Instrumental music teaching occupies a significant portion of the protean career of a musician. Musicians teach their instrument in schools, conservatoires and in private studios. The aim of this paper is to identify educational opportunities available for the education of musicians as instrumental music teachers, to discuss issues associated with…

Teachers are the largest component of school spending, with more funding being allocated to teacher salaries than to any other education expense (Loeb, Miller, and Strunk 2009). Teacher and staff salaries and benefits consume up to 80 percent of current expenditures (Aud et al. 2010). Yet, there is not a wealth of data on teacher compensation.…

Technology education is facing a significant teacher shortage. The purpose of this study was to address the technology education teacher shortage by examining the factors that influence technology education teachers to accept teaching positions. The population for the study consisted of technology education teachers and administrators. A survey…

THIS STUDY OF THE PROFESSIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL STATUS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN 23 COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS INCLUDES DATA ON TRAINED AND UNTRAINED TEACHERS AND ON THE PRESENCE, IF ANY, OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOLS. THE ECONOMIC SECTION DEALS WITH TEACHERS' SALARIES IN RELATION TO SALARIES FOR OTHER OCCUPATIONS. THE SOCIAL…

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) developed this report to promote greater understanding of underlying teacher education issues, in connection with continuing state-level activity and the pending reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. This paper offers a brief overview of five interrelated topics pertaining to…

This report is an attempt to classify and interpret the new pieces of state legislation influencing the teaching occupation: how teachers are trained, licensed, inducted, and compensated. The historical basis of recent teacher reforms and the concepts of teaching that these new policies embody are analyzed. Examined are trends in state teacher…

Each state determines qualifications to teach and to provide other educational services in the schools of that state. This article supplies a list of state certification officers if one wishes to obtain accurate information about certification requirements. (Author/PC)

This book is the result of analyses made of the application forms and other materials given by the department of education registrars and heads of qualification evaluation services in Canada to out-of-province teachers seeking certification and assessment of their salary category status. This report is divided into two parts. Part A contains six…

This report summarizes data collected by the Central Staff Office of Institutional Research of the State University of New York based on a questionnaire completed annually for the National Education Association. The institutions included in this study are all those that offer programs in education that enable students to be recommended for New…

Arguments against national teacher certification are reviewed and summarized. The author, dean of a teachers college, presents an argument in favor of national certification, citing teacher empowerment and political realities as central justifications. (JL)

The author assesses the state of affairs in contemporary schools and focuses on current out-of-hand practices and trends relating to teacher certification, enrollments and increasing credit hours required for graduation in American institutions of higher education. He suggests that rather than continuing to certify teachers in existing colleges…

The employment experience of participants in the Empire State Scholarship/Fellowship program are discussed. It was found that many individuals certified to teach science have encountered difficulty in obtaining employment and that the concern about the quantity of science teachers needed in the 1990s is perhaps unwarranted. (KR)

Information on teaching in Canadian public schools is the primary focus of this booklet which answers frequently asked questions, received by the Canadian Teachers' Federation, on teaching conditions and requirements, resources, and institutions. Topics covered are: (1) the roles, duties, and qualifications of teachers; (2) teaching outside the…