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Fimian, Michael J. – 1988
This report describes a project which examined special education teacher stress and burnout during the trainee (N=358) and inexperienced teacher (N=357) periods. The project's two goals were: (1) documentation of the relationships among teacher background, preparation, organizational variables, and occupational stress and burnout variables through…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Mager, Gerald M.; And Others – 1990
This report, one of a series of evaluation reports on the New York State Mentor Teacher-Internship Program, follows the experiences of intern teachers from the first year of the Program, 1986-87, and the second year, 1987-88. Follow-up questionnaires administered to the program interns focused on: (1) their overviews of the experience of being an…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Internship Programs
Armstrong, David G. – 1983
An induction system for beginning teachers should provide continued support in the instructional area and also induct the newcomer into the general operational and social milieu of the individual school. The following areas of concern in the process of teacher orientation are discussed: (1) What information is provided regarding the decision…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Change, Decision Making, Educational Environment
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1986
The Task Force on Teaching was asked to gather research, review literature, and collect testimony on improving teaching. Two papers are presented: (1) "Attracting and Retaining Talented Teachers" (Cindy K. Currence); and (2) "Building State Strategies to Attract and to Retain Talented Teachers" (Robert Palaich). This report…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Bowman, Harry L. – 1984
Recruitment and retention of qualified teachers in three critical instructional areas--science (n=50), mathematics (n=50), and kindergarten (n=50)--were investigated. The study sought to assess and compare selected variables bearing upon teachers who decide to continue teaching in these areas and those who choose to resign (n=41). A survey focused…
Descriptors: Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Job Satisfaction
Holmes, Dennis H.; And Others – 1988
A report is given of a 1987 survey of teachers in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Data were obtained from 580 full-time classroom teachers in three elementary schools, two junior high schools, and one senior high school. The focus of the survey was on teacher attrition rates and turnover. Results indicated a high percentage of…
Descriptors: Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Public School Teachers
Matier, Michael W. – 1988
A review and synthesis of the literature on factors influencing faculty decisions to leave an institution are presented. From this review, Lazarsfeld and Rosenberg's "empirical analysis of action" methodology was selected as the foundation for a survey of 37 Arts and Sciences faculty, for whom the response rate was 51%. Each received a…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Faculty Mobility, Fringe Benefits
Lyons, Geoffrey – 1981
Teachers (n=122) from 5 secondary comprehensive schools in England and Wales were interviewed to find out how a teacher seeks a career within a school, what teachers perceive occurring within the school, and how this relates to the rapid and substantial structural change that is occurring in secondary schools. Data were organized using a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Noninstructional Responsibility
Pucel, David J.; Kaynes, Henry – 1989
A study gathered data about the career and professional development of experienced postsecondary vocational education instructors of the technical institutes (TIs) of Minnesota. Data were collected from 284 (of a sample of 394) subjects who had been employed for 8-12 years during the 1981 and 1982 school years and who would have had 13-17 years of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns, Postsecondary Education, Professional Development
Richardson, Gloria D.; Sistrunk, Walter E. – 1988
This study investigated differences in teachers' perceptions of their burnout levels and their perceptions of their principals' supervisory behaviors. Demographic variables of gender, race, and subject area were considered. A random sample of 192 Mississippi teachers of English, math, science, and social studies was drawn from secondary schools…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Principals, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
WALL, LEWIS E. – 1967
FIVE 8-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTES IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING WERE CONDUCTED FROM 1963 TO 1965 TO ASSIST 353 PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHING SPECIALIZED COURSES IN A 2-YEAR VOCATIONAL PREPARATORY CURRICULUM IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING. THIS STUDY AIMED TO DETERMINE (1) THE INSTITUTES' SUCCESS IN ALLEVIATING…
Descriptors: Business Education, Data Processing, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions
FAUNCE, R.W.; WIENER, JONATHAN M. – 1967
AS PART OF THE WORK OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, THIS STUDY COMPARED LOW-INCOME AREA (TARGET) AND MIDDLE-INCOME AREA (COMPARISON) SCHOOLS TO EXAMINE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TEACHING STAFFS AND THE TEACHER RETENTION TURNOVER RATES IN THESE SCHOOLS, AND TO ANALYZE THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF THESE RATES. ALL OF THE…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Lower Class, Middle Class, Personnel Policy
Hanson, John W.; Henderson, John P. – 1969
This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Secondary Education
Hanson, John W.; And Others – 1970
This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Secondary Education
Stannard, David – 1970
This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Secondary Education
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