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Filling the Gap: Factors Influencing Individuals with No School-Based Agricultural Education Background to Enter the Profession
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Jenna K. Offerman; Lucas D. Maxwell; Jay K. Solomonson; Michael J. Barrowclough – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
Teacher recruitment and retention in the United States has been deemed an issue across all disciplines and grade-levels. School-based agricultural education (SBAE) is no exception to this issue, where for decades a national shortage of qualified agriculture teachers has persisted. According to the 2021 Illinois Agricultural Education Annual…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage, Agricultural Education, Agriculture Teachers
The Undermining of Public Education in Illinois: A Qualitative Case Study on the Teacher Shortage Crisis
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Day, Dustin W. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to understand undergraduate students' perceptions of the teaching profession and how these perceptions influence their decision to enter, or not, the teaching profession in the state of Illinois. The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendent of Schools (2023) survey reported 79% of schools say they have a…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Public Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Illinois Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition Project: Summary of Findings from Illinois Student Focus Groups and Teacher Interviews
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Colyott, James; Flanigan, Thomas; Kimmel, Lois – Region 9 Comprehensive Center, 2021
Region 9 Comprehensive Center (R9CC) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) collaboratively collected and analyzed teacher workforce data to identify barriers for recruiting and retaining an effective and diverse teacher workforce. R9CC and ISBE used the Teacher Shortage Tool from the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders to identify equity…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, Career Choice
An Exploratory Case Study on the Perspectives of African American Men Pursuing a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway at an Urban Community College in Illinois
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Kimberly K. Hollingsworth – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative case study explores the motivating factors that influence CTE pathway selection for African American men students and will investigate the interplay between two components of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), self-efficacy and outcome expectations, and their role in the career decision-making process. Drawing upon SCCT, this…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Urban Schools, Outcomes of Education