In light of the accelerated rate of change in vocational education, research was done to clarify relationships among teacher attitudes which would assist administrators in facilitating change. This study investigated the relationship between morale and change orientation of Alabama vocational education teachers. The Purdue Teacher Opinionaire and…

Teacher differences in South America, Europe, and Africa are examined. Under consideration are teacher education, professional identity, and salaries. (DE)

High stress and job dissatisfaction interact negatively to produce the condition known as burnout. Teacher burnout is the state of exhaustion, despair, and futility which results from the belief that achievement and satisfaction in teaching is either not possible or not worth the effort required to produce it. By making repeated measures of…

Research suggests that higher level jobs are more likely to contain the essential job characteristics needed to cue achievement motives in high achievement workers. A comparison of university administrators and maintenance workers confirmed that the higher the level of the occupation, the higher the morale of the worker. However, no significant…

Questionnaires were mailed to 765 special education teachers to determine if the concept of burnout is relevant to teachers of exceptional children and to determine if the age level, delivery model, and type of children served are related to the experience of burnout. Responses were obtained from 601 teachers. Among findings were the following:…

The Instructional Leadership Program is designed to provide experienced teachers and other educators with opportunities to acquire or refine specific leadership skills. The program is intended to demonstrate that highly skilled techers can function as school leaders without abandoning their classrooms. Allowing teachers to play a key part in…

The efficacy of a systematic program of intervention for behaviorally disordered students was investigated with 29 teachers and 487 students in secondary schools. Teacher Ss were divided into two groups, 16 experimental Ss who participated in 6 days of workshop training and served as advocates for 1 to 3 students and 13 control teachers. Student…

Midcareer change programs and alternatives for early retirement for college faculty are considered based on the current situation of declining or stable student enrollments, diminished faculty mobility, and increased numbers of tenured faculty. Midcareer change programs fall into two general categories: (1) retraining programs designed to enable…

Fifty retired teachers were interviewed in an effort to acquire information about how their attitudes and outlooks changed throughout the course of careers in secondary schools spanning an average period of 38 years each. Of particular interest in the study was the emergence of changes in personal attitudes and changes in attitudes toward others.…

This paper discusses the role of the advisor in relation to teachers when a major curriculum change is made in a school. Twenty specific suggestions are made to guide the advisor in performing the task of helping teachers adjust to new situations and different approaches or methods of teaching. Two vital points are made on the subject of handling…

This project evaluates the research instruments measuring motivation, incentives, satisfaction, and primary life interests; develops basic research conclusions from the variable relationships; and builds a quasi-theory of satisfaction for educational organizations. Three thousand four hundred randomly selected public school teachers in Kansas…

Twenty teachers of English in Iran Girls' College (Tehran) grouped students homogeneously to attack the problem of overcrowded classes of students with diverse abilities and achievement levels. Hopefully, pupils would identify with their groups and strive competitively for greater proficiency in the English language. School personnel and…