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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1990
These papers, by unidentified staff members of the California Department of Education, were supplied to participants in the California Education Summit for discussion and the development of specific recommendations. The summit's keynote address, "The Global Democratic Revolution" (Diane Ravitch), is also included, as is an alphabetical…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Dunn, Judy; And Others – Research Roundup, 1987
A one-page introduction is followed by summaries of articles and documents on teacher competency testing. George F. Madaus argues that, although tests serve some useful functions, treating them as a major mechanism for reforming education is questionable. Peter A. Garcia examines the negative impact of testing on minority teachers and minorities…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
Tingley, Wayne – 1986
Teachers and administrators in rural New Mexico schools and preservice teachers at New Mexico State University were surveyed to determine components that could be included in teacher education programs to augment prospective rural teachers' skills and to ease problems of recruitment/retention of certified personnel in rural schools. Questionnaires…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the U.S., Inc., Detroit, MI. – 1973
The book, prepared for educators and industry, was designed as a complete guide to establishing an automotive training program. The 10 sections describe the following aspects of program planning and implementation: (1) career opportunities in automotive service; (2) guidance, counseling, placement, and followup; (3) school, parent, emPloyer,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Auto Mechanics, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 2001
This report summarizes the data from the Study of Special Needs in Special Education (SPeNSE), a national study of personnel in special education. It focuses on data related to recruiting and retaining high-quality special education teachers. Findings indicate: (1) in 1999-2000, more than 12,000 openings for special education teachers were left…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Levine, Arthur – Education Schools Project, 2006
This report is the second in a series of policy papers on the education of educators. It identifies several model teacher education programs, but also finds that the majority of the nation's teachers are prepared in programs that have low admission and graduation standards and cling to an outdated vision of teacher education. Both state…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Research Universities, Academic Achievement
MPR Associates, Berkeley, CA. – 1995
Because of the central role of teachers in quality elementary and secondary education, this booklet briefly outlines the condition of public school teachers and how aspects of it have changed in the 10 years since "A Nation at Risk" was published. In short sections illustrated by tables and figures using data from various national…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Demography, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Castro, Raymond E.; Ingle, Yolanda R. – 1991
This volume presents the results of an effort at the Tomas Rivera Center in Claremont (California) to determine what is being done in the southwestern United States to produce more Latino and other minority teachers, including descriptions of 31 programs currently implemented at colleges and universities. The first section describes the changes in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cooperative Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Mammo, Gudeta – 1990
One of the reasons for the rapid advancement of literacy activities in Ethiopia is that different nationalities learn in their own mother tongues in their own cultures. The literacy rate before the 1974 revolution was 7 percent. The 1990 literacy rate is 75 percent. Literacy instructors in the current literacy campaign do more than instruct…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Attitude Change, Basic Skills
Schwartz, Phebe, Comp. – 1985
Conference papers and various related materials are collected in this volume compiled in conjunction with the National Rural Teacher Education Conference. The bulk of the document consists of papers presented on the 12 major topics of the conference: (1) accreditation and endorsement standards versus the needs of rural education; (2) innovative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Leidenfrost, Nancy B.; And Others – 1977
This booklet was developed as a guide for home economists who are responsible for teaching paraprofessionals (individuals who usually have no college degree and are trained and supervised by county home economists) how to teach low-income families. The content is in seven short sections: (1) Planning the Program discusses available resources,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
PAST, RAY; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE TEACHERS OF BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO WORK WITH THOSE STUDENTS FROM THE LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF THE STATE. THOSE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE MUST BE PREPARED TO COMMUNICATE INTERCULTURALLY AS WELL AS LINGUISTICALLY IF THEY ARE TO PENETRATE THE REAL WORLD OF THE MEXICAN…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Communications, Concept Formation
Governor's Study Commission on the Public School System, Raleigh, NC. – 1968
This 1968 report synthesizes information obtained by the Governor's Study Commission on the Public School System of North Carolina, during their comprehensive 1-year study to determine the most suitable means for providing full educational opportunity for the children of North Carolina. Public hearings and research conducted by the commission, its…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance
Bunch, Carol; Barrax, Joan – 1993
This three-year project at Shaw University (North Carolina), an historically black institution, was a dual enrollment project designed, first, to attract academically talented minority students to teacher education and, second, to motivate minority students to attend college. Over a three-year period, the college incentive program brought a total…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement, Black Colleges, Black Students
Anderson, Nancy, Ed. – NCPSE News, 1997
These two newsletter issues address topics in special education teacher preparation. The feature article of the first issue, "Data Sources for Analyzing the Teacher Preparation Pipeline" (Albert A. Paschall), discusses three informational tools used in monitoring and analyzing the special education personnel preparation pipeline. The data from the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adapted Physical Education, College Programs, Data Collection
