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Attitudes Towards Public School Teachers Strikes, Kenneth Harold Arnold
Attitudes Towards Public School Teachers Strikes, Kenneth Harold Arnold
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Problem. Teacher strikes have increased from a single strike in the late fifties to approximately 180 in the past year, 1980. This has presented quite a dilemma for the public school sector. The problem in this study was to investigate the attitudes held towards teachers' strikes by public school Teachers, administrators, board of trustee members, and members of the general public. The study also attempted to determine if there was a significant difference in the attitudes, held by these groups in communities which had experienced a teacher strike and those who had not. Finally, the variables of sex, age, marital …
The Appropriateness Of Selected Inservice Education Programs As Perceived By Seventh-Day Adventist Educators, George Alvah Bronson Jr.
The Appropriateness Of Selected Inservice Education Programs As Perceived By Seventh-Day Adventist Educators, George Alvah Bronson Jr.
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Problem. When considering specific instructional areas associated with the performance of teachers, do teachers and administrators in the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) school system differ in their perceptions regarding the appropriateness of inservice education programs? Procedure. Three sample groups were derived from the population of SDA educators in California. These groups included: administrators at the district level; administrators in elementary and secondary schools; and elementary and secondary teachers. Of the 298 questionnaires distributed, 86.9 percent were returned. Various statistical procedures were used to determine if perceptual differences existed between: administrators and teachers; elementary and secondary teachers; male and female teachers; to …