This response to a previous article considers future trends in special education in urban and correctional settings. Discussion focuses on necessary components of such special education programs and critical issues related to the recruitment, training, and retention of sufficient numbers of qualified teachers (particularly minorities) to provide…

A 2-year study on the shortage of personnel serving children with visual impairments found a need for 5,000 teachers and 10,000 orientation and mobility specialists. Proposed action steps include preparing new and existing personnel, preparing new leaders and researchers, and expanding the capacity to recruit new and retain existing personnel.…

Recent teacher shortages have led teacher preparation programs to more actively recruit postbaccalaureate students into teaching. The purpose of this exploratory study was to gain useful recruitment information by investigating why postbaccalaureate students are interested in teaching as a new career. A survey was constructed based on interview…

The Master Builders of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa team up on how to attract and prepare more industrial arts and vocational teachers for teaching construction at the secondary and postsecondary levels. (Author/BP)

This paper describes the increasing participation of women in the teaching profession in Singapore, and relates this phenomenon to that country's rapid economic development, changing social role of women, and government policy. First, data is presented which reveals that, over the last twenty years, women teachers have come to outnumber men.…

How teacher candidates are recruited and the quality of those candidates in Japanese education is investigated. Chapter 1 discusses the quality of teacher candidates and looks at the higher education system, colleges of education, and the quality of students in colleges of education. Chapter 2 examines teacher preparation curricula, the…

This volume reports the results of an extensive study of state teacher policies and programs. It is based on the idea that the extraordinary level of state activity in recent years, if coupled with the interests and aspirations of teachers themselves, can be the foundation for a renewal of the teaching profession. Section 1 describes innovative…

In considering the problem of raising the professional stature of the teaching profession, a review is presented of current statistics on: (1) shortages of mathematics and science teachers; (2) declining enrollment in teacher education programs; (3) widening gap in supply and demand for teachers; (4) current and future shortages of teachers; (5)…

In discussing the problem of a current and future shortage of well-qualified minority teachers, it is pointed out that this shortage is only one manifestation of the enormous systemic failure of urban schools; minority children and youth are receiving an inferior education in inadequate elementary and secondary schools. New reform efforts aimed at…

Four specific topics in teacher education are addressed. The first of these is the control of teacher education, policy formation, and governance. These administrative issues are considered in the light of the complex interaction between interest groups, the power of state and local control of education, and professional organizations. The second…

EDUCATION MUST BE THOUGHT OF IN ITS TOTAL CONTEXT. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION MUST CONTINUE TO BE PLANNED FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, AND THE PROPER KINDS OF COMPENSATION MUST BE PLANNED FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS. IF TOTAL EDUCATION FOR ALL YOUTH IS TO BE PROVIDED, A MOST CRITICAL NEED IS FACILITIES. OTHER NEEDS INCLUDE--RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND JOB…

The first half of this detailed guide on Teacher Corps recruiting, designed for the use of school administrators, presents all procedures necessary for an effective college campus recruiting program. Included are sections on planning the approach; forming a recruiting team of teacher interns; laying out an interesting schedule (with time…

Conferees representing 49 2-year colleges and the National Faculty Association of Junior and Community Colleges were asked to discuss the following topics: (1) recruitment, orientation, and preparation of 2-year college teachers; (2) evaluation of teaching; (3) new teaching methods and strategies, and (4) faculty involvement in academic…

A fifth annual study of the supply and demand for teachers of vocational agriculture was conducted to determine: (1) the number of graduates qualified for teaching, (2) the number of graduates entering various teaching and non-teaching positions, (3) the number of teaching positions requiring replacement during the previous year, (4) the number of…

This report summarizes current knowledge about the labor market for teachers and provides policy recommendations to enhance the supply of high-quality teachers. Many schools throughout the country, particularly those with low-income and low-achieving students, have difficulty attracting and retaining high-quality teachers. These schools…