Download or read book Merit Pay as Perceived by Faculty at Mississippi Community Colleges written by Cathy Miller Ellett and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Merit Pay in Community Colleges written by Roberta Eileen Dargen and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mississippi Teachers Perception of Merit Pay written by Diana Melissa Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers are the center of increasing student achievement and student motivation, therefore, a way to motivate teachers must be implemented. Although most teachers are motivated intrinsically for their love of teaching, external motivation could add another component to teacher success. Merit pay is one way to provide an external motivator to change teaching strategies in order to increase student achievement. This study measured teachers' perceptions in Mississippi, who are involved in the merit pay pilot program. There are four school districts participating in the pilot program, and two of those school districts were surveyed for this study, a central Mississippi school district and a south Mississippi school district. The data showed that teachers' perception was moderate, and improvements to the program could be made to increase the positive perception of teachers' regarding the merit pay program. No statistical difference was found between low and high socioeconomic schools, veteran teachers and nonveteran teachers, or teachers who teach tested grades, and teachers who do not. Therefore, regardless of where and who the teachers teach, they do not have a different perception of merit pay. When the merit pay criteria was correlated with teachers' perception of merit pay, there was a moderate positive correlation revealing that if teachers understand and have buy-in to the criteria they are having to meet to earn merit pay they have a more positive perception of the program. Merit pay has the potential to motivate teachers to change teaching strategies in the classroom when the focus stays on the successful strategies of implementing merit pay. --Page ii.
Download or read book An Examination of Perception Toward Merit Pay in a Southern School District written by Carol Lynn White Payne and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research project explored different types of merit pay systems in existence, the successes and failures of past merit pay systems, and teachers' of a southern school district perception of the implementation of a merit pay system.
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Download or read book Merit in Education written by Hans A. Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview is provided of the history and current status of merit pay from the perspectives of faculty unions, community and junior colleges, and elementary and secondary schools. Chapter 1 stresses the need to raise the salaries of master teachers, and chapter 2 discusses the responses of faculty unions, faculty members, and the public to the advent of merit pay. Chapter 3 suggests that a rationale and philosophical basis be developed by colleges before a merit plan is instituted, while chapter 4 offers suggestions for the development of an administrative evaluation system to identify excellence in instructional performance. Types of merit pay or merit recognition plans in place or being proposed at elementary and secondary schools are reviewed in chapter 5, while chapter 6 summarizes the findings of a national study of merit recognition in American community colleges. Chapter 7 outlines the provisions of specific merit pay and merit recognition plans in two-year institutions. Chapter 8, the final chapter, presents a summary of the issues related to merit pay, reviews emerging trends, and expresses hopes for the overall improvement of the quality of the American education system in the next decade. (ALB)
Download or read book A Study of the Perceptions of Administrators and Faculty Members Toward Merit Pay for Faculty at Junior Colleges in Korea written by Young Joon Kim and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Perceived Association of Merit Pay and Teacher Qualities in Two Middle Schools in a Southeastern State written by John Daniel Balls and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation determined the perceived association of merit pay and teacher qualities in the sample schools. The research focused on the association of merit pay and levels of teacher qualities and if a relationship exists between teacher performance-based compensation and teacher qualities/performance. -- The indications and suggestions of this research were based on the data collected from surveys and interviews of teachers in the two sample schools on performance pay plans. This component of the study identified any perceived association of merit pay and teacher qualities. This information was corroborated with research collected on studies done on school systems that have adopted merit pay plans. Information was obtained from multi-question surveys from middle school teachers, open-ended questions, and interviews. -- The results of this research indicated that there was a perceived association of merit pay and teacher qualities in these two sample middle schools. This association may lead to increased teacher efficacy and, ultimately, increased student achievement.
