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Bullough, Robert V., Jr. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2008
In the current political context, researchers have, as Ivor Goodson (1992) earlier argued, a special obligation: "to assure that "the teachers' voice" is heard, heard loudly, heard articulately." But not just any "voice" will do--teacher troubles need to be tightly linked to issues, biography to history. On every front, directly and indirectly,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teacher Role, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Characteristics
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Desmond, Scott A.; Symens, Amy M. – Teaching Sociology, 1997
Maintains that many of the professional development skills needed to survive and prosper in academia are learned through contacts and activities within professional organizations. Describes a workshop given to graduate students to promote membership in these organizations. Includes a list of 25 professional organizations in sociology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Collegiality, Faculty Organizations, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Borg, Mark G. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1990
Reviews studies on occupational stress among teachers in British schools. Considers the prevalence of self-reported occupational stress, sources of stress, symptoms and effects, and coping actions. Argues that, in view of changes in education, further research is needed to provide updated information on which to base an understanding of teacher…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Class Size, Crowding, Educational Change