Teaching as a Profession
Leadership, Empowerment, and Involvement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4886536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Merten (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin), Sally Mertens (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin), Sam J Yarger (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 32-37 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Teacher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4871 • E-ISSN: 1552-7816 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002248718803900108 |
| OpenAlex | W1972234587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
Career advancement for teachers is one of the central concerns of reformers. At tracting and retaining the best qualified teachers will require, however, the de velopment of systems that properly re ward and empower classroom teachers. Mertens and Yarger examine the issues associated with career ladder oppor tunities and question a selected set of assumptions that undergird profes sional enhancement schemes. The authors conclude with a discussion of how teacher empowerment and involve ment are essential ingredients to strengthening teaching as a profession
Empowerment · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Set (abstract data type) · Sociology · Computer Science · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |