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ERIC Number: EJ272614
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Dec
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Merit Pay: A Research-Based Alternative in Tucson.
Frase, Larry E.; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n4 p266-69 Dec 1982
Describes the implementation and evaluation of a program rewarding good teaching in the Catalina Foothills School District in Tucson (Arizona). Based on motivation-hygiene theory, which claims that money is not a motivator, the program funds teacher attendance at conferences and purchases of instructional equipment rather than teacher pay increases. (PGD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Incentives, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Recognition (Achievement), Resource Allocation, Rewards, Teacher Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Catalina Foothills Elementary School District AZ; Motivation Hygiene Theory