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Teacher Contract Non-Renewal: Southeast and Midwest Principals
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Nixon, Andy; Packard, Abbot L; Dam, Margaret – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
This quantitative study investigated reasons that school principals recommend non-renewal of probationary teachers' contracts. Principals in the Southeast and Midwest completed an emailed survey. The ordinal nature of the data gathered dictated that comparisons be made between groups using the Mann Whitney U. The study investigated the barriers…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Principals, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Discipline
Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying about in the United States?
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Clotfelter, Charles T.; Ladd, Helen F.; Vigdor, Jacob L. – Education Finance and Policy, 2009
Using detailed data from North Carolina, we examine the frequency, incidence, and consequences of teacher absences in public schools as well as the impact of a policy designed to reduce absences. The incidence of teacher absences is regressive: when schools are ranked by the fraction of students receiving free or reduced price lunches, teachers in…
Descriptors: Incidence, Teacher Attendance, Elementary Schools, Institutional Characteristics
Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying about in the U.S.? NBER Working Paper No. 13648
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Clotfelter, Charles T.; Ladd, Helen F.; Vigdor, Jacob L. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
Using detailed data from North Carolina, we examine the frequency, incidence, and consequences of teacher absences in public schools, as well as the impact of an absence disincentive policy. The incidence of teacher absences is regressive: schools in the poorest quartile averaged almost one extra sick day per teacher than schools in the highest…
Descriptors: Incidence, Teacher Attendance, Educational Policy, Incentives