Analyzes the contemporary school restructuring movement, discussing democratic possibilities, the relationship between educational technology and school restructuring, critical questions about educational technology, the effect of new technology on teacher work, and the relationship of educational technology to school structures and economic…

Discusses an experimental project with a prelim group of students of Russian undertaken in order to incorporate various skills into the teaching environment. These skills include keyboard competence, time management, group interaction, and personal presentation. The project was a success; all participants improved in their Russian. (five…

In this review symposium on Andy Hargreaves's book "Changing Teachers, Changing Times: Teachers' Work and Culture in the Postmodern Age" (1994), Strain questions Hargreaves's treatment of modernity, postmodernism, and postmodernity and his materialistic, functionalist view of history and social change. Wong applauds Hargreaves' analysis…

To restructure teaching by changing teacher roles, five working condition must be enhanced, including support for teaching, collegiality, influence, recognition and advancement, and time. Three policies claiming to facilitate these conditions (differentiated staff, site-based management, and schools with learning communities) are true…

Reports survey findings from 371 Ontario secondary teachers on work centrality and job satisfaction and their relationships to each other and to occupational stress, teaching conditions, and teacher background variables. Compares results to those from Japan and the United States. (SV)

In this study, burnout is viewed as a multidimensional adaptational outcome of stress which begins when an individual ineffectively appraises or copes with the work environment and job stressors, or encounters excessive stressors in the work environment. The study investigated the personal characteristics of teachers and aspects of their work…

TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE FACTORS RELATED TO JOB SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO A RANDOM SAMPLE COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NEW YORK STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING FORCE. 1,349 (4.9 PERCENT) RESPONDED. IT WAS FOUND THAT (1) MOST TEACHERS ARE NOT FULLY COMMITTED…

TO IDENTIFY THE EXPRESSED MOTIVES AND PERCEPTIONS WHICH DIFFERENTIATE TEACHERS WHO REMAIN FROM TEACHERS WHO LEAVE SLUM SCHOOLS, 62 WOMEN--42 "STAYERS" AND 20 "LEAVERS" WERE INTERVIEWED. RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS--(1) WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MAIN REASON YOU HAVE REMAINED IN THIS SCHOOL AND (2) WHAT IS THE MOST SATISFYING THING…

TO IDENTIFY FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE EITHER POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY TO TEACHER MENTAL HEALTH, 629 TEACHERS ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE COURSE ENTITLED "MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SCHOOL" (90 PERCENT FEMALE, MOST WITH 1-2 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE) RESPONDED TO A "PERSONAL RELATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE" ASKING--(1) WHAT DO YOU MOST LIKE AND DISLIKE ABOUT TEACHING,…

Using ethnographic methods, including participant observation and interviews, the researcher intended to study the network of relations among professional staffs of two comprehensive secondary schools in order to hypothesize about the effects of those networks on the curriculum. Neither school had a fixed four-year curriculum and both stressed…

This monograph includes three papers that discuss ways teachers can respond to new teaching and learning demands. Part 1, "Initial and Continuing Training of Teachers: New Trends and Concepts," examines (a) general principles of the development of teacher education, (b) implications of new trends and concepts for recruiting members of the teaching…

Explores "second-wave" reform efforts aimed at restructuring schools and reshaping teacher roles to permit greater autonomy, responsibility, and status. As better working conditions increase teacher satisfaction, education will compete more favorably with other professions as a career choice. Includes 16 references. (MLH)

This study examines the teaching conditions of educators working in charter schools, exploring the involvement of teachers' unions and associations. Data came from a literature review, a teacher survey, and five case studies in various types of charter schools. Results from the literature review indicate that: state charter statutes are…

This publication explores the inner life of a dedicated teacher. It examines how the teacher's inner life shapes teaching and learning both positively and negatively, and guides teachers in a process of rigorous self-appraisal with the goal of recovering personal vocation and passion for teaching while enhancing the ability to make an impact in…

A teacher-researcher model that takes into account the constraints in the teaching environment is described. Four characteristics of teaching/learning are: (1) need for continual examination; (2) learning activities as compromises in face of influences and constraints; (3) learning as interactional activity; and (4) public accountability of…