Transfer of training happens when learned behavior moves from the training environment to the job--the impact of instruction on the trainees' subsequent job performance. (JOW)

Performance standards help define more clearly the behaviors necessary for evaluated persons to perform their jobs successfully. This article discusses how performance standards differ from criteria; outlines formats; and presents a behaviorally anchored rating scale. (MLH)

According to the reviewer, this book's four objectives are to identify related issues such as professional efficacy, teacher attitudes and job satisfaction, decision-making processes, and working conditions; to define the concepts of commitment, performance, and productivity; to review relevant theory, research, and practice; and to describe known…

This paper addresses faculty evaluation and the use of performance-based assessment documents (teaching dossiers or portfolios) to promote and maintain a high level of teaching quality at the higher education level. It is suggested that an evaluation tool, such as the dossier, should emphasize teaching effectiveness and allow educational…

Five questions relating to the management of incompetent teachers are answered: (1) What is incompetence? (2) How can the administrator help the incompetent teacher? (3) How can principals prove incompetence during dismissal hearings? (4) What kinds of resources are needed? and (5) Why is managing incompetent teachers worth the effort? (PGD)

The authors examine various excuses offered by teachers and administrators for educational mediocrity, such as "It's not my job.""We've always done it this way." and "There's not enough money." They then suggest a systematic approach to changing these negative attitudes and improving performance. (SJL)

A review of theories of expectation as related to behavior shows a high correlation between educational leaders' perceptions of their faculties and the climate and quality of instructional programs. Thus, effective faculties and high quality educational programs could be linked to a particular type of leadership. Leaders who hold high expectations…

This book focuses on how school administrators deal with the problem of teacher incompetence. Data were derived from three research studies conducted in California: interviews with 30 school administrators; a mailed survey of 141 school district superintendents; and a case study of a school district with a relatively high rate of induced teacher…

Implementing pay-for-performance salary structures has been used successfully in business and can result in benefits for educational systems when implemented along with other compensation reforms. Business leaders can help in the implementation of teacher pay-for-performance systems in the following ways: (1) ensure that pay-for-performance plans…