Article Info This paper addresses perceptions and implications of teacher evaluation by Arab school principals in an era of accountability. Analysis of semi-structured interviews with 26 Arab principals showed that teacher evaluation as a strategy keeps the school accountable in an era of reform. Additionally, most principals recognize the tool's possible uses to improve the level of teaching and learning in an effort to increase students' achievements. Nevertheless, it was found that when teacher evaluation is the key tool, the principals' efforts to develop the teaching abilities of excellent teachers decrease. This study offers conclusions as to the (socio-cultural, perception-based, and personal-professional) factors that inhibit the implementation of a valid and reliable teacher evaluation process.
This article deals with the problem of student dropout during the first year in a higher education institution. To date, no model on a budget has been developed and tested to prevent dropout among Engineering Students. This case study was conducted among first-year students taking evening classes in two practical engineering colleges in Israel. There are three dimensions of the dropout reduction model: social support, institutional support and personal commitment. The results of the intervention had a positive effect on all three dimensions.
The study aims at examining whether there was a correlation between school personal, structural, intra-organizational factors, general burnout level of teachers from Arab schools in Israel. The research question was: To what extent do personal, structural, and intra-organizational factors affect general burnout level of teachers? Quantitative data-collection was conducted through validated questionnaires from relevant scientific literature. Findings indicate a negative correlation between five styles of leadership and burnout, however, no significant correlation was found between all the personal variables and general burnout, with exception of the variables of years of teaching and age, that a positive significant correlation was found between these and burnout meaning that the higher years of teaching and age of teachers are, the higher burnout of same teacher is.
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