Collegiality

2.3. The Perspectives on Teachers’ Extended Professionalism from School Teachers’ to University Teachers’ The current problem is, however, the existed theories and research studies mostly targeted schoolteachers, then what about it for university teachers? The distinctions between their academic essence and professional responsibilities paved the way for the assumption that their views toward the extended professionalism may also be different. The major differences of these two roles are that:…

Leadership is not the exercise of power, but instead the empowerment of others...Effective leaders lead by pulling not pushing, inspiring not ordering, and enabling rather than containing others” (Burdenuk, 1992, p.21). As the importance of school leadership grows its accompanying underlying theory is being continually developed with established approaches being refined and new models emerging. Labels that have been used to define the field of school leadership have changed over time from…

Special Educators: Attrition, Recruitment, and Retainment Attrition, recruitment and retainment of highly qualified staff have long been studied within the field of education. This research paper hopes to take an in depth look at attrition within the special education population and also ideas for recruiting and retaining quality teachers. Although teaching, in its own right, is a difficult profession, special education teachers, support staff, and administration face a unique set of challenges.…

In September of 1996, during Friday the 13th, a little girl by the name of Ashlynn Olexa Danner entered the world from the Reading Hospital. She had beautiful brown hair and striking blue eyes. Her parents, Robert and Alison Danner were proud parents. They were thrilled to finally have a kid of their own. Robert grew up in Nazareth Pennsylvania with his parents Dot and Robert Sr., and Lou Ann, his sister. After his father Robert Senior served in the US Air Force and worked at Western Electric…

Problem Statement: Wendy Peterson has to decide if she will provide Fred Wu with an assistant and maintain his services. Hypothesis 1: It could be that Peterson’s leadership style is underdeveloped. Analysis: AccountBack recently underwent a great deal of change making it important for leadership to have high change intelligence. This change intelligence includes the ability to recognize the need for change, understand the change process, master implementing the change process, and being…

After five hours under Mrs. Gonzalez’s 1997 Plymouth, my hands were so dirty I had to wash them ten times just to see my fingernails again. She was a familiar face around the shop, given that neighborhood thieves had routinely targeted her car. This time, though, they had gone too far. Someone had crawled underneath the car and cut out the valuable catalytic converter, and she couldn’t afford a replacement. When I looked at her and said, “That’ll be $563,” her face turned pale. She looked like…

Identifying Areas of Pedagogical Strength and Weakness If doctors didn't use best practice it would be malpractice, what about teachers? Although "best practice" remains a fairly subjective term depending on your philosophical views, the concept serves as the foundation for professional development. Just as best practice means something different to a doctor practicing homeopathy versus a doctor siding with western medicine, the idea of best practice also varies widely amongst educators.…

Ingersoll was not alone in his focus on working conditions: Other researchers, working in the 1990s and 2000s, examined the influence of working conditions on job satisfaction and on teacher retention decisions alongside other factors such as salary, student enrollment trends, and personal factors such as maternity leave (Theobald, 1990; Billingsley, 1993; Kim & Loadman, 1994; Gonzalez, 1995; some 2000 citations needed). Ingersoll was by no means the only voice advocating that more attention be…

3. Workplace consists people that work together to reach the goals of their organization. As a leader, we need to be able to manage them to meet the organization goals. The individuals who work in an organization are diverse not just by sex, belief, race, ethnic, but also in backgrounds, age, and many more aspects. Therefore, it is important for leaders to acknowledge this diversity issue, so they could create conducive communication and the positive working environment in order to pursue the…

Based on the assertion that many professional development programs are designed to support student learning, teachers play an important role in determining what educational materials and tasks are presented to students and how they are delivered. Therefore, building teacher capacity to deliver innovative and engaging curriculum through professional development becomes a crucial element toward achieving educational goals (Hawley & Valli, 1999). Traditional, face-to-face professional development…