Describes innovative efforts to improve Korean teacher professionalism, reduce the rising dissatisfaction among parents, and support teachers who need improved skills and abilities in order to excel in a changing society. Reform efforts include adoption of the Teacher-Oriented Field Training Program, execution of a merit-based pay system, and…

The first day's session of the 2003 Brookings conference on education concluded with a roundtable discussion of the obstacles to recruiting new teachers into the profession, especially for urban schools. The discussion, moderated by Diane Ravitch, began with informal presentations by two people who have been deeply involved in addressing this…

The crisis in UK mathematics education, both in schools and universities, has been widely reported. Currently, 24% of full-time mathematics teachers in English secondary education have "weak" or "nil" qualifications in the subject, 31% of secondary mathematics teachers are now over the age of 50, and it is estimated that…

Boys' underachievement has to some extent been attributed to the feminisation of the teaching profession. The authors understand the concept of feminisation to mean in the first instance an increase in the number of women teachers in primary schools as a proportion of the total work force. The evidence the authors have for this pragmatic…

The departments of mathematics, biology, and chemistry and the teacher education program at the College of Saint Elizabeth (New Jersey) are working in partnership with a public school to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in preschool through high school levels and to recruit minority science and mathematics teachers. The program aims…

This report provides policymakers and administrators in state departments of education and local education agencies, personnel developers in institutions of higher education, professional organizations representing different disciplines, and unions and other stakeholders with information they can build on to address issues and practices…

The San Antonio Center for Educational Development and Excellence (CEDE) is a model of professional school and community partnerships for minority recruitment in teacher education programs. The center involves one public and four private universities and one community college. As part of CEDE's commitment to enlisting new teachers, two 3-week…

This paper describes the results of a two-year program to train 25 students from countries in Central America and the Caribbean in the area of special education. The program was administered by Georgetown University's Center for Intercultural Development (Washington, D.C.) and funded by the United States Agency of International Development.…

This document summarizes the final accomplishments of the Supportive School and Community Education Program (SSCE), which was designed to prepare supportive educators for students with low incidence and severe disabilities. The SSCE was awarded a federal grant for a four-year period, 1992-96, to expand an established preservice preparation…

In 1996, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future published a report, "What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future." The state of Missouri entered into a partnership with the National Commission to study and debate issues raised in the report. In 1997, the Missouri Commission on the Future of Teaching convened for…

This report summarizes the goals, objectives, and activities of a project conducted at Kennedy-King College to provide the time and resources for instructors to develop multi-media curriculum materials for use in biology, psychology, and social science courses. Introductory material outlines project objectives in terms of resource development and…

The document presents the following papers: (1) "Eliot Wigginton: A "Shining Moment" of the Mini Clinic" (Luis Felipe Clay Mendez); (2) "Telling it Like it Is: Attitudes and Opinions of Beginning Teachers" (Erma Williams and others); (3) "Redesigning the Role of the Student Teacher Supervisor: Use of Reflective Techniques" (Barbara S. De Salvo);…

A program developed by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District under a 2-year grant from the National Science Foundation is described and evaluated. The primary objectives of the program were to: interest minority and female students in science; attract these groups to the teaching of science; enrich the elementary school science…

Vocational teachers and trainers in France belong to four groups: teaching personnel employed by the Ministry of Education, teaching personnel in private technical education, teaching personnel in educational establishments accountable to other ministers, and trainers in other bodies (apprenticeship training centers and company training centers).…

As the supply of mathematics and science teachers in the United States falls short of demand, there is a search for ways to increase the supply. The policy responses being tried include making all teaching positions more attractive through improved salaries and professionalization, offering general and targeted college scholarships and loans to…