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Osguthorpe, Richard; Sanger, Matthew – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
This study reports teacher candidate beliefs about the purposes of schooling and their reasons for choosing a career in teaching. The beliefs are analyzed in relation to the moral work of teaching, and the findings suggest that teacher candidates choose teaching as a career, in part, to engage in moral work, and that they believe that schooling…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Teaching (Occupation)
FIFIELD, MARVIN; WATSON, LARRY E. – 1967
OF THE ESTIMATED 8,500 GRADUATES OF POCATELLO AND IDAHO FALLS HIGH SCHOOLS FROM 1954-63, 3,660 COMPLETED AND RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES COVERING THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DESIGNED TO ELICIT INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) PERSONAL INFORMATION, (2) POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Employment Experience, Followup Studies
LOUDERMILK, KENNETH M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
DATA COLLECTED FROM 27 LUMBER MILLS THROUGH 131 SUPERVISOR INTERVIEWS AND 1,192 EMPLOYEE QUESTIONNAIRES IDENTIFIED 188 JOB TITLES FOR 3,871 EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION WAS PLANNED BY 36 FIRMS, AND A DECREASE WAS EXPECTED BY 20 FIRMS. MOST FIRMS MADE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, REFLECTING THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET PRACTICES.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Background, Educational Needs, Employees
Reilly, Rosa Delgadillo – 1976
The study determined the causes for the high dropout rate of Chicano students in Nampa School District 131. In the spring of 1976, a questionnaire was designed and administered to 17 male and 23 female Mexican Americans who had dropped out within the last 5 years (1971-76) and who resided within the school district's boundaries. The questionnaire…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics