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Waggoner, Chuck – American School Board Journal, 2003
Incivility by teachers can turn into behavior that injures careers. Workplace "mobbing" or bullying begins when an individual becomes the target of disrespectful and harmful behavior. Recounts experiences of two teachers. Offers suggestions to school leaders to stop this incivility. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bullying, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Influence, Teacher Behavior
Peer reviewedGriffin, Gary A. – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Discusses institutional regularities of elementary and secondary schools, the nature of teaching, and the teacher as semi-professional in regard to two basic kinds of master teacher plans: one suggesting that master teachers are "better than" and another suggesting that they do "more than" their peers. (RH)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Master Teachers, Models
Peer reviewedCobb, Steven L.; Foeller, William H. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1992
Presents study results focusing on the determinants of teacher work attitudes using organizational behavior theory. Explores job satisfaction as influenced by individual attributes and job characteristics. Concludes that additional economics training and expectations of motivated students favorably impact teacher satisfaction. Suggests that both…
Descriptors: Economics, Educational Research, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education
Carleo, Anita Susan Wolk – 1988
In 1986, a study was conducted of the level of job satisfaction among full-time faculty in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). Questionnaires were distributed to 1,000 randomly selected full-time faculty in the nine colleges in the LACCD. A total of 439 surveys were returned, for a 43.9% response rate. Study findings included the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Full Time Faculty, Job Satisfaction
Download full textOpp, Ronald D. – 1992
A study examined the influence of behavioral activities such as teaching, research, and service on faculty career satisfaction using Astin's theory of involvement. The research tested Astin's theory in predicting variations in career satisfaction by disciplinary category, and the contention that disciplinary differences are critical for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Friesen, D.; Richards, D. – 1984
This study examined the work-related stress experienced by principals and teachers in public schools. The researchers worked under the assumption that some of the stress related to a job situation comes from the environment. Condensed versions of two questionnaires developed by Williams (measuring stress experienced by teachers) and Jankovich…
Descriptors: Background, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1991
This report summarizes the highlights and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) from a national survey of 35,478 full-time college and university faculty members at 392 two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities, carried out in the fall and winter of 1989-90. The 200-question survey focused heavily on how faculty members…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
