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Arvizu, Jaime – ProQuest LLC, 2013
There is a persistent and growing shortage in the supply of "highly qualified" future science and mathematics teachers in the nation's classrooms. As a consequence, as many as 53% science and 23% math students take classes from teachers who are teaching out-of-field. Currently, there are many established programs that provide incentives…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, STEM Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Shortage
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Olebe, Margaret – Clearing House, 2005
This article is a recollection of events as the author began her teaching career. Her first experience was an "alternative route" she claims, since it involved her joining the Peace Corps and accepting a teaching position in Uganda. In the article, she discusses that although the breadth and depth of induction programs vary widely both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Preservice Teacher Education, Beginning Teachers
Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2005
In the United States, the early care and education (ECE) field has long faced many challenges in attracting and maintaining the skilled and stable workforce it needs. High staff turnover prevails in the field, often fueled by poor compensation as well as limited opportunities for professional development and recognition. At the same time, in an…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Brain, Early Childhood Education, Program Design