The exit interview and other methods are suggested for ascertaining why teachers are leaving their positions. (Author)

Telephone interviews with 1977-79 graduates in elementary education from the State University of New York at Cortland revealed that between 32 and 42 percent of the graduates in each year had obtained full-time teaching positions. (Author/WD)

Considers the challenges, opportunities, and advantages of teaching in a lifelong learning program. (JT)

The process of selecting qualified teachers for continuing education programs includes an analysis of the educational environment, a clear job description, a concise idea of the type of person sought, preinterview screening techniques, and basic principles of interviewing and decision making. (SK)

A look at the condition of teachers in the early days of the "Journal." (IRT)

Describes how, despite the economic downturn, some colleges have found ways to hire droves of faculty members. (EV)

This paper examines teacher education in Latvia and ways of developing it in the context of the Common European Educational Area (the Bologna process). It examines current models of teacher education in universities and other higher education institutions, as well as ways of developing these in different types of higher education institutions. It…

This study addresses concerns regarding compensation disparities between New Mexico institutions and their peers. A recommended adjustment schedule with fiscal requirements is included, but not specific recommendations for faculty at individual institutions. The average salaries for New Mexico institutions were compared with regional peers to…

Perceptions of childcare teachers in for-profit and non-profit centers were examined. Previous research indicates that childcare teachers earn consistently low wages, have little employee benefits and are dissatisfied with their work environments. This study further explores the employment issues and work environments that childcare teachers…

The purpose of this study was to compare secondary agricultural educators' perceptions of the benefits and problems associated with teaching agricultural education and being involved in other part-time employment activities. The sample consisted of 107 agricultural educators nonrandomly selected from three states. Sixty-nine usable questionnaires…

This paper discusses the concept of performance-based pay, or merit pay, for teachers as a way to encourage better teaching. It begins with a general discussion of the issue of performance-based pay, which on the surface seems simple, but in practice is very complex. It continues with a discussion of whether the achievement to be assessed is based…

This study was conducted to determine the degree to which a randomly selected sample of teachers in Mississippi and Louisiana (N=291) experience various types of work-related problems. It provides an opportunity to either confirm or deny the findings of previous studies, many of them limited by various methodological problems. Data were collected…

A discussion of state court decisions that indicate trends in deciding management's prerogative to determine educational policy and the rights of teachers to bargain on matters of interest to them. (MLF)

Discusses various employee fringe benefit programs and suggests possible ways to ensure that such programs operate in the most efficient and least costly manner. (JG)