Education majors at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio are required to complete a credential portfolio prior to their final evaluation conference. At this conference the cooperating teacher, student teacher, and supervisor meet and discuss the completion of student teaching competencies. The portfolio contains evidence of completion of…

The way that affirmative action fits into the faculty appointment process at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley was studied, based on 50 faculty interviews and supporting documentation. Traditions of governance at the universities determined the responses to faculty affirmative action. At Stanford University,…

Problems with teacher demand/supply estimates are reviewed, and comments are made on current policies intended to increase both the supply and the quality of teachers. Some experiences and reactions to recent changes in credentialing and educational requirements are also noted, including revisions in state certification statutes, requirements for…

A revised methodology for calculating faculty salary and fringe benefit cost comparisons for California public higher education for 1985-1986 to 1994-1995 is discussed. The history of the California Postsecondary Education Commission's salary reports and the work of its Technical Advisory Committee is also traced. The following aspects of the…

In order to provide a basis for discussion of declining enrollment in the province of Manitoba, the Department of Education commissioned this background paper. Topics covered include student enrollment data, courses and programs, the teaching force and teaching career, student transportation, administrative arrangements, educational finance, and…

The legal issue of teacher competency testing is not the testing itself, but the type, manner, application, and purpose of the testing. Legal concepts pertinent to the issue of competency testing are explored. (MT)

Describes several categories of educational opportunities available to young children in the United Kingdom, specifically mentioning nursery schools, nursery classes, reception classes for "under fives" in primary schools, combined day care/education centers, special schools and units, provisions other than local education authority…

This article describes the Milton Keynes Home-School Link project, which provides home instruction for parents with preschoolers. Funded by the Manpower Services Commission, the project provides short-term employment for out-of-work teachers, who serve as home visitors, and unemployed young people, who act as aides. (SJL)

The use of audiovisual material such as slide narrations and audio-videotape recording is of assistance to beginning teachers seeking employment. (LH)

Describes a university's strategy for screening and hiring talented language faculty, including required qualifications, interviews at professional conventions, candidate ranking, on-campus visits, and existing faculty evaluation of potential faculty. (CB)

Increases in costs to colleges and universities for employee health insurance have risen as much as 20 to 30 percent annually, requiring adjustments to control costs, a new philosophy of sharing costs with employees, increased proportions of payroll (now 6.1 percent) going for health care costs, and reductions in work force size. (DB)

Describes the strategies and tactics that made the author's search for a tenure-track job in English a success. Describes the tenure-track position at precisely the kind of institution where faculty members were supposedly not open to the kind of work he does: the English Department at Drew University, essentially a small liberal arts college in…

States that by planning from 6 to 12 months in advance, teachers can create a videotaped documentary of their professional work. Discusses guidelines to help preservice and experienced teachers develop the final product and provides tips for creating a videotape resume. (CMK)

Like the rest of the country, Indiana faces the challenge of preparing an increasingly disadvantaged youth population for life in the 21st century. Due to a determination to keep property taxes low, the economic downturn of the early 1980s, and a lack of interest in education among politicians and the general public, Indiana has fallen below the…

The goals of this program were to employ math, science, and occupational education teachers in positions that would expose them to advances in science and technology, thus increasing their effectiveness as teachers, and to provide businesses with competent part-time employees. Eighty-two teachers were employed and 30 businesses were served by the…