Download or read book An Analysis of a Faculty Merit Pay Allocation System in College of Education written by Julia M. Duckwall and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Distance Learning written by Michael Simonson and published by IAP. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distance Learning is for leaders, practitioners, and decision makers in the fields of distance learning, e'learning, telecommunications, and related areas. It is a professional journal with applicable information for those involved with providing instruction to all kinds of learners, of all ages, using telecommunications technologies of all types. Stories are written by practitioners for practitioners with the intent of providing usable information and ideas. Articles are accepted from authors--new and experienced--with interesting and important information about the effective practice of distance teaching and learning. Distance Learning is published quarterly. Each issue includes eight to ten articles and three to four columns, including the highly regarded "And Finally..." column covering recent important issues in the field and written by Distance Learning editor, Michael Simonson. Articles are written by practitioners from various countries and locations, nationally and internationally. Distance Learning is an official publication of the United States Distance Learning Association, and is co-sponsored by the Fischler School of Education at Nova Southeastern University and Information Age Publishing.
Download or read book A Descriptive Study of Perceived Teacher Attitudes Toward Merit Pay and Selected Merit Pay Plans written by Joseph D. Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Merit Pay written by Vanessa Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the study is to show the various perceptions teachers have on merit pay. This research was designed to examine the perceptions and attitudes of teachers towards the idea of performance based pay. This topic has been an ongoing battle within school systems since the 1800s. The participants in this study were teachers from the state of Indiana. An internet search was done to find similar public school corporations in Indiana that had already implemented merit pay systems or were planning on establishing a pay scale system based on performance. Approximately 250 teachers from four school corporations were invited to complete the survey. Out of those invited, 42 teachers completed the survey, producing a response rate of 16.8%. Of the 42 teachers who participated in the survey, 25 teachers (59.5%) were not in schools with merit pay, while 17 teachers (40.5%) were in a system that used merit pay. Results indicated that there are significant differences to the questions regarding higher pay for better performance. To all other questions there are no significant differences noted. An overwhelming number of participants strongly disagreed with the concept of merit pay, arguing that teachers work to the best of their ability while seeking to sharpen the craft of teaching and additional pay will do little to enhance student achievement. Appended to this document are: (1) Study Information Sheet; (2) Teacher Survey Form; (3) Principal E-mail; (4) Secretary E-mail (with Study Information Sheet); (5) Follow-Up E-mail; and (6) IRB Approval. (Contains 19 tables.).
Download or read book Teacher Perceptions of Merit Pay written by Paul James Waller and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to identify and explore teacher perceptions of the merit-pay plan after six years of implementation in the Innovative School District (ISD). This qualitative case study will add to the knowledge base and provide interested school leaders with information as they consider alternatives to traditional teacher compensation. This study will provide similar districts, administrators, and scholars with insight into teacher perceptions developed after a merit-pay system has first been put into place and then remained in place for six years. As other school district leadership teams work with their teachers and boards of education to consider and develop a merit-pay system, they may be able to avoid pitfalls in the process of implementation by knowing the perceptions teachers have about this approach. This knowledge can also be incorporated into the curriculum of applicable higher education programs. This study employed a single case study approach to gain an understanding of the perceptions held by elementary teachers in grades Pre-K, one through six through semi-structured interviews. This researcher recognizes that knowledge gained from this study is relative and not absolute, but it will use empirical evidence to generate plausible claims (Patton, 2002). This approach is aligned with Merriam's purpose for qualitative research, which is to achieve a deep understanding of how people perceive what they experience (Merriam, 2009). There were four major themes that emerged from this study. These included: A significant number of teachers in ISD do not have a solid understanding of the structure of the merit-pay program. Second, trust between the teachers and the principal are vital to the success of the merit-pay program. Third, ISD's merit-pay program has been successful with a majority of teachers stating that if they had the chance to return to a traditional salary schedule, they would remain on the merit-pay plan. The final and most surprising theme revealed that teachers are concerned about the amount of time the merit-pay plan requires of the school principal. Teachers were concerned that the principal was now viewed as the "evaluator" instead of the symbolic leader of the building.
