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Bartell, Carol A. – Corwin Press, 2004
The first few years of teaching are the most challenging. During these years, teachers are most likely to become discouraged and disillusioned. Yet these early years are also the time when teachers establish practices that last throughout their careers. This book focuses on new teachers' needs while emphasizing high-quality teaching through the…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Kane, Pearl Rock, Ed.; Orsini, Alfonso J., Ed. – 2003
Featuring the findings of a 5-year study on independent schools as well as stories by teachers and students of color, this book offers testimony by independent school faculty of color, including the individual stories of African American, Chinese American, Native American, Cuban American, and Hispanic American educators. It discusses how important…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Teachers, Chinese Americans, Culturally Relevant Education
National Academies Press, 2006
Although more women than men participate in higher education in the United States, the same is not true when it comes to pursuing careers in science and engineering. To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering identifies and discusses better practices for recruitment, retention, and promotion for women scientists…
Descriptors: Tenure, Engineering, Graduate Students, Women Scientists
Cimino, Carol, Ed.; Haney, Regina M., Ed.; O'Keefe, Joseph M., Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers highlights worthy Catholic education programs for replication. "About SPICE" (Carol Cimino, Regina Haney, and Joseph O'Keefe), describes the work of Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education, noting its recent emphasis on recruitment and retention. "Model Programs" (Carol Cimino), describes…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Sears, James T.; And Others – 1994
This book describes outcomes of a special teacher-preparation program at "Central College," which recruited high-ability students. Data were derived from individual and group interviews, analysis of student journals, observation, administration of standardized instruments, and videotapes of teaching performances. Following the foreword and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Brock, Barbara L.; Grady; Marilyn L. – Corwin Press, 2005
Imagine someone telling you that, within three years, new teachers would leave the profession for which they trained so hard. That is what is happening to 30% of today's promising new teachers who are not given the mentoring, direction, and professional development that is so desperately needed to keep them focused and enthusiastic. To handle this…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Developmental Programs, Classroom Techniques
Nieto, Sonia – 2003
This book examines what can be learned from veteran teachers who not only continue to teach but also manage to remain enthusiastic about it despite deprivation and challenges. Nine chapters are: (1) "Teaching as Evolution" (e.g., lessons learned along the way and the promise of multicultural education); (2) "Teaching as…
Descriptors: Anger, Autobiographies, Cultural Differences, Democratic Values
Podsen, India J. – 2002
This book is intended to help teacher preparation educators, building level leaders, staff developers, and teacher mentors address school-work patterns in five critical areas that may impact teacher attrition and retention. It supports a view of professional development that fosters the active involvement of teachers in customizing their own…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Career Development, Elementary Secondary Education
MENC: The National Association for Music Education, 2004
The latest title in the popular Spotlight series, this timely book focuses on issues involving recruitment and retention of music teachers, a crucial issue in these days of budget constraints. Arranged chronologically, it features a collection of articles from state journals focusing on issues such as mentoring, teacher shortages, burnout, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Music Teachers, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Recruitment
Gregory, Sheila T. – 1995
This book presents selected historical data focusing on three aspects in the lives of Black women: resilience of Black women and their families; strengths of the Black church and community; and formidable gains made by Black women in the workforce. The status and achievements of Black women professors and scholars in the academy are reviewed, with…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Employment, Black Family, Black Leadership
Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2004
Demand for child care services has grown steadily over the last few decades due to demographic trends, public policies, newly discovered links between brain development and early environments, and the number of parents entering the labor market for reasons such as welfare reform. As a result, most U. S. children under five spend time on a regular…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Care, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Persistence
Christenson, Howard B. – 1986
This book describes the experiences of 26 retired rural school teachers from western Wisconsin. The book was inspired by the community solidarity of the Cloverdale Community Club (Wisconsin) in maintaining the old Cloverdale School building. Cloverdale School was a typical one-room rural school, built in 1857 and closed by the consolidation…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Rothstein, Richard; Carnoy, Martin; Benveniste, Luis – 1999
This book examines case studies of eight public and eight private schools that investigated different identifiable and transferable private school practices that public schools could adopt to improve student outcomes. Data came from interviews with administrators, teachers, parents, and students from diverse schools. Chapter 1,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Case Studies, Catholic Schools
Billingsley, Bonnie S. – Corwin Press, 2005
This book highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention. Drawing on field experience as well as research findings, the author provides a comprehensive framework for supporting special educators. This book provides effective ways to: (1)…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Wellness, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Burnout
Duffy, Mary Lou; Forgan, James W. – Corwin Press, 2004
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why? Special education teachers can quickly…
Descriptors: Workshops, Assistive Technology, Special Education Teachers, Labor Turnover
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