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Nier, Charles – Illinois School Research and Development, 1978
Given an approximate 50 percent reduction in demand for new teachers, why then do presumably well-informed students continue to enter teacher certification programs and what are the implications of this phenomenon for colleges and teacher educators? (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Educational Research, Teacher Education, Teacher Motivation
Busby, Joe R.; Mupinga, Davison M. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2007
Student teaching experience is important in the professional preparation of teachers. Successful teaching practice hinges on the effectiveness of cooperating teachers (CTs) who spend considerable time supervising and mentoring student teachers. Unfortunately, the welfare of the cooperating teachers is often neglected, and this is detrimental to…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Rewards, Cooperating Teachers

Kersten, Thomas; Brandfon, Frances – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
A survey of teachers and principals in North Cook County, Illinois, explored tenure issues related to teacher performance, professional image, job security, and teacher welfare. Although a majority of teachers and principals agreed that tenure inhibits dismissal of below-average teachers, 54 percent of teachers favored keeping tenure, and 69…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Job Performance, Principals
Ellsworth, David F. – 1977
This study focuses on the benefits of early retirement as a policy to ease the adjustment process as public school districts and state universities encounter the problem of declining enrollments. Early retirement as one means of reduction in force, and as a means of saving money, has been adopted by 36 Illinois school districts. This paper…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Ogletree, Earl J.; Garrett, Willie – 1981
One hundred twenty-five Chicago (Illinois) area elementary and secondary school teachers were surveyed through responses to a 44-item questionnaire to determine the extent of their knowledge of school law. Many of the questions were based on Illinois school law, and the findings are qualified by local school district practice and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level, Legal Education, Public Schools
Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reviews precedents, at the state level, to the movement for education reform. Reports, by year and state, on first reactions to reform. Outlines topics touched by state reform efforts, summarizes unifying themes, and predicts the future of reform. Includes a table of states requiring testing for initial certification of teachers. (IW)
Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education