Designed to fill North Dakota's growing need for qualified special education personnel, the pamphlet briefly addresses the following topics: the responsibility of individuals and organizations in recruiting personnel, candidates for recruitment, content of the interview, strategies for promoting the job, recruiting in rural areas, recruiting in…

A California school district, expecting 600 new students and only filling less than half of their 70 open teaching positions from usual hiring sources, took their teacher recruitment program on the road and around the country. Top flight teachers were hired at precisely the grade levels and subject areas needed. (MLF)

A school's improved substitute teacher program provided competent teachers and maintained a stable learning environment. Strategies included aggressive recruitment, training workshops, a program coordinator, information about each classroom, a handbook of suggestions, substitutes' attendance at faculty meetings, holding students accountable for…

To increase ethnic diversity among teachers, minority high school seniors in a Wisconsin school district can apply for a $12,000 stipend ($3,000 a year for four years) provided they plan to attend a Wisconsin state school and enroll in a teacher preparation program. (MLF)

Developing best practices in the hiring of new teachers has become a necessity in times of teacher shortages. Personnel directors and principals charged with recruitment must be able to distinguish the most qualified applicants and to hire those with the most potential to succeed and remain in the profession. Behavior-based interviewing (BBI) is a…

This guide for managers of distance education programs consists of five chapters, each with its own appendix. Chapter 1 considers characteristics of good distance educators, possible sources of instructors, and limitations in recruiting instructors. The appendix to this chapter outlines the recruiting process followed at a particular academic…

Addressed to teachers, administrators, resource and referral workers, and substitutes, this booklet offers advice about finding and retaining good substitute child care workers. Sections concern (1) causes of the "crisis" in substitute care, including the expansion of child care, provider turnover, shortage of elementary school teachers,…

This pamphlet provides information for teachers contemplating employment in Yukon Territory, Canada. A preface briefly describes the political history and government of the Yukon, and emphasizes the frontier nature of the region. In both English and French, the paper discusses the curriculum, school terms and vacations, the Yukon Teachers'…

Presented are four fact sheets relating to mathematics education topics and which were produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education in 1981. Fact sheet topics are: (1) Females and Mathematics, (2) The Problem of Problem Solving, (3) Mathematics Teacher Supply and Demand, and (4) Microcomputers and…

Discusses problems in recruiting and retaining high-ability teachers and the need to provide motivation for teachers. Provides a listing of incentives to enhance and professionalize the teaching profession. (MD)

If recent efforts to raise student achievement are to succeed, all school children must have access to highly skilled teachers. Research increasingly demonstrates that teachers are critical influences on student learning. In addition to discussion of how to produce an adequate supply of teachers with the requisite skills, research reveals much…

Discusses the importance of exposing children with deafness from ethnically diverse minority backgrounds to role models who have first-hand knowledge and understanding of the issues they face. Strategies needed to attract minority professionals into the field of deaf education are identified. (Author/CR)

The purpose of this guide is to assist chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and other groups of special educators to plan, design, and implement community activities that increase awareness of high school students about career possibilities within special education and provide information about how to pursue a career in the…

Strategies for preparing principals to participate in teacher selection and induction are offered in this guidebook for administrator education faculty. Three general areas are discussed: (1) reasons for principal involvement in teacher selection and orientation; (2) development of an effective selection process; and (3) structuring an induction…

This manual outlines the procedures for recruiting, preparing, scheduling, presenting, and evaluating a workshop for tutors participating in a program to help nonreaders develop job search skills. The following topics are discussed: an overview of the program; recruitment of tutors; recruitment of students; preparation for the workshop (space and…