This report describes briefly performance contracts; discusses their shortcomings, pitfalls, and advantages; and gives some insight into the future development of this new concept. Two shortcomings of performance contracting include (1) teaching to the test and (2) board abdication of its responsibility for making final decisions about educational…

Discusses ways to avoid problems when developing and planning performance contracts. (JF)

The author takes a firm stand in favor of performance contracting, viewing it as a means of attaining new levels in job satisfaction and teacher independence (professionally). (AN)

The authors provide a rather outrageous extension of the concept of accountability to other professions in the same manner that people now wish to apply it to educators. (AN)

A discussion of management by objectives by the staff of the National Education Association from the perspective of the teaching profession. (Author)

This is a model for any relationship and for marriage counseling in particular. The premise is that a well-developed agreement between the two partners is necessary for marital success, and that disharmony in marriage is a sign of an unclear or unworkable contract. (Author)

One of the principal issues facing educators is whether school management can manage its resources efficiently to achieve results through broad-based accountability procedures such as performance or incentive contracts, in light of possible constraints such as teacher tenure. In this speech, the author suggests some propositions related to…

Results of an analysis of covariance used to compare pre-experiment and post-experiment grades show significant improvements in grades for students participating in tutorial contracting. (STS)