A Scottish report on professional conditions of service for teachers recommends an increase of over 20 percent in teacher salaries by August 2003. However, university faculty salaries are likely to continue the 3 percent per annum increases of recent years. Universities may have to do some public relations work in schools to attract staff for…

Faculty reading groups explored the potential for creating a discussion series among departmental colleagues at a regional university. The objectives of this initiative were to enhance collegiality and to facilitate communication and consensus-building skills among peers. Two titles were read by participating faculty during sessions spanning two…

This paper explores the problems of recruiting the most qualified individuals to the teaching profession. Part 1 discusses the premise that supply and demand in teacher education are subject to the market forces that influence career choices in other fields. An analysis is given of how those fluctuations operate to reduce the intellectual quality…

Successful strategies for increasing ethnic minority representation in the teaching force must emphasize significant efforts at the two-year college level. These colleges are often the point of access to postsecondary education and professional career exploration for many ethnic minorities. For example, 54 percent of all Hispanic and 45 percent of…

The major purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for a teacher recruitment program for use in agricultural education at Kansas State Universitiv. To determine current methods and practices of recruitment in the central region, a survey was conducted of teacher educators and state supervisors, coordinators of agriculture programs in Kansas…

Two suggestions are offered for alleviating the apparent stagnation of departments in Australian universities: a higher proportion of limited term appointments, and interchange of staff between universities and other agencies. Implications for recruitment and promotion are discussed. (LBH)

This study compared 258 teacher candidates with 146 non-teaching majors with regard to background and career plans. Results indicate no difference in academic achievement between the groups. However, factors considered in career choices differ, as do perceptions of teaching. The findings are discussed. (MT)

In October 1998, Congress enacted Title II, Sections 207 and 208 (as amendments to the Higher Education Act) which support the efforts of States, Institutions of Higher Education, and their School District partners to improve the recruitment, preparation, and support of new teachers. The Title II report includes specifications, conditions and…

Applications for entry to Higher Education have persistently shown marked differences between ethnic minority groups and marked gender preferences, particularly for mathematics and the sciences. One reason for these differential choices is suggested by research into learning preferences. This is examined in this paper, which reports on a…

This paper provides insights into the historical and contemporary status of black faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to revisit the traditional and more current roles and responsibilities of HBCU faculty, and to introduce new knowledge about HBCU faculty negotiate culture and manage to cope professionally and…

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA) reiterates the mandate that students with disabilities receive their education with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent possible. This paper examines issues in the implementation of IDEA in rural settings. A survey of members of the American Council on Rural Special Education…

This study addressed the link between policies and practices related to teaching staff and sustaining and improving standards in higher education in the United Kingdom. Evidence from the literature has indicated that teaching is increasingly being given less priority in comparison with research in higher education. It is clear from the data of…

This digest examines the qualities that make paraeducators good candidates for teaching, particularly in diverse, urban schools. It discusses the critical aspects of programs that prepare paraeducators as classroom teachers. Paraeducators and other education support personnel (ESP) already have classroom experience, are more likely to live in the…

This research brief looks at student enrollment growth, faculty aging and attrition rates, institutional restructuring, and changing government and public expectations to show how a combination of factors has created an unprecedented opportunity for renewal. It also explores how universities are using faculty renewal in a strategic way to…

Examines the factors that are discouraging academically able college students from becoming secondary teachers. The author argues that teacher education should remain a university-based activity in order to attract better students and to ensure that these students will be academically prepared to educate children in common schools adequately. (SR)