ERIC Number: ED280168
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Apr
Pages: 8
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How to Rejuvenate Hohum Teachers.
Johnson, Sandy
To motivate teachers toward quality performance, administrators must follow effective organizational practices and methods for professional development. This report describes how Hampshire County, West Virginia, schools implement ideas that increase productivity. Among ideas used were those of James Lewis, Jr., whose book, Excellent Organizations, identifies assumptions held by managers of successful organizations that apply to constructing a supportive system for teachers. (1) Success depends on how people are treated. (2) Managers must be caring, trusting, and supportive of the organization. (3) Teamwork is the key to results. (4) Employees' performance improves as managerial control lessens. County administrators analyzed teachers as belonging to a social structure and assessed human relations functioning through the Performance Pathfinder System. The nine areas rated were as follows: human resources, goal clarity, recognition, communications, accountability, climate, involvement, planning, and measurement. Weaknesses in these areas often involve inadequate feedback and insufficient personnel contact with supervisors. To develop feedback and support for teachers, schools administered the Personal Profile System, a self-assessment instrument that identifies preferred interaction styles and motivating environments. A school's problem with supervision was corrected through findings analysis. Team activity has increased teachers' responsibilities and achievements. As their greatest asset, schools should develop teachers' potential through problem-solving involvement, professional growth opportunities, and a more secure emotional environment. (CJH)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Human Relations, Instructional Development, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Leadership, Interpersonal Relationship, Needs Assessment, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Theories, Performance Factors, Professional Development, School Effectiveness, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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