Teachers of elementary and secondary mathematics and science have been the focus of increased attention in recent years. The Schools and Staffing Survey, conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics in school year 1987-88, provides an opportunity to look at the characteristics of the professional men and women currently responsible…

Research has indicated that numerous factors influence teaching performance, including nonacademic traits such as personality attributes, self-concept, commitment to teaching, and gender. This study compared the personality characteristics of elementary and secondary preservice teachers. Subjects were junior- and senior-level students (N=186) in…

A mentor-mentee program has been developed and is currently being implemented and evaluated through the collaborative efforts of the College of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota) and the Bloomington (Minnesota) School District. The program provides for specific training, support, and frequent formal and informal contacts which stimulate professional…

This study was designed to test the effects of a teaching candidate's age and the effect of the type of position under consideration on candidate ratings as assessed from a videotaped interview simulation. Independent variables manipulated were (1) candidate age in the taped interview (27 or 43 years old) and (2) the type of position under…

Perspectives on the use of adjunct faculty are provided by the Chancellor of Indiana University at Kokomo. Colleges can call upon adjunct faculty to offer courses that would not ordinarily be offered. Adjunct faculty are important in bringing an amount of productivity and experience to degree programs, since they bring expertise in a given…

Providing an extensive list of print resources on middle schools, this bibliography includes such topics as career education, curriculum, discipline, guidance, independent study, organization, student characteristics, and teacher qualifications and preparation. In addition, specific subject areas including language arts, science, and mathematics…

This study contrasts the characteristics, preferences, and employability of graduates of cross-cultural teacher training programs with those of peers who received traditional training. It was found that: 1) a need exists for multi-culturally trained teachers; 2) such graduates are highly successful in the job market; 3) these persons tend to seek…

The Adult Basic Education (ABE) teacher inventory is presented in two parts and is intended to determine: (1) the respondent's concept of desirable ABE teacher qualifications, and (2) the respondent's self-assessment of personal ABE teacher competencies. The introductory section requests demographic data related to the ABE program, the…

This is the second in a series of reports on the characteristics and supply/demand of Ontario teachers. The enrollment of secondary school pupils, the size of the secondary school teacher force from 1959-71, and the relationship between pupil/teacher ratios are analyzed. The characteristics of this teacher force are presented statistically from…

Determined were the educational and professional backgrounds, and some aspects of the operational environment of teachers of secondary school science and mathematics (Grades 7-12) in the public and private schools of the United States during the school year 1960-61. A stratified random sampling method was used to ensure proportional representation…

This survey, prepared in 1967 from the results of a questionnaire developed by the Washington Foreign Language Program, examines questions directly related to language teachers' backgrounds and teaching assignments and indicates their degree of agreement with a number of opinions frequently voiced by foreign language teachers. Somr 496 language…

The teacher educator should be a technically and professionally oriented person who has had hands-on experience in the agricultural field and should demonstrate the value of meaningful planning for instruction. (JT)

Study showed that almost half of all high school social studies teachers cannot perform the basic critical thinking skill of distinguishing between statements of fact and statements of opinion. Teachers cannot teach critical thinking skills, one of the major objectives of social studies education, if they themselves lack the skill. (RM)

Teachers of American Sign Language (ASL) can no longer qualify just by being able to sign well or by being deaf. ASL teachers must respect the language and its history, feel comfortable interacting with the deaf community, have completed formal study of language and pedagogy, be familiar with second-language teaching, and engage in personal and…

One hundred teachers of the visually handicapped in Texas's public day schools were surveyed to help schools improve recruitment. Data are presented on (1) the teachers' professional training and certification, (2) job characteristics, (3) teachers' reasons for choosing their profession, and (4) their attitudes toward their positions. (MCG)