Descriptor
Source
Author
| Carlson, Robert V. | 2 |
| Matthes, William A. | 2 |
| Harbeck, Karen M. | 1 |
| Madison, Ernestine | 1 |
| Matier, Michael W. | 1 |
| Pounder, Diana G. | 1 |
| Sistrunk, Walter E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 6 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 6 |
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Administrators | 1 |
Location
| Mississippi | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Sistrunk, Walter E.; Madison, Ernestine – 1983
Although Mississippi has no statutes for granting tenure to public school employees, state laws passed in 1953, 1974, and 1977 do provide for due process in case of teacher suspension or dismissal. To determine to what extent the state's 153 public school districts were implementing employee due process under the 1977 "School Employment…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textPounder, Diana G. – 1985
This study was designed to test the effects of a teaching candidate's age and the effect of the type of position under consideration on candidate ratings as assessed from a videotaped interview simulation. Independent variables manipulated were (1) candidate age in the taped interview (27 or 43 years old) and (2) the type of position under…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Interviews
Matier, Michael W. – 1990
The responses from questionnaires (N=182) given to 201 individuals who were provided an opportunity to join the faculty of two research universities (one rural, one urban) were analyzed to determine the factors influencing their decisions to join or not join. Interviews with 60% of the respondents were conducted to gather further information.…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Faculty, Decision Making, Employment Opportunities
Matthes, William A.; Carlson, Robert V. – 1986
The study examined whether there were differences in the reasons first-year teachers in rural, urban, or suburban schools (1) accepted their present teaching positions and (2) might consider a teaching position in another school district. Subjects were 99 teacher graduates of the Universities of Iowa and Vermont who were teaching in suburban…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Attitudes, Faculty Mobility
Harbeck, Karen M. – 1989
This paper is a summary of a comprehensive work on the legal, social, educational, and political history of lesbian and gay teachers in U.S. society from colonial times to the present. Case law on homosexual educators is discussed, as are three major political campaigns that sought to prohibit homosexual conduct, activity or advocacy by school…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Educational Administration, Educational History
Matthes, William A.; Carlson, Robert V. – 1985
The paper summarizes recruitment and retention approaches designed to assist rural school administrators in securing/holding well-prepared/qualified teachers and presents findings from a 1985 study that examined teachers' perceptions of professional preparation. Outlined recruitment approaches include paying candidate's interview and moving…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools
