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Effects of Educational Reform on Teachers' Decisions to Retire.
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Shake, Mary C.; And Others – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1995
Whether changes mandated by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) influenced eligible teachers to make the choice to retire was studied through a questionnaire completed by 70 former primary-level teachers. Fifty-two indicated that KERA had influenced their decisions, with philosophical disagreement with program components the reason most often…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Experienced Teachers' Reactions to Mandated Reform and Nongraded Primary School Programs.
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Slaton, Deborah Bott; Atwood, Virginia A.; Shake, Mary C.; Hales, Rene M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 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…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers, Grade Repetition, Instructional Innovation