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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
Thieman, Erica B.; Rosch, David M.; Suarez, Cecilia E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2016
The shortage of teachers in Illinois is reflective of a recent trend where agricultural education graduates of in-state post-secondary institutions have not met the need for the number of available teaching positions. The retirement of the many teachers from the Baby Boomer generation is looming over the profession, making recruitment efforts…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, High School Students, Predictor Variables
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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
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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Walker, David A.; Downey, Portia M.; Cox-Henderson, Judy – Educational Forum, 2010
The REAL Camp-NIU Experience established at Northern Illinois University serves as a model to afford high school students an experience in science- and mathematics-related careers. The participants' perceptions of the college-based camp curriculum were very favorable, as were the perceptions from preservice teachers and practicing teachers…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Educational Opportunities, High School Students, College School Cooperation
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Kitts, K. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2009
From 2005-2007, 86 pre-service science teachers surveyed 2,535 middle and high school students in 27 rural, suburban and urban school districts in Northern Illinois on their attitudes about science. The survey consisted of ten questions on a ten-point Likert scale covering interest in science, attitudes about scientists and student confidence in,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Scientists, Science Instruction