Search Results - "Merit Pay"

Why Doesn't Expanding Higher Education Decrease Wage Inequality?

Authors: Hidefumi Kasuga Yuichi Morita

Source: Education Economics. 2026 34(1):130-142.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Wages, Skilled Workers, Job Skills, Merit Pay, Access to Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, College Graduates

Dismantling Inequities in the Faculty Evaluation System

Authors: Mary Petron William Blackwell Abbie Strunc

Source: School Leadership Review. 2025 20(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, College Faculty, Merit Rating, Teacher Effectiveness, Merit Pay, Incentives, Productivity, Tenure, Program Effectiveness

From Incentive to Impact: The Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment's Path to Improved Retention and Achievement. Working Paper No. 02-001

Authors: Texas Tech University (TTU), Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education (CIRCLE) J. Jacob Kirksey Teresa Lansford et al.

Source: Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 32

Descriptors: Incentives, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Salaries, Merit Pay, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Standardized Tests, Scores, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Shortage

Geographic Terms: Texas

Faculty Perceptions of Social and Economic Rewards as Motivating Factors in Educational Development Programs: A Mixed-Methods Analysis

Authors: Charmian Lam George J. Rehrey Carol Hostetter

Source: International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2024 18(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Benefits, Recognition (Achievement), Incentives, Merit Pay, Teacher Motivation, Program Effectiveness

Why Merit Pay Fails: Comparison of Public and Private School Practices in Shenzhen, China

Authors: Hejia Shi Dan Wang

Source: ECNU Review of Education. 2024 7(3):809-832.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Merit Pay, Teacher Motivation, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Public Schools, Private Schools, Professional Identity, Accountability

Geographic Terms: China

Comparative Analysis of Performance Based Payment for Teachers in Santiago de Chile and Standard Payment in Guayaquil and How Can It Be Implemented in Guayaquil

Authors: Carlos Sempertegui Seminario William David Cortez Vallejo Joel Andres Zhuang Zeng

Source: Online Submission. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 28

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Salaries, Merit Pay, Performance Based Assessment, Comparative Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Educational Practices

Geographic Terms: Chile (Santiago), Ecuador

Performance-Based Compensation Systems and Principal Job Performance

Authors: Hajime Mitani (ORCID 0000-0002-7941-9781)

Source: American Educational Research Journal. 2025 62(2):414-455.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 42

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)

Descriptors: Principals, Performance Based Assessment, Administrator Effectiveness, Job Performance, Compensation (Remuneration), Professional Recognition, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Merit Pay, Incentives, Motivation Techniques, Administrator Evaluation

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

Beyond Compensation: Empowering Teachers' Unions to Think beyond Bread-and-Butter Issues. The Badass Teachers Association Education Series

Authors: Terence Ngwa

Source: Myers Education Press. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Descriptors: Unions, Compensation (Remuneration), Public Education, Teacher Rights, Labor Demands, Small Classes, School Safety, School Nurses, School Counselors, Role, Teacher Associations, Teacher Evaluation, Merit Pay, Standardized Tests, Community Schools, Educational Vouchers, Charter Schools

Geographic Terms: Washington

Access URL: https://myersedpress.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781975507671/Beyond-Compensation

Raising the Bar on Teacher Pay

Authors: Center on Great Teachers and Leaders at American Institutes for Research Ellen Sherratt Lisa Lachlan et al.

Source: Center on Great Teachers and Leaders. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Promotion (Occupational), Teacher Shortage, Merit Pay, Salary Wage Differentials, Competition, State Officials, School Districts, Superintendents, Barriers, Educational Policy, Human Capital, Employment Practices

State of the States 2022: Teacher Compensation Strategies

Authors: National Council on Teacher Quality Saenz-Armstrong, Patricia

Source: National Council on Teacher Quality. 2022.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 25

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Daniels Fund
Joyce Foundation
Walton Family Foundation

Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Selection, Teacher Persistence, Merit Pay, Teaching Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Grants, Federal Aid, Diversity (Faculty), Incentives, Teacher Evaluation

Geographic Terms: Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Idaho, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, South Dakota, Vermont, Utah, West Virginia, Connecticut, Michigan, Florida, Minnesota, New York, Hawaii, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund

Job Satisfaction among Early Childhood Female Teachers and Its Impact on Professional Commitment

