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@article{citeulike:1765748, abstract = {This article synthesizes past research findings on the work of charter school teachers and juxtaposes this research with case studies of forty charter school teachers in six urban charter elementary schools. Charter schools, with increased autonomy over personnel and budget, are given the freedom to make many decisions related to hiring, salary, and working conditions. In general, charter school teachers work longer hours and receive less job security than colleagues in traditional public schools. In some states, charter school teachers earn significantly less than other public school colleagues. The evidence also suggests, however, that teachers generally enjoy their professional lives in charter schools--their colleagues and the school's education program. The authors argue that in order to continue to attract and retain teachers, charter schools may need to extend their use of autonomy to improve the working conditions of teachers and ultimately, to extend the life of the school. 10.1177/0013124502239393}, author = {Malloy, Courtney L. and Wohlstetter, Priscilla}, citeulike-article-id = {1765748}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013124502239393}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://eus.sagepub.com/content/35/2/219.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://eus.sagepub.com/content/35/2/219.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://eus.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/219}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0013124502239393}, journal = {Education and Urban Society}, keywords = {autonomy, budget, case\_studies, charter\_school\_teachers, charter\_schools, decisions, education\_program, elementary\_schools, freedom, job\_security, professional\_lives, research\_findings, s\_education, salary, school\_colleagues, working\_conditions}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {219--241}, posted-at = {2009-10-09 17:36:08}, priority = {2}, title = {Working Conditions In Charter Schools: What's the Appeal for Teachers?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013124502239393}, volume = {35}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1765748 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1765748 N2 - This article synthesizes past research findings on the work of charter school teachers and juxtaposes this research with case studies of forty charter school teachers in six urban charter elementary schools. Charter schools, with increased autonomy over personnel and budget, are given the freedom to make many decisions related to hiring, salary, and working conditions. In general, charter school teachers work longer hours and receive less job security than colleagues in traditional public schools. In some states, charter school teachers earn significantly less than other public school colleagues. The evidence also suggests, however, that teachers generally enjoy their professional lives in charter schools--their colleagues and the school's education program. The authors argue that in order to continue to attract and retain teachers, charter schools may need to extend their use of autonomy to improve the working conditions of teachers and ultimately, to extend the life of the school. 10.1177/0013124502239393 IS - 2 JF - Education and Urban Society EP - 241 TI - Working Conditions In Charter Schools: What's the Appeal for Teachers? VL - 35 SP - 219 KW - autonomy KW - budget KW - case_studies KW - charter_school_teachers KW - charter_schools KW - decisions KW - education_program KW - elementary_schools KW - freedom KW - job_security KW - professional_lives KW - research_findings KW - s_education KW - salary KW - school_colleagues KW - working_conditions AU - Malloy, Courtney AU - Wohlstetter, Priscilla PY - 2003/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013124502239393 ER -