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ERIC Number: EJ452043
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
The Significance of Being Alike: The Implications of Similarities and Differences in the Work-Perceptions of Teachers in an International Five-Country Study.
Poppleton, Pam
Comparative Education, v28 n2 p215-23 1992
Surveys of teachers in comprehensive public secondary schools in England, the United States, Japan, Singapore, and West Germany, 1986-88, identified universal elements of classroom culture and country-specific factors that enhance teacher job satisfaction. However, most teachers in all samples felt powerless and of low professional status. (SV)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Morale, Teaching Conditions, Work Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States