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Fantilli, Robert D.; McDougall, Douglas E. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2009
In recent years, it has been reported that an alarming number of teachers are leaving the profession in the first three years after graduation from a pre-service program. This phenomenon is common in North America and it is essential that educators identify the challenges surrounding new teachers and provide supports to assist them. The vast…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility
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Fenwick, Tara J. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2003
Implementation of mandatory professional growth plans for Alberta teachers was studied through interviews with 12 teachers, 3 principals, and 5 district administrators. Benefits included increased commitment to learning, collegiality, and self-affirmation. Tensions between organizational control and individual autonomy were apparent. With trust,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Personnel Management
Townsend, David; Omotani, Les – Education Canada, 1990
In four years, the Medicine Hat Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Project has evolved from centrally planned innovation into an integral part of the district's internal organization, enabling teachers and administrators to pursue educational change and professional development and receive recognition in a climate of rising expectations, trust,…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Oliva, Frank D., Ed.; Koch, E. L., Ed. – 1970
The 13 papers in this collection were presented at the first national conference held in Canada for educational administrators at all levels. Titles and authors are: (1) "Emerging Trends in the Administration of Canadian School Systems," J. H. M. Andrews; (2) "Differentiated Staffing," S. A. Earl; (3) "Communication in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
Monahan, A. C. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1914
"Consolidation of schools" is the term used when two or more school districts are made into a single district, one school in one building replacing two or more small schools in several buildings. In some States when but two schools are replaced by one, the new school is called a "union" school, the term "consolidated"…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Rural Schools, Small Schools, Consolidated Schools