This is one of a series of studies on the training, recruitment, and utilization of teachers in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This volume deals with Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. The section on Germany (129 pages) has chapters on the German educational system, trends in the demand for…

This is one of a series of studies on the training, recruitment, and utilization of teachers in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This document deals with France and Ireland. The section on France (447 pages) is in French with no translation. The chapters deal with the evolution of factors affecting the…

This article reviews recent media coverage of the teaching profession, and how this coverage affects perceptions of students and the public of teachers and teaching. (MT)

The article describes a cooperative program of special education teacher preparation to recruit black students into an established master of education program and prepare them for careers in special education. (Author/CL)

This is the second in a series of three reports about the research on teaching quality that the Education Commission of the States (ECS) is producing through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE). The focus of this report is on teacher recruitment and retention. This report is intended to…

A discussion of a six-week summer workshop for prospective teachers and aides which, it is felt, provides valuable preliminary training for high-potential applicants. (RY)

Discusses educational qualifications of the technical teacher and identifies emerging trends in education and the agricultural complex. Implications are derived for selection and recruitment of teachers as well as preservice and inservice education. (SB)

City College of the City University of New York has developed a "Become a Teacher" program that addresses the problem of attracting suitable numbers of potential mathematics and science teachers. The program, begun in 1990, recruits from New York City's high schools, includes several support structures, and has a strong problem-solving…

Technology teacher education is affected by confusion over direction, program elimination, and anticipated high retirement rates. Innovative recruitment methods are needed: seeking nontraditional students, revising credit requirements, allowing credit for work experience, offering night courses, and recruiting full-time employees. (SK)

The 2007 Hawai'i State Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 56 S.D. 1 "Requesting the Hawaii Educational Policy Center to Report on the Retention and Change in Assignment of Teachers Within the Department of Education." The resolution requested a report on the effectiveness and current status of teacher preparation and…

Describes several models for fast-track alternative training programs for new and second-career teachers and principals, especially for teaching positions in disadvantaged urban schools. Teach for American program is highlighted. (PKP)

This article discusses the three "Rs" of teacher education in the twenty-first century: recruit, retain, and re-train teachers. The author argues that, as with other "caring" professions, such as nursing and social work, the marketisation of the professions will impact to such an extent that all three "Rs" will be…