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Catholic School Culture and Teacher Burnout: A Study of Catholic Secondary Schools in Texas
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Beth A. Burau – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This doctoral project explores the relationship between Catholic school culture and teacher burnout within the context of Catholic secondary schools in the state of Texas. While the subject of teacher burnout has gotten considerable attention in educational research, there is very little research on the specific relationship between school culture…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholic Educators, Teacher Burnout, Work Environment
Health Risks Faced by Public School Band Directors
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Woolery, Danielle N.; Woolery, Jesse A. – Texas Music Education Research, 2013
Public school band directors face many work-related hazards in their grueling, yet rewarding job. As a school year progresses, directors are expected to work long hours, while trying to balance professional and personal responsibilities. A band director whose career spans multiple decades can potentially face a number of serious medical problems.…
Descriptors: Health, Risk, Music Education, Music Activities
The First 60 Days: Early Implications from a Practitioner in Transition to a Professor
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Sanders, Sarah – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
The decision to leave a successful career and great earning potential to start over as a novice with new surroundings and expectations is not made without consideration of a wide array of variables. Making the transition to higher education was not an easy one and the transition itself has presented various other challenges and joys that I have…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Administration, Disadvantaged Schools, Quality of Life
Creating a Collaborative Culture.
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Edmonson, Stacey; Fisher, Alice; Brown, Genevieve; Irby, Beverly; Lunenburg, Fred; Creighton, Ted; Czaja, Marion; Merchant, Jimmy; Christianson, Judy – 2001
More and more research is focusing on the importance of a healthy work environment and its impact on workers' well-being and productivity. A culture of collaboration has been shown to have an important impact on school-reform efforts and is recognized by several authors as an effective platform for progress within an organization. A collaborative…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Organizational Characteristics Associated with Staff Turnover in Nursing Homes
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Castle, Nicholas G.; Engberg, John – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: The association between certified nurse aide, licensed practical nurse, and registered nurse turnover and the organizational characteristics of nursing homes are examined. Design and Methods: Hypotheses for eight organizational characteristics are examined (staffing levels, top management turnover, resident case mix, facility quality,…
Descriptors: Costs, Nursing Homes, Nurses, Job Satisfaction
Food Science and Technology. Teacher's Instructional Guide [and] Reference Book.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. – 2000
This reference book and teacher's instructional guide are intended for use in one- and two-year food science and technology programs for Texas high school students. The reference book provides information needed by employees in the food science and technology occupational area. Each chapter includes the following components: (1) a list of the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Objectives, Brainstorming, Career Development