Professional Myopia: Job Satisfaction and the Management of Teachers.

Mercer, David; Evans, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ439308

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Professional Myopia: Job Satisfaction and the Management of Teachers.

Mercer, David; Evans, Barbara

School Organisation, v11 n3 p291-301 1991

Documents greater teacher attrition in the United Kingdom than previously realized and demands a halt to this trend. Urges increasing teacher managers' awareness of factors diminishing job satisfaction, an important factor influencing decisions to leave the profession. Presents three job satisfaction models used in business with possible applications to educational settings. (27 references)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Foreign Countries, Industry, Job Satisfaction, Models, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Supervision, Teaching Conditions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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