The Politics of Teacher Pay Reforms. Working Paper 2008-01 Paper prepared for "Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education" (Nashville, TN, Feb 29, 2008).

Autor/in	Goldhaber, Dan
Institution	Vanderbilt University, National Center on Performance Incentives
Titel	The Politics of Teacher Pay Reforms. Working Paper 2008-01 Paper prepared for "Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education" (Nashville, TN, Feb 29, 2008).
Quelle	(2008), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Unions; Educational Change; State Surveys; Merit Pay; Teacher Salaries; Compensation (Remuneration); Teacher Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Decision Making; Politics of Education; Boards of Education; Superintendents; Teacher Evaluation; Academic Achievement; Washington; Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungsreform; Leistungszulage; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Lehrerverhalten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Ausschuss; Schulrat; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Schulleistung
Abstract	This paper explores the politics of various types of teacher compensation reforms, with a particular focus on pay for performance. It examines the political positions taken by the nations two teachers' unions, the extent to which these reflect the preferences of teachers, and how both influence the decisions by localities to implement reforms. New Washington State survey data that describes teachers' views on compensation is analyzed to contextualize teacher opinions and show variation based on both the type of teacher and the context in which a teacher works. The role of local decision-makers (for instance, school boards and superintendents) and the incentives that drive their thinking about reform implementation is also examined, with a focus on the dynamics of local school district politics and the institutional inertia of public school systems. The paper concludes with a discussion of various logistical hurdles associated with pay reforms (such as data systems, comparison groups, methods of calculating teacher effectiveness, or confidence in effectiveness measures) and whether and how these can be overcome, and fleshes out what the forces shaping teacher compensation choices might portend for reform initiatives. A bibliography is included. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures and 39 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Center on Performance Incentives. Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, PMB #43, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: 615-322-5538; Fax: 615-322-6018; e-mail: ncpi@vanderbilt.edu; Web site: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/performanceincentives
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10