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Direct linkJacob, Brian A.; Walsh, Elias – Economics of Education Review, 2011
We examine the relationship between the formal ratings that principals give teachers and a variety of observable teacher characteristics, including proxies for productivity. Prior work has shown that principals can differentiate between more and less effective teachers, especially at the tails of the quality distribution, and that subjective…
Descriptors: Merit Rating, Principals, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Characteristics
Jacob, Brian A. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
This paper takes advantage of a unique policy change to examine how principals make decisions regarding teacher dismissal. In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to dismiss probationary teachers for any reason and without the…
Descriptors: Principals, Decision Making, Public School Teachers, Teacher Dismissal
Jacob, Brian A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
This article takes advantage of a unique policy change to examine how principals make decisions regarding teacher dismissal. In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to dismiss probationary teachers for any reason and without the…
Descriptors: Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attendance, Collective Bargaining
Shaw, James Donald – 1980
A survey of 423 teachers in 15 Orange County (Florida) elementary schools sought to determine the extent to which unexpected teacer absenteeism could be explained by teacher morale, selected teacher and school characteristics, and teacher perceptions of the leadership behavior of principals. The Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (Form XII)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Institutional Characteristics, Leadership Styles