Authors: AL-Jadidi, Nadia Ahmed A. (ORCID 0000-0002-0295-7979)

Source: Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction. 2022 12(3):111-129.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Early Childhood Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Attitudes, Promotion (Occupational), Salaries, Merit Pay, Salary Wage Differentials, Job Training, Women Faculty, Educational Attainment, Educational Environment, Faculty Workload, Teacher Student Relationship, Family School Relationship

Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia

'Gaming' in the English Primary School: 'Do Whatever You Need to Do to Make Your Data Look Good'

Authors: Soo Sturrock (ORCID 0000-0002-0540-7673)

Source: Journal of Education Policy. 2024 39(6):963-985.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Accountability, Student Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Professional Identity, Progress Monitoring, Data, Ethics, Incentives, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Influences, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Morale, Merit Pay, Performance

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)

Addressing Changes in Professional Behavior by Teacher Bonuses: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Authors: Leone, Tharcisio (ORCID 0000-0002-4131-8774)

Source: International Journal of Educational Reform. 2024 33(1):3-27.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incentives, Merit Pay, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Behavior, Professionalism, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers, Public School Teachers, Teacher Improvement

Geographic Terms: Brazil

Teachers' Perspectives Regarding Pay-for-Performance in One Urban Public Texas School District

Authors: Andrew Messer-Hinton

Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Ed.D. Dissertation, Concordia University Chicago.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 160

Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Merit Pay, Public School Teachers

Geographic Terms: Texas

Access URL: https://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:31300694

Elevating Teacher Effectiveness in a Rural Community: Findings from a Teacher Incentive Fund Grant. Research Brief

Authors: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET)

Source: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 10

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education (ED)

Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Rural Schools, Barriers, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Teaching Conditions, School Culture, Program Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Grants, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Improvement, Academic Achievement, Teacher Competencies, School Districts, Mentors, Compensation (Remuneration), Teamwork, Teacher Leadership, Faculty Development, Accountability, Performance, Merit Pay, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: Arkansas

Examining Student Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, and Merit Pay in a Rural Tennessee School District

Authors: Boudreaux, Mary Faulkner, Jill

Source: Voices of Reform. Dec 2020 3(2):11-39.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, High School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Value Added Models, Merit Pay, Incentives, Compensation (Remuneration), Strategic Planning, Educational Policy, Correlation, Scores, Teaching Experience, Educational Attainment, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Expectation, Accountability, School Districts, Rural Schools, Achievement Tests, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015

Hiccups and Success: Principals Speak out about Equitable Performance Pay in a Large South Texas Urban Border District

Authors: Nava-Garza, Rebeca Maxwell, Gerri M.

Source: Research in Higher Education Journal. Jun 2020 38.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 7

Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Merit Pay, Urban Schools, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Academic Achievement, Incentives, Coaching (Performance), Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Accountability

Geographic Terms: Texas

Jamaican Teachers' Perspectives on the Desirability of Performance-Based Payment: Lessons for Education Policy Makers and School Administrators

Authors: Thompson, Canute S. Samuels-Lee, Lamoine

Source: Educational Planning. 2020 27(2):63-83.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Merit Pay, Teacher Salaries, Public Schools, Teacher Competencies, Performance Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Academic Achievement, Leadership Responsibility, Contracts, Teacher Characteristics

Geographic Terms: Jamaica, Finland, Singapore, Colorado (Denver), District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Teacher Accountability and Pay-for-Performance Schemes in (Semi-) Urban Indonesia: What Do Education Stakeholders Think?

Authors: World Bank Pedro-Alvarez, Marcello Priebe, Jan et al.

Source: World Bank. 2020.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 44

Sponsoring Agency: Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Teacher Effectiveness, Merit Pay, Teacher Evaluation, Stakeholders, Urban Schools, Teacher Attendance, Teacher Attitudes, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: Indonesia

Evaluating Technical and Issue Bias in Teacher Evaluation Policy Briefs and State Handbooks

Authors: Mayger, Linda K. (ORCID 0000-0002-5462-0999)

Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Jun 2023 45(2):336-364.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: Public Policy, Educational Policy, Teacher Evaluation, Guides, State Policy, Research Utilization, Advocacy, Technical Assistance, Bias, Policy Formation, Student Educational Objectives, Merit Pay, Teacher Effectiveness