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National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1990
Key facts are provided about the Northeast Regional Credential program which allows greater transportability of teacher certification across state lines. Tight and exclusionary teacher certification rules are seen as related to the high numbers of teachers leaving the profession. This regional credentialling program is an agreement among seven…
Descriptors: Administrators, Counselors, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1983
This memo contains a comprehensive review of past, present, and likely future conditions related to the supply and demand situation of public school teachers. Primary emphasis is placed on the quantitative rather than the qualitative aspects of the teacher supply and demand picture. Section I summarizes and presents highlights of findings on: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Market
Fitzgerald, Jeri A. – 1987
Women wishing to promote themselves into the educational leadership positions for which they are qualified should concentrate their energies in three major directions--planning, presentation, and perseverance. This report recommends steps women can take in finding a satisfying administrative position in education. Accompanying comments include…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Administrators
Harrison, William A. – 1984
The problem of attracting and retaining qualified teachers is defined; and the complicating factors, current research, and policy options and implications are outlined in this issue brief. Complicating factors cited range from increased employment opportunities for women and minorities outside the teaching profession to difficulty in objectively…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
Stevens, R. Carole; And Others – 1983
A survey of the medical technology profession in North Carolina was undertaken in 1981 by the North Carolina Area Health Education Center to promote statewide planning. One survey focus was institutional characteristics, including: current staff level, budget vacancies, qualifications to fill vacancies, number of resignations in the last year, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Certification, Educational Background, Employment Patterns
1984
Included are presentations on (or entitled): (1) role of schools of education (Lia Gelb); (2) teacher education programs (Katherine Sid); (3) "Quality and Quality Control in the Teaching Profession" (Hugh J. Scott); (4) "Educational Reform and Teacher Education" (Hugh G. Petrie); (5) teacher recruitment (Gladys M. Hannon); (6)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
2001
A digital divide, a chasm between those with access to technology and training, particularly workplace information technology (IT) skills and those without, threatens the economic prosperity of American workers and America's competitiveness. The most effective way to reduce digital disparities is to improve the education and training of the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Economic Development
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Sullivan, Louis W. – Academic Medicine, 1992
This paper proposes structural reforms in the U.S. health care system based on the need for (1) workable, affordable solutions; (2) preserving and strengthening the biomedical research enterprise; (3) increased minority participation in science and the health professions; and (4) a culture of character emphasizing health promotion and disease…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Futures (of Society), Health Care Costs, Health Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1995
The Subcommittee met in the first of a series of hearings on graduate medical education aimed at developing a new Medicare health professional education and teaching hospital payment policy. The hearing examined new policies for training future health professionals, future medical manpower needs, and the financing of teaching hospitals. Current…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Dentistry, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Capital Area School Development Association, Albany, NY. – 1994
This publication reports on a seminar held over five days which brought together teachers and administrators from the Albany (New York) area schools and colleges and universities to discuss teacher preparation and professional development. Opening sections introduce the seminar, list participants, and detail the six procedural steps that the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Foundations of Education, Higher Education
Velotta, Cynthia L. – 1994
The outlook for teacher employment in public education is important to current and future teachers and policymakers of elementary, secondary, and higher educational institutions. The number of teachers needed is dependent on several factors including: (1) population of school-age children; (2) number of existing teachers; (3) age of the existing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Class Size, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Norwich Free Academy, CT. – 1991
This curriculum guide for an electricity/electronics course was developed for high schools in Connecticut to demonstrate that technical courses can be used as part of the science requirement for an integrated academic and vocational curriculum. The guide provides a course description, course goals, recommended text and additional materials, 33…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Course Content
Mays, Judy L.; Pollard, Joyce S. – 1993
This publication contains two articles which focus on the teaching profession within the context of systemic reform. The first article, "Systemic Reform: Teachers and the Condition of Teaching," discusses the role and the preparation of teachers. The level of coordination among the various systems that relate to the teacher's role is…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational History, Educational Policy
Davidson, Jack L.; Montgomery, Margret A. – 1983
Fourteen recent studies (published since 1980) regarding the status of public education in America and the relationship between education and the economy are analyzed in this paper. Also reviewed are two futures reports and two studies completed by individual States. The analysis is divided into five subject headings: (1) goals and expectations;…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Business Responsibility, Competence, Curriculum
Levin, Henry M. – 1984
A pressing problem in the United States today is that of employment: how to create enough jobs and, especially, what impact high technology will have on present and future jobs as well as educational need. Some policymakers see high technological industries as the basis for revitalizing the economy. The major challenge to education and training,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
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