Teacher Contract Non-Renewal: Southeast and Midwest Principals

Autor/inn/en	Nixon, Andy; Packard, Abbot L; Dam, Margaret
Titel	Teacher Contract Non-Renewal: Southeast and Midwest Principals
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 6 (2011) 4, (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-9635
Schlagwörter	Statistical Analysis; Principals; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Discipline; Teacher Evaluation; Barriers; Time; Teacher Dismissal; Collective Bargaining; Unions; Teacher Associations; Court Litigation; Ethics; Teacher Behavior; Contracts; Alabama; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; North Carolina; Ohio; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Statistische Analyse; Principal; Schulleiter; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerdienstordnung; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Zeit; Lehrerbeurlaubung; Tarifverhandlung; Lehrerorganisation; Lehrerverband; Lehrervereinigung; Rechtsstreit; Ethik; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Vertrag
Abstract	This quantitative study investigated reasons that school principals recommend non-renewal of probationary teachers' contracts. Principals in the Southeast and Midwest completed an emailed survey. The ordinal nature of the data gathered dictated that comparisons be made between groups using the Mann Whitney U. The study investigated the barriers that work against principals addressing ineffective teaching. Results indicated that principals from both regions are more willing to initiate contract non-renewal when there has been an ethical violation or inappropriate conduct. Principals from both regions reported that teacher instructional skills are more important than subject content knowledge and dispositions in teacher contract non renewals. Vast differences in response by region were found, however as Midwestern principals strongly identified the following barriers: "teacher union," "high cost of litigation," "laws protecting teachers," "collective bargaining agreement," and "desire to avoid conflict and confrontation." Both regions identified "time" as a barrier. (Contains 12 tables and 9 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	NCPEA Publications. Web site: http://www.ncpeapublications.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10