.../methodology/approach – The paper draws on the extant literature on pay and undertakes detailed quantitative analysis of teachers pay in Scotland relative to teachers elsewhere in the UK, graduates and other professional occupations in the private and public sectors. Findings – The key finding...

...Gian Casimir; Darcy McCormack; Nikola Djurkovic; Apollo Nsubuga‐Kyobe Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the psychosomatic model of downward workplace bullying in different cultures. Design/methodology/approach A cross‐sectional design was used. Participants were teachers...

... been used by those exploring teachers' experiences (Hargreaves, 1998 ; Troman and Woods, 2001 ; Nias, 1996), the negative depiction of emotional labour is seen to be ill‐fitted to the specificity of the emotional labour carried out by teachers. Hargreaves (1998) for example, argues that Hoschild's...

...Jim Grieves; Peter Hanafin Purpose Aims to examine current debates about the recruitment and retention of teachers and explore the views of Local Education Authority Human Resource Advisors, governors and teachers. Design/methodology/approach Addresses the issue of whether the Government...

...Keith Sisson Based on the 1991 Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture, a discussion is conducted of the challenges and opportunities facing teachers and researchers arising from the rapidly changing practice of industrial relations. A widening of the scope of the subject, to include its individual as well...