lessons of industry: Give employees a stake in the system by decentralizing decision making. (IAH)

An exploratory teacher health and wellness program at a university elementary schools offers a nutrition and diet course, exercise equipment in the teachers' lounge, more healthful snacks, fewer lunchtime meetings, and increased administrative sensitivity to teachers' working conditions and personal lives. (CB)

Reviews achievements and limitations of the current educational reform movement. Argues that the coming teacher shortage can best be averted, and real reform achieved, by restructuring the teaching profession to allow for greater flexibility, expanded use of educational technology, and a more extensive support staff. (TE)

The intensification thesis of change in teachers' workload and responsibilities suggests teachers' work is increasingly intensified, with teachers expected to respond to greater pressures and multiplying innovations under stable or deteriorating conditions. The article presents data from a study of how elementary teachers used newly provided…

Respondents to a survey of Turkish adult educators in People Education Centres (483 of 795) reported unsatisfactory working conditions and insufficient program offerings. Problems cited were the need for space, more full-time teachers, staff development, better salaries, and courses to attract the elderly, the less educated, working people, and…

Reports survey findings from 693 Hessian secondary teachers on job satisfaction and other work attitudes and their relationships to teaching conditions, classroom practices, and government educational policies. Compares results to U.S. and U.K. findings. Interprets results in light of the 1970s' failed educational reforms and consequent policy…

Research into wellness programs initiated from 1960 to 1980 revealed that health promotion programs were having a positive effect on the lives of American workers. Cites several examples of wellness programs in Georgia. Outlines steps for developing an integrated wellness program in a school or school system. (MLF)