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ERIC Number: EJ334276
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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A Letter from England: Professionalism and Education.
de Zoysa, Richard
Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n8 p607-09 Apr 1986
The British school system is experiencing an unprecedented wave of teacher strikes due to low pay, limited promotion prospects, eroding status, and increased demands on teachers from rising academic standards and parent expectations. High unemployment rates, diminishing public-sector funding, and the British class system are worsening a chaotic situation. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Burnout, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Problems, Foreign Countries, Parent School Relationship, Social Class, Status, Stress Variables, Teacher Strikes, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Teacher Status