Issues regarding the nature and impact of the current reform movement in education have somewhat obscured attention to the problem of teacher stress and burnout. The related problems of stress and burnout have not dissipated. Although there is a good selection of descriptive literature, models of treatment are underrepresented. Burnout is…

This set of papers presents five perspectives on the master teacher concept, each with a different orientation and set of assumptions guiding it: (1) "A Philosophic Look at 'Merit' and 'Mastery' in Teaching" (Maxine Greene); (2) "The School as a Workplace and the Master Teacher Concept" (Gary A. Griffin); (3) "Effective Teaching and the Concept of…

This study investigates the relationship between teachers' beliefs and practices in three kindergarten classrooms and identifies four factors which seem to influence that relationship. Information about the classrooms was collected using the classroom disclosure approach, a form of educational criticism which combines and adapts methods from…

Within the classroom, the teacher is an improtant social variable who controls other environmental variables. Some research on teacher effectiveness has considered personal or interaction variables. In order to study the variable of teacher test organization, a pilot study was conducted in two elementary schools in Eugene, Oregon. Each teacher was…

The Committee on Undergraduate Teaching was formed in 1964 in response to an urgent need to improve college teaching and give it greater importance. This report examines the present and prospective situations on the American campus as they affect learning and teaching and draws attention to changes that are in progress or may take place in the…

The Holmes Group is a national organization of some 90 research universities that addresses the low quality of teacher preparation. Its goals are to reform teacher education and teaching itself by promoting intellectually sound programs, recognizing teacher differences, revising standards, connecting education programs with schools, and improving…

A survey of 411 agriculture teachers in 13 western states received 344 responses indicating that teachers perceive their teacher education program as the most significant factor associated with teacher effectiveness. Local community setting, the school environment, and teaching environment were other important factors. (SK)

Analysis of the responses of 100 Israeli teachers to the Teacher Study Questionnaire revealed that, although the teachers represented diverse groups and had different characteristics, they had remarkably similar views about the nature of the teaching job and important conditions for successful teaching. (Author/CB)

In the push for excellence in education, administrators may forget that dissatisfied teachers may weaken the educational program. Basic public relations principles and techniques can help administrators meet teachers' needs. (Author/TE)

Discusses teacher-quality issues related to current and projected teacher shortages, including out-of-field teaching, teacher certification, working conditions, and salaries. Asserts that nation is currently experiencing a crisis in teacher quality, with a disproportional impact on disadvantaged urban students. (PKP)

The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University started a program of research on the Changing Academic Profession (CAP) in 2005. This research is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science as a grant-in-aid for scientific research headed by Professor Akira Arimoto, Director of the Research Institute for Higher…

There is a strong international interest in the enhancement of teaching quality. Enhancement is a big job because teaching is an extensive activity. It is a complex job because learning to teach is not, mainly, a formal process: non-formal, practice-based learning is more significant. These two points, extensiveness and practice-based learning,…

This paper explores the problems of recruiting the most qualified individuals to the teaching profession. Part 1 discusses the premise that supply and demand in teacher education are subject to the market forces that influence career choices in other fields. An analysis is given of how those fluctuations operate to reduce the intellectual quality…

The purposes of this study were to assess the presence and use of instructional aids and teaching arrangements in Mexican universities; to explain the existence and use of such aids; and to suggest policies and procedures intended to improve instruction in Mexican universities. Interviews were conducted with the directors of and a sample of…

A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SITUATIONAL FACTORS IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS. RESPONSES WERE ANALYZED FROM 29 OF KENTUCKY'S 203 COUNTY AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, REPRESENTING 877 ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, 454 SECONDARY TEACHERS, AND 48 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. THE REPORT'S MAJOR…