Tenure: An Important Due Process Right or a Hindrance to Change in the Schools? |
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| Authors: | Julianne Coleman Stephen T Schroth Lisa Molinaro and Mark Green |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Education, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA;(2) Educational Studies Department, Knox College, 2 East South Street, Box 126, Galesburg, IL 61401, USA;(3) The Curry School of Education, The Univesity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Teacher tenure is a hotly contested concept in today’s’ school reform battles. Many discussions of tenure, however, use the term in incorrect ways that add little to the concepts that should be debated. Historically, tenure represents due process rights teachers acquire after several years of successful service. Other procedures, such as teacher credentialing, the granting of tenure, and teacher evaluation, if successfully applied, would offer the public adequate protection from less than competent teachers. Future implications and recommendations for legislatures considering reworking tenure laws are given, including extending the term necessary to gain tenure, revamping teacher evaluation procedures, increasing expenditures for supervision, and focusing reform efforts on desired outcomes.J. Coleman, L. Molinaro, M. Green, S. T. Schroth have equal contributions to the finished paper. |
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| Keywords: | tenure dismissal probationary period supervision teacher preparation due process rights |
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