Quantitative studies on international-school teacher retention are few, especially studies that differentiate between Gen Y and non-Gen Y teachers. This article reports on the findings of a study that examined the relationship of job satisfaction factors to the likelihood of contract renewal by international-school teachers. Results from the study…

Enhanced and updated, this Fourth Edition of Richard E. Smith's highly successful text examines the growing role of the principal in planning, hiring, staff development, supervision, and other human resource functions. The Fourth Edition includes new sections on ethics, induction, and the role of the mentor teacher. This edition also introduces…

Faculty growth contracts are a viable way to define faculty ideas, chart the direction of professional growth, and assess teacher performance. Each contract includes a statement of yearly goals, means for accomplishing those goals, and a budget request. Guidelines are provided for implementing a faculty growth contract program. (TE)

Collective bargaining law, the unit clarification process, case law, and teacher contracts are legally defining and thereby controlling school supervisory practice in Pennsylvania. (Author)

This study investigated teachers' perceived job satisfaction in relation to their work and the supervision they received from the principal. Surveys were collected from 682 teachers from 41 central Texas school districts. The instrument used to evaluate teacher perception of job satisfaction and supervision was the Job Descriptive Index (JDI). The…

The adversarial positions fostered by the "win-lose" atmosphere of negotiations can carry into other aspects of the work environment and hamper the problem solving that teachers and supervisors must do together. (Author)

Except in matters of obvious race and/or sex discrimination, teachers in Catholic and other private schools have fewer Constitutional rights than public school teachers have. Contract law, rather than Constitutional law, governs most teacher employment situations in Catholic schools. An awareness of its implications, together with pastoral (moral…

The guide is one section of a resource kit designed to assist Peace Corps language instruction coordinators in countries around the world in understanding the principles underlying second language learning and teaching and in organizing instructional programs. This section focuses on selection and supervision of language teachers. An introductory…