The author considers ways that an incompetent teacher's colleagues and the school administration can deal with the problems such a teacher poses. The positions taken by professional associations on incompetent teachers are cited. (SJL)

Reviews the concerns of the increasing number of teachers who are over 50: retirement decisions, retrospective career assessment, and societal and value changes. (JM)

Whether changes mandated by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) influenced eligible teachers to make the choice to retire was studied through a questionnaire completed by 70 former primary-level teachers. Fifty-two indicated that KERA had influenced their decisions, with philosophical disagreement with program components the reason most often…

Discusses the current shortage of library science faculty members and reports the results of a survey of library school faculty that was conducted to document the need for replacement faculty. Topics discussed include age, predicted retirement patterns, tenure, length of time teaching, salaries, and effects on the library profession. (nine…

Participants in a Wabash Center consultation on vocation discussed the variety of expectations, opportunities, and challenges that create contexts for teaching as they move through careers. These essays emerge from the experiences and reflections of four participants about different stages of careers in diverse contexts. Tom Massaro writes from…

The activities of the educational boards and foundations of the United States from July 1, 1918, to June 30, 1920, were varied and interesting. A number of important studies and surveys were made that throw light on educational problems of the highest importance to the Nation and State, which are briefly set forth in this bulletin. The following…

Volume II includes statistics and discussion on state common-school systems; public school retirement-allowance systems; city school systems; universities, colleges, and technological schools; agricultural and mechanical colleges; professional schools; public and private normal schools; summer schools; Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)…

Debate about teacher supply, demand, retention, and attrition has been renewed in recent years by an increased concern about the reduced numbers of prospective teachers entering teacher education programs, the high attrition rate of beginning teachers, and the resulting teacher shortages. U.S. schools are experiencing teacher shortages, especially…

This comparative analysis of the salaries of Japanese and American public school teachers addresses these principal questions: (1) How does the level of public school teachers' salaries in Japan (measured in terms of teachers' purchasing power) compare with that in the United States? (2) How does the teachers' salary structure in Japan compare…

This four-part report on the characteristics of faculty, administrators, and other professional staff employed in the Connecticut State Technical College (CSTC) system analyzes age distributions, years of service, salary, sick and vacation day accrual, retirement status, and staffing changes anticipated over the next five years. Part I provides an…

This study examines the impact of teachers' organizations on the compensation of public school teachers. Part 1 focuses on the impact of collective bargaining on teachers' salaries; part 2 deals with interstate variations in teachers' pensions and the influence of teachers' organizations on these variations. In part 1, the authors estimate the…

Information concerning early retirement in colleges and universities was obtained through a faculty survey, prediction of rates of retirement and costs under three plans, computer simulations of faculty turnover rates, and faculty/administrator opinions and data pertaining to the implications of specific plans. In 1980, 647 faculty 45 years old…

Midcareer change programs and alternatives for early retirement for college faculty are considered based on the current situation of declining or stable student enrollments, diminished faculty mobility, and increased numbers of tenured faculty. Midcareer change programs fall into two general categories: (1) retraining programs designed to enable…

Fifty retired teachers were interviewed in an effort to acquire information about how their attitudes and outlooks changed throughout the course of careers in secondary schools spanning an average period of 38 years each. Of particular interest in the study was the emergence of changes in personal attitudes and changes in attitudes toward others.…

Through the 1980's faculty age will steadily rise, creating potentially serious problems, probably requiring intervention by the federal government. Early retirement is a fallacious answer, but a subsidization program for new Ph.D.s holds great promise. (Author)