The purpose of this practicum was to improve the opinions of the Delano Joint Union High School District's staff and selected students toward Valley Continuation High School. The sample consisted of 524 students and 187 district certified and classified employees. Techniques used to effect the change of attitudes were a tour of the school, an…

Following a review on job satisfaction factors among professional personnel, a 1974 study is reported of suburban Chicago elementary teachers. Results did not confirm that, as school bureaucracy increases, teacher self-image and work satisfaction decrease; but they did confirm that work satisfaction rises with the individual's self-image. (SJL)

Five critical components of teacher morale are outlined: administrative leadership, administrative concern, personal interaction, opportunity for input, and professional growth. For each component, the author lists behavioral symptoms of a morale problem and ways the administrator can diagnose the difficulty and prescribe a solution. (SJL)

Presented as a fairy tale with the characters of Snow White and the seven dwarves, this paper points out some of the professional, emotional, and health characteristics and problems of individual teachers, and ways an administrator might deal with them. (SJL)

Suggestions for principals to help teachers counter the energy drain caused by teaching, the limited technology of teaching that leads to self-doubt, and the aloneness of teaching. (Author/MLF)

Explores the general proposition that student teachers' professional self perceptions increasingly explain differences in levels of commitment during the course of training, i.e., that the way in which student teachers view themselves in their professional role increasingly influences their evaluation of teaching generally. (Author/RK)

Financial and morale problems at the Rhode Island School of Design under the presidency of Lee Hall are discussed. Considered are professional obligations and consulting, endowment fund administration, museum management, and political influences. (LBH)

This article discusses values education, with its emphases on personal assessment and enjoyment of those things that have an impact on the individual. (JD)

Data collected from a survey of beginning and experienced agricultural education teachers in Virginia were analyzed to determine what relationships exist between selected demographic variables and teacher morale. Generally, no statistically significant correlation was found. Further attention should be given to the question of why Virginia teacher…

The long maintained tenet that vocational agriculture teachers are overall a contented group with high moral was not supported by a study examining the relationship between Virginia first-year agricultural education teachers' morale and their classroom behavior. The methodology, results, summary, and implications are reported in this article. (BM)

Data on achievement gains in urban schools were analyzed to identify those schools with achievement consistently higher or lower than schools with similar characteristics. Only one school showed unusually high achievement gains. Efforts to identify and reward schools based on achievement may be erroneous and may decrease morale. (Author/VM)

School performance measures developed by a public management institute have improved learning, confidence, cost effectiveness, teamwork, and accountability among students and teachers in Illinois districts. A model measures learning, parent and teacher satisfaction, and cost. Zion, Lake Forest, and North Chicago districts made substantial gains…

Discusses the cases for and against merit pay for teachers and concludes that the number of failures in using merit pay far outweigh the successes. (JC)

Four suggestions are offered for making teachers' first year on the job more than just a test of endurance: provide adequate supplies, make assignments carefully, do not overload them, and provide a support system. (TE)

Describes a study using the Job Satisfaction Inventory to survey 390 faculty from 14 Texas community colleges. Areas of greatest satisfaction included relationships with supervisors and colleagues and teaching itself. Least satisfaction occurred with professional development opportunities, time allocation, and student preparation/motivation. Notes…