Experienced Teachers' Reactions to Mandated Reform and Nongraded Primary School Programs.

Slaton, Deborah Bott; Atwood, Virginia A.; Shake, Mary C.; Hales, Rene M.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Experienced Teachers' Reactions to Mandated Reform and Nongraded Primary School Programs.

Slaton, Deborah Bott; Atwood, Virginia A.; Shake, Mary C.; Hales, Rene M.

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v12 n1 p5-15 Fall-Win 1997

Surveyed reactions of experienced primary teachers to the educational changes mandated by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) and whether these changes affected teacher retirement decisions. Responses indicated concern over the primary school program components of multiage grouping, no retention/no promotion, and increased mainstreaming. KERA influenced retirement decisions of 74% of retired respondents. (Author/SD)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers, Grade Repetition, Instructional Innovation, Mainstreaming, Mixed Age Grouping, Nongraded Instructional Grouping, Primary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Retirement, Teacher Role, Teacher Surveys, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990

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