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A Close Look at Teachers' Lives: Caring for the Well-Being of Elementary Teachers in the US
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Kaynak, Naime Elcan – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative study is to shed light on elementary teachers' perspectives on their sense of well-being, with emphasis on contextual factors that promote or block their sense of well-being. Data were collected through background questionnaires, teachers' journal writings, and interviews with teachers. Findings reveal that…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Well Being, Teaching Conditions
An Examination of Autonomy and Leadership in Los Angeles Unified School District Pilot Schools
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Taranto, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2015
In 2009 the Los Angeles Unified School District passed the Public School Choice Initiative, which aimed to give students in the lowest performing schools educational options. LA Pilot Schools are one option students and their families have when choosing a school in LAUSD. These schools boast small size, autonomy, greater accountability,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Urban Schools, School Districts
An Examination of Autonomy and Leadership in Los Angeles Unified School District Pilot Schools
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Hines, Damon – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) passed the Public School Choice Initiative in 2009, with the aim of providing students in the lowest performing schools educational options. LA Pilot Schools represent one alternative students and their families have when choosing a school within LAUSD. The mission of LA Pilot Schools is to provide a…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Urban Schools, School Districts
An Examination of Autonomy and Leadership in Los Angeles Unified School District Pilot Schools
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Silvers, Blake – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) passed the Public School Choice Initiative in 2009, with the aim of providing students in the lowest performing schools educational options. LA Pilot Schools represent one alternative students and their families have when choosing a school within LAUSD. The mission of LA Pilot Schools is to provide a…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Urban Schools, School Districts
The Problem with Power: Whose Definition? "Gendered" Language Differences on Both Personal and Organizational Factors of Power with US and Canadian Teachers.
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Acker-Hocevar, Michele; And Others – 1996
This study examined participants' beliefs and practices regarding power with personal demographic variables (gender, age, degree level, and years of experience) and school-related variables (level of school employed, type of school community, and overall citizenship) on power beliefs and practices. A principal component analysis of 668 survey…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
When Students Have Power: Negotiating Authority in a Critical Pedagogy.
Shor, Ira – 1996
This personal report of classroom experiences at an urban commuter college relates the experiences of a teacher and a group of working-class students studying the book "Utopia," which is also the metaphor for the hoped-for learning experience. The book, illustrated by excerpts from student-submitted work, shows how pedagogical theory leads to…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Commuter Colleges, Creative Teaching