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Download full textSchlieber, Marisa; Austin, Lea J. E.; López, Enrique Valencia – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2020
This report examines the demographic, educational, and employment characteristics (including compensation and benefits) of staff employed in center-based ECE [early care and education] programs throughout Marin County. The findings bring attention to the low wages and economic insecurity of the ECE workforce, particularly against a backdrop of one…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, County Programs, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Teachers
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Direct linkThompson, Alisun; Bartlett, Lora – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This paper reports on a longitudinal study of 30 university-prepared math and science teachers from their pre-service program into their teaching positions to better understand the conditions that attract and retain them in high-need schools. The paper uses the framework of job preview and information-rich hiring to highlight the influence of the…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Beginning Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers
Schlieber, Marisa; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J. E.; Hankey, Aline; Duke, Michael – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2019
There is broad consensus that high-quality environments for young children depend on teachers who are skilled at nurturing their development and learning, yet low pay and inadequate working conditions routinely hamper teachers in their efforts to apply their skills and knowledge. This condition exists among teachers in early education as well as…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Characteristics
Hahnel, Carrie; Barondess, Heather; Ramanathan, Arun – Education Trust-West, 2011
California's students, particularly its poorest students, need great teachers. Unfortunately, California's seniority-based teacher layoff system puts adult privileges over student needs. Newer teachers are laid off first, regardless of how well they do their jobs. This system is especially damaging to schools serving the highest numbers of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Employment, Educational Policy
El Camino Coll., Torrance, CA. – 1963
RESULTS OF A 93-PERCENT RESPONSE TO QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED TO 68 COLLEGE PRESIDENTS ARE TABULATED AND COMPARED WITH COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE EL CAMINO FACULTY. LITTLE STATEWIDE UNIFORMITY IN PRACTICES IS REPORTED, EXCEPT FOR A 71-PERCENT AGREEMENT ON THE USE OF 15 LECTURE HOURS AS A BASIC LOAD. COLLEGE SIZE AND AGE ARE NOT RELATED…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, Faculty, Teacher Employment Benefits
Jorgensen, Vern F. – 1974
This study was conducted to determine some aspects of the Sabbatical Leave Policy at a random sample of 23 California community colleges in order to compare the results to the policy at Southwestern Community College (SCC). Following a brief survey of research literature and a review of the sabbatical leave provisions of the California Education…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Fringe Benefits, Personnel Policy, Sabbatical Leaves
Berry, Barnett; Hirsch, Eric – National Governors Association, 2005
Although states have maintained a focus on recruiting and retaining teachers, many schools and districts still face daunting challenges in ensuring a qualified and competent teaching corps. It is particularly difficult for schools considered hard to staff-those with high concentrations of low-performing, low-income students; high teacher turnover;…
Descriptors: Teacher Distribution, Teacher Recruitment, Faculty Mobility, Teaching Conditions
BARLOW, MELVIN L.; REINHART, BRUCE – 1968
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND PERCEPTIONS OF TRADE AND TECHNICAL TEACHERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE REPORTED AND ANALYZED. THE DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERISTICS IS BASED ON 1,587 RESPONSES DRAWN FROM THE TOTAL POPULATION OF TRADE AND TECHNICAL TEACHERS CREDENTIALED TO TEACH FULL TIME IN CALIFORNIA IN SEPTEMBER 1966. THE PERCEPTIONS ARE BASED ON THE RESPONSES OF…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Educational Experience, High Schools, Interviews
