Examines the use of rational planning techniques in five English elementary schools. Discusses the decision-making processes used to determine the employment and remuneration of teachers. Finds that the decree of control over decision making was related closely to the extent to which decisions would contribute to solutions of other school…

This reports presents information on the early career outcomes of college graduates at all degree levels, plus minority and teacher certificated graduates based on data from 28 public and independent two-and four-year colleges and universities in Michigan. The report is divided into three parts. The first section presents the data for all…

A year-long teaching internship in lieu of student teaching has been offered by the College of Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with special funding targeted toward individuals who already had received undergraduate degrees in areas of study other than education and who were seeking teacher certification at the secondary level.…

A survey was conducted to determine whether the mandates of equal opportunity are being met and whether a diverse group of teacher educators is being employed by higher education institutions. The "Chronicle of Higher Education" was chosen to provide a list of available jobs in higher education. A random sample of the advertisements of teacher…

The English department administrators for five colleges and universities in a midwestern metropolitan area were surveyed for information on the hiring of part-time faculty. The survey determined the proportion of part-time composition instruction to the total hours of composition instruction for each institution and the proportion of "cross-town"…

This report compares data on extra pay provisions in school systems of various enrollment sizes and per pupil expenditure levels. With a sample of 164 school systems, the data are divided into athletic and nonathletic extracurricular duties and then compiled into comparative tables, system by system listings, and selected examples of extra pay…

In January 1983, each of Alabama's 128 school system superintendents was sent a questionnaire requesting an estimate of that system's employment needs, by certification area, for the 1983-84 school year. Questionnaires submitted to teacher education institutions in Alabama requested information on the number of students completing student teaching…

The shortage of mathematics teachers is apparent in all 50 states with indications of increasing shortages. A three-phase study of mathematics education was designed to explore some factors of this trend. Phase 1 consisted of a literature search on mathematics teacher shortage in Wisconsin and the United States, identification of a sampling…

This paper reports on an analysis of the shortage of mathematics teachers in North Carolina. It was found that: (1) The effects of the shortage fell on the remedial math students, general math students in high school, and seventh and eighth grade classes; (2) The percentage of new math teachers among all new secondary teachers has declined; (3)…

A survey of 38 placement officers was undertaken to determine the status of job opportunities for elementary and secondary school teachers, and to see how the current (1979-1980) job market compared to that of previous years. The placement officers believed that: (1) Career opportunities for teachers had improved, and that teachers who were…

This study examined the satisfaction of master of education degree recipients with the Frostburg State College graduate program. Respondents were asked to evaluate the effects of their program experience on their personal growth and on their occupational performance. From 60 to 95 percent of evaluative ratings across items were positive.…

This document reviews academic salaries in Australia. Chapters cover academic work value, recruitment and retention of staff, and the benefits of academic employment, salary movements in relevant occupations, comparative wage justice, recommended salary levels, sublecturer grades, several salary levels for professors, clinical loadings, and…

In a national survey, teachers and principals approved of career ladders for teachers and agreed teachers should pass subject area and teaching methods examinations before certification. Principals supported merit pay and competency testing for teachers, while teachers were split. Neither group supported higher salaries for teachers in critical…

This report offers insight into how schools can find quality teachers to staff their classrooms by examining how districts responded to the teacher shortage over the period 1999 to 2002. It presents results of an 18-month study that analyzed data at 3 levels: a nationally representative database; a survey of 110 human resource directors across the…

This report represents the eighth Follow-Up Study by the Teacher Education Assessment Committee (TEAC) at Central Missouri State University (Central). TEAC is a centralized system of data collection and assessment that conducts and publishes results of periodic assessments and evaluations of Central's teacher education programs by soliciting input…