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A study on the perceptions of Teachers on Teacher Unions representation at the School level: A case of selected Primary and Secondary Schools in Lusaka District
Teacher union representation has been in existence for a long time, but the extent to which teacher unions represents teachers at school level remains uncertain. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; (1) To examine the goals of teacher unions (2) To investigate how teacher …
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A study on the perceptions of Teachers on Teacher Unions representation at the School level: A case of selected Primary and Secondary Schools in Lusaka District
Teacher union representation has been in existence for a long time, but the extent to which teacher unions represents teachers at school level remains uncertain. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; (1) To examine the goals of teacher unions (2) To investigate how teacher …
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School-based unionism in a Gauteng school district
… study was to explore and understand school-based teacher unionism by conducting an empirical analysis of the views and experiences of stakeholder groups in a Gauteng district. Participants saw the role of teacher unions at school level as being the protection of their members. Principals and SGB …
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Teacher unionism and empowerment in rural Illinois school districts
This study investigates the problem of how teacher unionism in rural school districts relates to teacher empowerment within those districts. Specifically, the study attempts to examine which variables describing teacher unions in rural unit school districts in Illinois influence union presidents', …
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Teacher Remuneration in South Africa: Incentivizing Performance
… in South Africa is poor quality. We focus on how teacher quality can be improved by improving the structure of their remuneration. Performance-related pay, which can be based either on measuring learner test scores, or by measuring teacher content knowledge or pedagogical skills, has sometimes …
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The Politicization of School Reopenings: Media Coverage of Teachers Unions
… including parents, school administrators, teachers, teachers’ unions, and the media. Negotiations over elements of school reopening policies, such as mask mandates and remote-learning options have, in certain school districts, been fraught with contention. The politicization of school …
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Principals' perceptions of teacher evaluation practices in an urban school district
<p>Teacher evaluation has the ability to greatly support increased student achievement. However, existing literature on the topic finds evaluations are not meeting the intended purpose. Since principals are responsible for the implementation of the process at their school site, their perceptions of …
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Alliances, assemblages, and affect: Teacher activism within and beyond the union in Saskatchewan
… neoliberal policies to regulate the work of teachers and their professional organizations (Bascia, 2015; Smaller, 1998). Neoliberalism has radically altered educational policies with respect to curriculum, teaching pedagogy, and teachers’ professionalism (Apple, 2006; Ball, 2003), impeding …
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Teaching conditions and interventions for supportive teacher induction
… and the assistance that beginning secondary teachers experience were investigated. Their perceptions of teaching were measured using a semantic differential. Their evaluations of the helpfulness of various types of assistance were calculated to determine the most important elements of …
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Influencing new teacher retention : a qualitative single case study on K–12 teachers' experiences in their first five years of teaching.
… and external correlates that influence new teacher retention among K–12 teachers who have remained in their current position throughout their first five years of teaching. The problem this study addressed was the high attrition rates among early-career teachers, which have detrimental …
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Special education and teacher union contracts: an exploratory study
… implementation of the Act. In the past the local teacher union bargaining process has been used as a means through which some disputes may be rectified. Authors have suggested that disputes regarding the delivery of services to learners with handicaps might be resolved through teacher unions’ …
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Substance abuse amongst Secondary School learners
… Department of Education in collaboration with teacher unions, principal forums, school management teams, education organization and Sanca must conduct workshops for the educators in which the following aspects, concerning drugs abuse will receive attention: Reasons why learners use drugs. …
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A comparative study of controversy in the education systems of Western Australia, Victoria and New Zealand: Community participation in government schools 1985-1993
… and documents produced by organisations such as teacher unions, was undertaken. In the case of Western Australia face-to-face interviews were conducted. A series of video-taped interviews with major actors in the controversy in Western Australia was also used in the data gathering process. The …
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The effect of bullying on the primary school learner
… Department of Education in collaboration with teacher unions, school management teams and governing bodies advocate that we follow a program of interventions which must be targeted at three levels: individual, classroom and school level. This type of program was found to be highly effective in …
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The effectiveness of the Superintendents of Education Management (SEMs)
… effective cooperation between the SEMs and the teacher unions. > Principals are not happy with the salary backlog for educators because it affects the performance of educators in the classrooms. > SEMs do not communicate their circuit mission statements to all stakeholders. > SEMs have done …
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Abrasive Teachers and Principal Response ; a Mixed-Methods Exploration of Administrative Decisions Regarding Teachers Who Bully Students
… is physically and emotionally safe. An abrasive teacher who displays bullying behaviors towards students is a threat to that environment, impeding student academic progress and decreasing student perceptions of safety. Principals intervene, with risk to themselves. This study sought to understand …
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Essays on Gender Differences in Educational and Labor Market Outcomes
… of male college freshmen planning to become a teacher fell from 12.4% to 2.4% and the share of males among those who aspired to teach dropped from 30.6% to 19.7%. Using nationally representative data on the career plans of college freshmen I find that unrestricted access to the birth control …
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Teacher union involvement in the English for the Children ballot initiative campaigns
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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