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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
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Hamilton, Asia Fuller; Malin, Joel; Hackmann, Donald – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2015
This study analyzed high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) enrollments in Illinois, with comparisons to national data when possible, by career cluster and pathway and with respect to gender and racial/ethnic makeup of students. Enrollment patterns in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) CTE programming were emphasized.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, High School Students, Gender Differences
Lawver, Rebecca G.; Torres, Robert M. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe factors that influence senior agricultural education students' choice to become a secondary agricultural education teacher. The study focused on the extent to which students' beliefs and attitude about teaching influenced their intent to select teaching secondary agricultural education as a…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Agriculture
White, Bradford R.; DeAngelis, Karen J.; Lichtenberger, Eric J. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2013
This study uses a unique, longitudinal statewide database to track students through the new teacher supply pipeline from high school through college and initial teacher certification. The report examines how each stage influences the characteristics of those who enter the teaching profession, with particular attention to academic skills and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Supply and Demand, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students
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Book, Laura A.; Bozarth, Kitty M.; Picco, Ida J.; Collins, Nina – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2004
This study examined the perceived effectiveness of secondary family and consumer sciences (FCS) curriculum in selected areas of Illinois. The targeted sample consisted of individuals who had completed FCS classes in secondary school between 1983 and 2003. The focus of the study was their perception of the usefulness in their current employment of…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Home Economics, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary Education