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García, Emma; Weiss, Elaine – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
The question of whether teaching is a profession, with all the status and responsibilities that entails, is not as settled as some believe. Emma García and Elaine Weiss look at the requirements and characteristics of a profession and examine data from teachers and find that teaching, as currently experienced by teachers, does not measure up to the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Education Programs
Cooke, Robert A.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
A 1979 study of 200 randomly chosen teachers in grades K-12 in southeastern Michigan revealed that the teachers are less satisfied with the quality of their worklives, more fearful of losing their jobs, and more likely to experience problems with their jobs than are U.S. workers nationwide. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Job Layoff, Job Satisfaction, Retrenchment
Papale, Antimo – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Centralized collective bargaining has increased teachers' salaries and provided better working conditions and benefits in Quebec. But it has also spawned a number of troublesome consequences that promote conflict. (Author)
Descriptors: Arbitration, Centralization, Collective Bargaining, Conflict