In the second half of this decade, society will likely move toward a creative synthesis between the unbridled progressivism of the 1960's and the reactionary conservatism of the early 1970's. In Canadian secondary education, this movement will result in redistribution of power, alterations in the nature of education, and increased insecurity of…

Teacher Self-Appraisal (TAS) is intended to help teachers in evaluating their daily teaching activity by means of a video-tape record. The process involves four phases: 1) determining objectives and appropriate teaching methods; 2) making the video tape; 3) observing the tape and recording the information on a coding card; and 4) analyzing the…

This study was designed to examine the job-related interpersonal behavior changes of elementary school principals as a result of laboratory training. A before-and-after control-group design was used to determine if the principals who participated in the laboratory training experience changed their behavior in working with their staffs and if the…

Ten graduate students in English attack their graduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) experiences which they consider to be narrow and demeaning. They point to intellectual, financial, and personal difficulties which beset them, as well as petty, unnecessary rigors and delays to which they are subjected and which often prolonged graduation. They speak of…

A series of research and service projects designed to better the condition of single male farmworkers in Stockton and Sacramento were sponsored by the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Davis. The Stockton Singlemen's Project, begun in January 1971, had two basic elements: (1) research and (2) community…

This publication in the Personnel Bibliography Series supplements two previous bibliographies on productivity, motivation, and incentive awards and on managing human behavior. It covers materials received in the Civil Service Commission's Library during 1970 and 1971. Categories for which annotated references are provided include…

The Purdue Teacher Opinionaire (PTO) and the School Survey (SS) were studied to determine their comparative effectiveness in measuring similar aspects of teacher morale. Elementary and secondary school teachers from a Wisconsin middle-class school district completed both instruments. Analysis of the data revealed six significant canonical…

This paper presents findings on the relationship between the social psychological dimension, students' self concept, and the students' future educational plans. The authors used a scale which measures whether an individual's self-concept is characterized by a mastery over his personal life or by a sense of futuristic fatalism. The research…

The effect administrator style has on the behavior and morale of teachers is the subject of this bibliography and literature review. It is comprised of three major topical sections: (1) the school as a social system; (2) administrator style; and (3) teacher behavior. Documents in the first section are primarily concerned with two aspects of the…

Presents three case studies of physics teachers who left for business and industrial positions. Problems identified as contributing to the teacher shortage are low rates of initial training and low teacher morale. Using extra pay to solve the problem is questioned and predictions are made based on the case studies. (JM)

Discusses the history of schools of choice and their place within the current school reform efforts and Excellence Movement. Asserts that choice is an effective strategy for holding schools accountable for improving conditions for teachers and students and for paving the way for innovation. (CR)

This study examined the perceptions of alienation among special and general education teachers and measured the level of alienation between special education teachers assigned to inclusion vs. self-contained/resource classrooms. Teachers (N=575, 395 general education teachers, 180 special education teachers) in grades K-12 from a metropolitan…

The first of the four papers in this symposium, "The Role of the Survey in the Assessment of an Organization for High Performance Redesign: A Case Study" (Teresa K. Moyers, Oris T. Griffin), looks at how one company used a survey to analyze the way the social system currently is designed and operates. "Thriving on Change: An…

This study, based on data from a 1997 survey of 54 Nigerian primary schools and their client communities, was commissioned in order to assist the National Primary Education Commission (NPEC) in improving primary education services. Stakeholders consulted included parents, pupils, teachers and head teachers, community leaders, educational…

Discusses five major issues important to future educational policymaking: goals, results, and accountability; financing; maintaining teacher morale and competence; relating to adult working life; and equality of opportunity. (DC)