Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ423730
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Workplace Conditions and the Rise and Fall of Teachers' Commitment.
Rosenholtz, Susan J.; Simpson, Carl
Sociology of Education, v63 n4 p241-57 Oct 1990
Examines 1,213 Tennessee elementary teachers' responses to 6 organizational indexes to determine effects of school organization and administrative support on teacher commitment. Finds novices needed organizational support for behavioral management and boundary tasks, midcareer teachers needed autonomy and empowerment, whereas veterans' commitment depended on school support of core instructional tasks. (CH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cohort Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Job Development, Professional Autonomy, School Effectiveness, School Organization, Social Psychology, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Morale, Teacher Motivation, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Conditions, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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