Expecting Too Much of Performance Pay?

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Susan Moore; Papay, John P.
Titel	Expecting Too Much of Performance Pay?
Quelle	In: School Administrator, 67 (2010) 3, S.22-27 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6439
Schlagwörter	Teacher Salaries; Merit Pay; Program Effectiveness; School Districts; Change Strategies; Policy Analysis; Teacher Evaluation; Merit Rating; Program Design; Program Descriptions; Case Studies; Cost Effectiveness; Expectation; Florida; Minnesota; North Carolina; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Leistungszulage; School district; Schulbezirk; Lösungsstrategie; Politikfeldanalyse; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Analytische Arbeitsbewertung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Expectancy; Erwartung
Abstract	Pay for performance is not a new idea, and reformers should not ignore the dismal record of merit pay over the past century. Initially adopted with a flourish of expectations during several waves of popularity in the past, every plan eventually fell into disuse. These plans proved to be unexpectedly costly and cumbersome to run. They often generated cynicism and unproductive competition among teachers. Recent developments, though, may change the prospects of using pay to reward teachers' performance. Given these developments in methods and attitudes, people can ask whether today's pay reform plans will fare better than those of the past. To better understand the experiments under way, the authors reviewed programs from across the country that pay teachers for how well they teach and what their students achieve. They studied four school districts' programs in more detail--Houston, Minneapolis, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and Hillsborough County, Florida. The study of four school districts uncovers the messy reality of adding merit bonuses to the salary scale. The four school districts' pay plans differ in how they assess teachers' performance and how they award the bonus money. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Administrators. 801 North Quincy Street Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203-1730. Tel: 703-528-0700; Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10