The teaching profession is in peril. Teacher recruitment and teacher retention are issues that have compounded the teacher shortage crisis, particularly in Black and Latinx communities. This study focused on a vehicle by which to recruit people into the profession while in middle and/or high school, known as pre-collegiate Grow Your Own teacher…

The teaching profession is in peril. Teacher recruitment and teacher retention are issues that have compounded the teacher shortage crisis, particularly in Black and Latinx communities. Research has demonstrated that there are a plethora of academic and socio-emotional benefits when Black and Latinx teachers are educating Black and Latinx…

Since 1980, the recruitment of teachers in many countries has followed a systematic certification procedure, i.e. a selection procedure according to criteria set by the State which are considered the minimum qualification for entrance into the profession. The term used in the last few years to define the desired level of qualification of teachers…

Examines teacher education research needs: how to identify and recruit prospective vocational teachers, students' perceptions of vocational teacher education, identifying effective strategies for helping special students learn, ways to ensure that teachers use human-oriented competencies, dimensions of intelligence required of vocational students,…

Ten recommendations for teacher educators are given, concerning the relationship between teacher behavior and student achievement, teaching students to think, student recruitment, curriculum based on sound educational theory, counseling students, clinical experience, leadership, competence in subject matter or technical area, and being an example…

This module, one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages, focuses on specific professional competencies of vocational teachers. The modules are suitable for the preparation of teachers and other occupational trainers in all occupational areas. This module on the promotion of vocational programs for…