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Goldring, Rebecca; Gray, Lucinda; Bitterman, Amy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This report presents selected findings from the Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with…
Descriptors: Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Racial Differences, Institutional Characteristics
White, Bruce – Australian Teacher Education Association, 2009
There has been an increased emphasis on training and recruiting appropriately qualified teachers of science and mathematics (ACDS, 2002; MCEETYA, 2004; Harris, Jensz & Baldwin, 2005). There has also been concern over the age profile of the current teaching force which is generally older in comparison to other professionals and the implication…
Descriptors: Employment, Teaching Load, Graduates, Interviews
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Basom, Margaret R.; Frase, Larry – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2004
The purpose of this article is to provide a new perspective on the intricacies of the work life in schools that motivate and satisfy teachers. The authors review the literature related to the improvement of school environments and the concept of "flow" as defined by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi (1990). He describes flow as a "state in which people are…
Descriptors: Organizational Effectiveness, Work Environment, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Motivation