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A New Roadmap for Strengthening Teacher Diversity
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National Council on Teacher Quality, 2024
The teacher workforce does not look much like the adult population or the students they serve. Across the country, only 21% of teachers are from historically disadvantaged racial groups compared to 35% of working-age adults and 49% of students. Simple math suggests that the diversity gap between students and teachers will only close when teachers…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Racial Composition, Adults
State of the States 2018
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Journal of Education Finance, 2019
A recent survey of 41 different state boards of education revealed that officials from 28 states indicate that they are experiencing teacher shortages. The shortages in some states are significant. While the teacher shortage in many states is tied to different factors, one frequently cited reason for leaving the teaching profession is low pay.…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Teacher Responsibility, Career Choice, Teacher Salaries
Pennsylvania's Career Support Tools: An Asset to Students, Parents, the Workplace and the Economy
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Wichowski, Chester P.; Kormanik, Gina; Evans, Cindy – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2008
On October 25, 2006, the Academic Standards for Career Education and Work (CEW) were introduced to the public as a component of the Pennsylvania School Code. Developed by an expert panel of academic and career and technical educators, guidance counselors, persons from the business community, and several governmental agencies, these standards were…
Descriptors: Career Education, Academic Standards, Education Work Relationship, School Counselors
Factors that Influence Students To Become Teachers.
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Papanastasiou, Constantinos; Papanastasiou, Elena – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1997
Factors that influenced 157 students at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and 176 at the University of Cyprus to become teachers were compared. The factor "internal motives" was the strongest factor that influenced students from PSU, whereas the most influential factors for students from Cyprus were "variety of benefits" and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Education Majors, Foreign Countries
Evaluation of Gannon-Hahnemann Program to Provide Family Physicians for Underserved Area.
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Bloom, Frederick J.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
A combined B.S.-M.D. program designed to provide family practitioners to northwest Pennsylvania is described. The impact of the program on the region goes beyond the number of physicians supplied. Gannon University attracts high-quality students, and Erie hospitals benefit from affiliation with the medical school at Hahnemann University.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Family Practice (Medicine), Higher Education, Medical Education
Postgraduation Activities: All Degree Levels in Pennsylvania, 1979.
Donny, William F. – 1980
The employment of graduates of all degree levels in Pennsylvania institutions of higher education in 1979 was examined, based on data for 44,875 graduates or 50.6 percent of all higher education graduates. Research was designed to determine what proportion of graduates in each degree field and degree level were employed in their fields of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)