Abstracts
Why Doesn't This Feel Empowering?:
Working Through the Repressive Myths of Critical Pedagogy
Elizabeth Ellsworth
The Influences of Salaries and "Opportunity Costs" on Teachers' Career Choices:
Evidence from North Carolina
Richard J. Murnane, Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett
The University of Puerto Rico's Partnership Project with Schools:
A Case Study for the Analysis of School Improvement
Ana Helvia Quintero
"Yanoosh Who-o-o?":
On the Discovery of Greatness
Edwin P. Kulawiec
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The Influences of Salaries and "Opportunity Costs" on Teachers' Career Choices:
Evidence from North Carolina
A recent study focusing on the factors influencing the career paths of white teachers in North Carolina who were first hired between 1976 and 1978 is presented. The implications of the findings for policy and for teacher supply and demand are discussed.