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Direct linkGist, Conra D., Ed.; Bristol, Travis J., Ed. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2022
Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers are underrepresented in public schools across the United States of America, with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color making up roughly 37% of the adult population and 50% of children, but just 19% of the teaching force. Yet research over decades has indicated their positive impact on student learning…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, American Indians, Disproportionate Representation, Public School Teachers
Park, Clara C., Ed.; Endo, Russell, Ed.; Rong, Xue Lan, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This research anthology is the fifth volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and examines the patterns of Asian parents'…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Parents, Parent Student Relationship, Asian American Students
Peterson, Kenneth D. – 2002
Student learning depends on quality instructors. An innovative, multi-tiered framework for selecting such instructors is presented in this book. The program is sufficiently flexible to use in both small and large school systems, but rigorous enough to ensure that only the best available candidates are ultimately chosen. By allocating…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Personnel Selection, Teacher Employment
Gow, Peter – National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), 2005
In this comprehensive manual, author Peter Gow helps schools become communities where teachers are nurtured "from raw recruits into seasoned, effective, and even beloved professionals." Peter Gow, academic dean at Beaver Country Day School (MA), lays out a step-by-step approach to building and keeping a strong faculty, a school's greatest asset.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover
Boice, Robert – 1992
This book offers a range of proven support strategies designed to help new faculty members thrive. Suggestions range from campuswide programs for nurturing newcomers to projects that help them to help themselves. Outlined is a structured mentoring program to build collegiality through social support networks. Also presented are specific techniques…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Faculty Handbooks
Nelson, Bryan G., Ed.; Sheppard, Bruce, Ed. – 1992
Noting the scarcity of readily available information about men in child care and early education, this handbook is designed to support and nurture men in the profession, to provide information to men considering the profession, and to inform administrators and others regarding recruiting, retaining, and dealing with the issues of men in child care…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Books, Child Care, Child Caregivers
Walling, Donovan R., Ed. – 1994
The 20 essays in this book provide diverse perspectives on the professional development of teachers and include: (1) "Attracting the Best and Brightest to the Teaching Profession" (James R. Hutto); (2) "Attracting Talented African-American High School Students to Careers in Education" (Rita G. Greer); (3) "A Grassroots…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education
Download full textPellicer, Leonard O., Ed.; Stevenson, Kenneth R., Ed. – 1985
This collection of readings on secondary school principalship consists of selected articles published in the NASSP Bulletin from 1980 to 1985. The book is divided into eight topical chapters, each consisting of articles by different authors. The introductory chapter consists of five articles that focus on the role of the secondary school…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Instructional Development
Blandford, Sonia – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005
As a practitioner or learner, the reason for reading this book might be to enhance understanding of learning and teaching. As a parent or guardian, it might be to develop understanding of schools and colleges. Whatever motivation, all stakeholders will recognise that education plays a powerful part in developing society. Schools and colleges are…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Promotion, Inclusive Schools, Role of Education
Dilworth, Mary E., Ed. – 1992
The increasing racial and ethnic diversity of classrooms in the United States presents a significant challenge to the next generation of teachers and to those responsible for their training. This book explains the steps teacher educators and policymakers must take in order to prepare a teaching force that is both culturally diverse and culturally…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Black Teachers, Cross Cultural Training
Lalande, John F. II, Ed. – 1988
Selected papers from the 1988 conference on foreign language issues for the future include: "Articulation for Elementary School Foreign Language Programs: Challenges and Opportunities" (Carol Ann Pesola); "Articulation: A Resolvable Problem?" (Dale L. Lange); "Profiles of Frustration: Second Language Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Park, Chong K. – 1983
A handbook designed to facilitate effective instruction of Korean immigrant students in California has five parts. The first gives an overview of the language group, outlining their socioeconomic experience in California and the United States, reasons for immigrating, the Korean educational system, and attitudes toward schooling and involvement…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
