Elementary teachers (n=20) and headteachers (n=7) in British schools were asked what conditions would facilitate inclusion of students with special educational needs. They identified additional support staff, teacher training, planning time, physical accessibility, and attention to parents' concerns. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)

Low job satisfaction has been cited as a possible cause of the current teaching crisis in the UK. This article reports on a study that examined job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in different types of secondary school. The results indicate a significant difference in the overall job satisfaction scores of teachers by type of school.…

Asserts that deprofessionalization trends in Britain (funding cuts, privatization, commodification of learning) are morally reprehensible. Calls for the reintroduction of ethical principles that include respect for professional knowledge, skills, and experience. (SK)

Argues that commitment to teaching remains strong, even as the conditions for teaching worsen, highlighting a small-scale study of the attitudes of college faculty from two British institutions of higher education. Data from faculty interviews indicated that though both groups had negative responses to many aspects of their jobs, they were firmly…

Surveyed undergraduate students in the United Kingdom regarding factors influencing their decisions to choose or not choose teaching as a career. Compared to other students, students who were seriously considering teaching careers had a much closer match of factors that were important to them in their career choice with factors that they thought…

The aim of this paper is to present and interpret the findings of a recent questionnaire-based survey amongst staff working in higher education, which was concerned to explore the impact of cultural and religious diversity upon their working practices. We were also interested to find out in which areas staff felt that they required support. Many…

Argues that elementary school improvement hinges upon bettering teaching quality by concentrating on pedagogy. This pedagogical emphasis is necessary not because teacher performance is weak, but because teaching demands are great and primary teachers' influence is high. Schools must become learning organizations, or workplaces that promote…

In this chapter, the authors examine developments in the teacher workforce and in the occupation of teaching across recent generations. They take their point of departure from the perspective of prevailing policy discourse on enduring problems of educational equity, asking not only how teaching has evolved in recent decades but more specifically…

The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University started a program of research on the Changing Academic Profession (CAP) in 2005. This research is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science as a grant-in-aid for scientific research headed by Professor Akira Arimoto, Director of the Research Institute for Higher…

Teacher's work and workload have been major factors in the recruitment, retention and revitalization of the profession. In January 2003 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched a major reform known as remodelling, by which the work-life balance would be improved by freeing teachers up to teach, and using other members of the…

The findings presented in this report derive from a study undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) commissioned by Local Government Analysis and Research (LGAR) on behalf of the Local Government Association (LGA) and British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA). The study employed a desk review of primarily…

Background/context: Professional development is an important element of professional practice and teachers are expected to engage in activities that not only improve practice but also have a positive impact on pupil learning. Physical educators worldwide have acknowledged the need to improve the continuing education of teachers and have called…

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…

Investigated why teachers taught the way they did, collecting data from Egyptian science teachers in the United Kingdom during an inservice course and in Egypt after the course. Teachers were frustrated in introducing even limited change. Their evaluations of which inservice experiences they considered most useful differed from changes they were…

Teacher leadership is increasingly being seen as a key vehicle for school improvement and renewal. However, research on this phenomenon is limited, especially outside of the US. This article presents findings from an empirical study of teacher leadership in the UK, aimed at exploring both the ways in which teacher leadership can influence school…