The purpose of this research was to investigate how important the six literature-identified recruitment factors of Benefits, Institutional Climate, Diversity, External Influences, Prestige, and Working Conditions were to California community college faculty in their decision to accept a certificated position. To accomplish this purpose, the…

This strategy brief identifies current strategies developed by states to recruit and hire quality teachers. It describes innovative efforts to attract students and mid-career professionals to the teaching profession, as well as incentives to lure well-qualified and experienced teachers to hard-to-staff schools and subject areas where teachers are…

This is the first in a series of research papers in the area of teacher supply, demand, quality, and policy. It addresses the teaching conditions of Texas teachers, focusing on the following: teacher salaries, benefits, supplies and equipment, supervision and caseload, average work week, adequate work site, violence in the schools, competing…

This book is the second in a series that analyzes the education indicators developed through the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/UNESCO World Education Indicators (WEI) program. It brings together data from countries participating in the WEI program with comparable data from OECD countries. Its main objective is to…

This paper examines findings from a study that investigated the reasons for high teacher attrition rates in South Carolina public schools. Surveys of 359 former teachers and interviews with respondents indicated that the primary issue in teacher attrition was lack of support for beginning teachers from the building and district level…

This paper provides background information on the nature of rural communities and examines factors that influence educational services for students with visual impairments in these communities. Characteristics that are most often mentioned in defining rural areas are lack of public transportation, distance from a metropolitan area, size of nearest…

Certain dissatisfactions emerged as a universal theme among 200 teachers observed and interviewed during a study of school environments. Teachers are charged with increased responsibility, while they suffer from a loss of authority. Reasons for the loss of authority and its effects on teacher morale are discussed. (PP)

The connections between class and gender must be recognized if attempts to rationalize and proletarianize teaching are to be understood. Behaviorally-specified curriculum, prepackaged programs, and repeated testing and accountability measures represent attempts by state governments and by male administrators to wrest control of instruction from a…

A questionnaire survey of 417 teachers in 15 New Jersey elementary schools examined the relationships among four types of objective isolation and three types of alienation, including feelings of self-estrangement and powerlessness. Results indicated limited school interaction, few informal influence structures, and high degrees of isolation and…

Conditions for effective professional practice do not exist widely, either financially or psychologically, for the teacher today. Schools where teachers study and practice must be improved for the benefit of teachers, parents, students, and the community. (CJ)

Examines educator drop out rates in Illinois and reveals that this problem is not as great as has been reported in the media. (FL)

Studies how teachers respond to environmental stress and whether certain personality traits are related to these response patterns. Concludes that generalized personality traits are indicative of teaching styles that emerge in response to anxiety-provoking environmental conditions. Tables included. (Author/JLF)

Reviews trends and problems associated with the employment of part-time community college faculty. Describes a survey of 405 deans, department chairs, and part-time instructors conducted to determine part-time teachers' needs in the areas of evaluation, philosophy, student relations, and instruction. Analyzes differences among respondent groups.…

A telephone survey of 93 Florida teachers who did not return to their special education teaching position after the 1992-93 year, found the largest portion of teachers who left did so because they were dissatisfied with conditions of work. In addition, the majority of leavers remained in education. (Author/CR)

Describes a contractually negotiated income/leisure substitution provision commonly used in Canada. The deferred-salary leave plan gives teachers greater control over their work lives by letting them set aside monies to underwrite future leaves of absence. The plan may help teachers alleviate job stress, offset increased demands of reform…