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Gerarda, M.; O'Reilly, Robert R. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1978
Examines the reaction of teachers toward the employment of parent volunteers in classrooms, particularly with reference to the extent to which teachers hold professional attitudes, i.e., in terms of possessing positive attitudes towards high standards of professional knowledge and skill and a dedication of service towards children. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Hypothesis Testing, Measurement Instruments, Parent Participation
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Nelson, T. M.; Ladan, C. J. – Higher Education, 1978
Instructors' perceptions of "professional demand" or workload were investigated. Three levels each of class size, course level, format, and amount of paraprofessional assistance were combined to provide 81 questionnaire items. Results show that few class descriptions are particularly more easy or difficult but that tradeoffs can be made to balance…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries
Highway One, 1986
Discusses the importance of having well-qualified teachers in classrooms and notes that decreasing enrollments and financial cutbacks have sometimes resulted in unqualified instructors teaching English classes. (DF)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education
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Torrington, Derek; Weightman, Jane – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1985
There are three types of work in which managers engage: (1) technical, e.g., teaching; (2) administrative, e.g., notification of class outings; and (3) managerial, e.g., department head convening a meeting. Ways in which teachers can avoid the management trap or imbalance between managerial, administrative, and technical work are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Educational Administration, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Parker, John F. – Highway One, 1985
Describes how a workshop format in a composition class lessened the teacher's workload and provided students with additional learning experiences. (DF)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Teaching Load, Teaching Methods
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Long, Delbert H. – Clearing House, 1986
Explains that the lack of preparation of teachers for work in rural areas, the excessive workload, and the poor working and living conditions have greatly impeded efforts of the Soviet Union to recruit and retain quality teachers in rural areas. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Living Standards, Rural Schools
Naylor, Charlie – 2001
This report examines international research and current educational publications about teacher workload and related stress. Workload issues have been a concern for Canadian teachers and teacher unions during recent years, with British Columbia's teachers reporting the highest stress levels nationwide. Teachers must juggle diverse, intense types of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Sex Differences
Alden, John D. – J Eng Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns, Engineers
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Phillips, Theodore J.; Holler, Jacob W. – Journal of Medical Education, 1971
Program designed to train residents, interns and medical students for careers in family practice. (IR)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Course Objectives, Family Health, Financial Support
Worthen, Richard – Bull Assn Dep Engl, 1969
Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)
Descriptors: Administrators, English Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Open Enrollment
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Blumberg, Mark S. – Journal of Medical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Curriculum Development, Extended School Year
Hauck, George F. – Eng Educ, 1969
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Engineering Education, Faculty
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Bankson, Stephen R.; Jonas, Stephen – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1982
A study determined how physical education programs at two-year colleges fit into an overall institutional philosophy with regard to courses and requirements, grades, hours of instruction, and teaching load. (JN)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Coeducation, Credits, Grading
Fuller, Richard M. – AAPT Announcer, 1979
Describes the purpose of establishing the task force on teaching responsibilities, and outlines the recommended guidelines which called for clear definitions of conditions and components necessary for high quality physics programs. (GA)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Science, Curriculum, Educational Responsibility
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Woolnough, Brian E. – Education in Science, 1980
Reported is a survey of the initial training of science teachers through the PGCE route. Areas of concern were the pattern of training offered, in terms of subjects being studied; important teaching skills; and general issues to be covered in the initial training. (SK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Questionnaires
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