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  1. Fall 1989 Issue »

    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
    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.

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  2. Fall 1989 Issue

    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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