Differentiates between alternative teacher certification programs, which involve waiving one or more state-mandated requirements for licensure, and other nontraditional routes to teaching, presenting 13 guidelines for quality in alternative and nontraditional programs. The paper recommends exploring four issues (program entry requirements, type of…

This study describes a program at an urban public college that recruits non-education majors into teaching. The "Teaching Scholars Initiative" pays college students, in particular in the areas of mathematics and science, to work in high need New York City classrooms to assist teachers and their students, and gives these college students…

Approximately 20% or 400 teachers leave the public school system on Guam every year. This attrition rate has been attributed to a host of interrelated local issues. Frequently, many of these teachers are recruited from off-island for 2-year contracts. The Guam Public School System (GPSS) spent an average of nearly $2 million per year on…

Connecticut's Education Enhancement Act provides for a network of support and assessment programs that represent a comprehensive effort to attract and retain highly qualified teachers. The CONNCEPT program is regarded as the foundation piece of the Enhancement Act. The centerpiece of this program is the Connecticut Competency Examination For…

This study examined a group of Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs to determine: (1) effectiveness in attracting academically able students; (2) the retention rate among MATs in teaching; and (3) what characteristics differentiate among the MATs' career choices. An assessment is given of the strengths and weaknesses of the MAT model. The MAT…

A review of national trends shows that American schools will face serious teacher shortages beginning in the late 1980s and extending through the turn of the century. The Educators 2000 Project is a cooperative effort among several Louisiana Universities, the Urban League, and the Orleans Parish Public Schools (Louisiana) that focuses on the…

Testimony was presented by representatives of the St. Croix Valley Association of Teacher Educators (SVCATE) and the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA). SCVATE recommendations are presented on the topics of teacher recruitment, preservice teacher education, inservice teacher education, and teacher retention. MASA testimony,…

Staff development problems faced by new engineering education institutions in developing countries are examined in detail in this report. Some of the root problems of staff development identified and discussed here are: the need for planning, varied practical work experience, pedagogy, study abroad, and expatriate staff. A number of possible ways…

Common problems and issues related to programming for continuing education in social work and efforts to deal with them are described. It is shown that rurality has a definite impact on the content, structure, and methods used, and that demographic factors and organizational characteristics must be considered. (Author/LBH)

A discussion of common practices in and literature about faculty recruitment and selection concludes that (1) little has been written about the process or issues, (2) great reliance is put on personal judgment, and (3) each institution controls the selection process exclusively. (MSE)

Reviews the current status of Black Americans at all levels of education and asserts the need to begin to prepare youths early in their school years for higher education and for careers in teaching. Examines the role of testing in this context. (Author/GC)

A New Jersey plan to turn people without education degrees into schoolteachers is discussed. Some New Jersey education officials are concerned that schools have hired relatively few of the new provisional teachers, and some are critical of the quality of preparation the teachers receive. (MLW)

The training and retention of teachers is discussed including: academically able students not attracted to teaching, elimination of teacher education programs and assumption of their role by the liberal arts, improving teacher education, satisfactory career environment, and teacher surplus or shortage. (MLW)

Examines the problem of attracting an adequate supply of high-caliber individuals to the teaching profession. Proposes student aid as an incentive to talented students and investigates prior uses of financial aid as a recruitment device. Recommends the establishment of "Teacher Corps Fellowships" that would use both service-payback and…