NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Sweeney, Jim – Education, 1981
A 1980 teacher satisfaction study involving 1,295 secondary teachers in 23 Iowa high schools of 1,000 or more reveals that: higher level teacher needs are unfulfilled; these needs are not gender related; teachers aged 25 to 34 years are least happy; and those teaching higher level ability students are most satisfied. (NEC)
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Need Gratification, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Carpenter, Robert L.; Mahlios, Marc C. – Education, 1982
Describes Binghamton, New York's Educational Research and Services Council's model for university-public school cooperation based on volunteerism, responsiveness, bilateral decision making, a nucleus of commitment, and a sense of organizational evolution. Characteristics are operationalized through activities in the areas of curriculum…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kelly, Edward J. – Education, 1980
The paper provides an overview of contrasting career rationales in special education, with emphasis given to altruism, economic, entrepreneurial, epistemological, idiosyncratic, incompetent, and personal motives, which can be readily observed in the everyday practice of special educators in public school, public agency, university, and other…
Descriptors: Altruism, Career Choice, Careers, Competence