Policies and practices associated with intra-district teacher transfers in urban school districts were examined, exploring the implications for educational equity of this aspect of teacher mobility. Human capital theory and the theory of internal labor markets and their institutional rules provided the primary theoretical focus of the research.…

Reports results of a five-state survey of 331 small school superintendents from Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas which studied techniques and plans of action for teacher recruitment and teacher maintenance. (AH)

A school system that had to lay off some teachers because of declining enrollment arranged for these and other teachers to meet with the representative of a district recruiting teachers. (MLF)

The author points out two of the problems involved in merging two schools: determining which buildings to close and melding the two staffs, who may have different philosophies and procedures. She also notes that these mergers present opportunities for reorganizing space, rethinking curriculum, and gaining access to additional resources. (SJL)

Becoming a member of any organization involves socialization. When teachers move, change work groups, or transfer, they must be "reinducted" or "resocialized" to fit into the new environment. Administrators should recognize two important differences between beginning and relocated teachers--the mindset each brings to the first year of service and…

Forced teaching reassignment combined with curriculum implementation may have detrimental results. This negative effect is due mostly to the reassigned teachers' views of themselves. For instance, it is held that teachers are less motivated by the teaching act because their new work is unfamiliar; their damaged self-esteem makes curricular change…

This paper investigates the reasons why teachers change school districts by examining teacher characteristics and school districts as predictors of district change. The data set traces the careers of Michigan public school teachers during the 1970s. The study is restricted to districts with stable or expanding enrollments to ensure that the job…

A model for the selection of individuals into institutions and their subsequent socialization is formulated which is defined in terms of qualitative rather than quantitative data; these data are hierarchical in character and are defined at several points in time. Variables defined for individuals and variables defined for institutions were…

This report determines the extent of culture shock a white teacher from a typically middle-class school would experience when transferred to inner-city schools. Further investigation concerned how those teachers reacted to cope with culture shock. Thirty-three white elementary teachers were involuntarily transferred to six inner-city schools in an…

Presents results of a study conducted to determine how changes in teachers' professional lives affect the quality of their work. During one year, four interviews were conducted with 24 teachers undergoing transitions in their assignments. Concludes that as teachers adapt to change, their performance may be temporarily affected. (DR)

One junior high school's discipline policies and guidelines for establishing similar regulations are offered in the first article. The second recommends transfers as a constructive solution to problems associated with an aging teaching staff and suggests procedures for a smooth change of assignment. (MJL)

Principals are advised of sound communication practices for relieving teachers' anxiety about reassignment and motivating them toward achieving their new school's instructional goals. (MJL)

Author uses a benefit-cost model in analyzing socio-economic determinants in teacher movement and attrition. (LN)

Data on teacher transfer requests in a large metropolitan school district were correlated with the schools' percentages of minority students, using a Markov analysis to predict possible trends. The results showed a potential "flight" of higher quality teachers away from minority populated inner-city schools. (Author/RW)

The mobility patterns of teachers in one large urban school district are examined for the period from 1965 to 1974, using logic analysis. Teacher seniority and changes in student enrollments are much more important in explaining transfers and terminations in the 1970s than in the 1960s. (Author)