The People's Republic of China makes a special effort to educate students of minor nationalities. Effort is made to produce students and teachers who are both ideologically correct and professionally competent. (JD)

Discusses the current single-step salary schedule used to compensate teachers in most public school systems. Presents a model for basing an incentive system for promotion and salary on a more equitable and realistic multiple-step system. (NKA)

Tennessee's master plans for education would create four professional levels of employment for teachers and administrators in that state. The plan is described, arguments for and against it are summarized, and a counterproposal of the Tennessee Education Association is given. (PP)

Assessing importance of various criteria used to evaluate faculty members for tenure, promotion, and salary increases, compared with responses of professional schools and social sciences departments, surveyed in 1977 by John A. Centra. Thirteen references are provided. (EJS)

Background: Women school leaders may act as social agents who promote gender equality, but evidence is inconclusive regarding the effect of women's leadership on gender stratification in the workplace. Purpose: Based on the similarity-attraction perspective, this study examined male and female school leaders' relations to similar others in three…

Although several studies in the affluent world have examined the job satisfaction and dissatisfaction of lecturers in higher education, little is known about academic job satisfaction in the low-resource countries. This study probes those factors contributing to academic satisfaction and dissatisfaction in higher education in the developing world.…

In the late 1980s, three steps were added to the incremental pay scale for teachers in all Australian state and territory education authorities. The original intent of this Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) concept was to provide an alternative career path for teachers wishing to remain primarily in a teaching role, a career path comparable in status…

This study examined Texas school district spending on staff development and analyzes characteristics of district staff development programs. The study reviewed two statewide programs that provide extended staff development opportunities to participating schools to see if gains in student learning could be documented. The report also looked at both…

Valencia Community College's (VCC's) Faculty Academy was established to assist new tenure-track faculty successfully meet the college's criteria for tenure. In planning the Academy, surveys were conducted with administrators, full-time faculty and staff, and 34 new tenure-track faculty who were to participate in the Academy regarding their…

This paper addresses the issue of black women rising to administrative leadership positions in higher education. The presentation presents demographic data on black females in higher education in Maryland and shows that there are documented sexual and racial barriers which prevent the black female from obtaining top leadership roles in higher…

This manual gives teachers information about the score reports they receive after participating in the Tennessee Career Ladder evaluation process. It also contains a discussion of the scoring and equating process used to calculate the results. The score report consists of the following: (1) a summary; (2) results by domain; (3) results by…

The superintendent of the Bibb County, Georgia, Public School System devised a program to develop a cadre of competent administrators to assume leadership positions as they became vacant. The Leadership Development Program took 18 classroom teachers with administrative aspirations and provided them with a variety of experiences under the guidance…

Current trends and forces that may deter the future of women art faculty in higher education were examined. Women have been acquiring the necessary credentials for employment and promotion in art departments, but they are balanced between a future of full participation in academe and a decline to tokenism. Women constitute over 50 percent of the…

Discusses the meaning of teacher excellence and offers some reasons why excellent teachers are in short supply. Suggests steps to improve teacher quality and performance. (RBW)

This report is an initial effort to provide systematic information on teacher contracts in Massachusetts. In 1999, the Pioneer Institute solicited copies of the current contract from all districts in the state. Forty districts were selected to reflect the makeup of the Commonwealth. This study confirms that teacher compensation is determined by…