This perspective on California's Senate Bill 148 describes significant provisions of the bill and attempts to identify some of the major challenges to its successful implementation. The bill addresses the teacher credentialing process, including teacher preparation. (IAH)

This paper proposes two nontraditional models for recruiting and retaining minority students in special education preservice teacher education programs. The first model is for implementation at middle and high school levels, the second for college/university levels. Both are adaptable for various programs of study. Also included are methods for…

Nine training programs for non-traditional mathematics and science teachers were analyzed. It appears that: (1) all programs are not equally effective; (2) the quality of preparation makes a difference in how well-prepared recruits feel; and (3) non-traditional preparation cannot overcome all problems that make recruitment and retention difficult.…

Minorities educated in urban school systems are unlikely to select themselves into teacher training programs. This article shows the direct connection among societal conditions, the quality of schooling offered minority children, and minority teacher recruitment. Suggestions for developing alternative certification and recruitment approaches are…

This article addresses issues and problems in recruiting minorities into teaching, including diminution of minority teacher candidates, the influence of competency tests for admittance to teacher education programs, the academic preparation of teacher candidates, and the development of programs to attract qualified minorities into teacher…

A computerized model for forecasting the effect of various faculty recruitment policies on the average age of faculty members, average period of employment with the institution, total staff numbers, and resulting cost changes is described. (MSE)

Analyzes recent trends in the placement of English PhDs as professional teachers and university personnel. Provides data from the Modern Language Association's study of the 1991-92 placement activities at member institutions. (HB)

A program called Business Education Collaboration on Minorities in Education (BECOME) offers a $1,500 annual package of scholarships and loans to Akron (Ohio) minority students who agree to study education at the University of Akron or Kent State University and to become teachers in the district. (MLF)

A conceptual model is proposed to describe the flow of individuals through teacher preparation programs and the workplace. The situation in California illustrates the asymmetry between teacher supply and demand--a situation which could be redressed in part through better teacher retention and closer coordination with school needs in the service…

This historical study found that out of 422 Gallaudet graduates between 1915 and 1940, 54% were called back to residential schools to serve as teachers of children with deafness. The preparation of Gallaudet students to become teachers is described. (CR)

Blacks and minority ethnic groups in Britain experience a great deal of exclusion from lifelong learning. There is a need to increase recruitment of faculty from these groups and to widen access to all types of learning opportunities. (SK)

Urges higher education leaders to become more involved in K-12 needs and identifies problems in recruiting, training, and credentialing elementary and secondary school teachers. Recommends seven actions including: (1) creating flexible, adaptive, high-quality teacher education programs; (2) integrating the school of education into the university…

Describes the end of a dynamic period in higher education in Spain that has resulted in reasonable working conditions for tenured staff with civil servant status. Recruitment and promotion procedures are coming under scrutiny, and the situation of nontenured staff is less positive. (Author/SLD)

Describes recent changes in national legal agreements concerning appointment, promotion, and working conditions that have affected the work of academics in Swedish higher education. Uses the current structure of the higher education system and data on working conditions and institutional governance as a context for a discussion of academic…

Describes a cooperative program that helps Marietta (Georgia) Independent School District and Kennesaw State College "grow their own" minority teachers. Their jointly funded Minority Student-to-Teacher Recruitment and Training Program offers students scholarships to enroll in the college's education degree program in return for a…