Teachers may be the most important element of an effective school, but does that mean that K-12 improvement must wait on the ability of schools or systems to recruit, nurture, and retain outstanding teachers? Such a strategy implies that widespread excellence hinges on the ability of publicly funded school systems to attract more than 3.3 million…

This report presents findings about teacher quality from two longitudinal studies, the National Longitudinal Study of "No Child Left Behind" (NLS-"NCLB"), and the Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality Under "No Child Left Behind" (SSI-"NCLB"). The research teams for these two…

This study investigated the Center of Excellence Program (COE) comprised of 24 Lyndhurst and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Scholars at Memphis State University. The major purpose was to delineate personality characteristics prominent among the scholars who participated in a novel fifth year academic and clinical program for certification of…

This paper presents an overview of several of the problems and conditions of the teaching profession and discusses different issues related to the development and implementation of policies, programs, and practices designed to address them. The opening section examines the conditions of teaching--employment opportunities, teacher evaluation,…

TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN COMPETENT TEACHERS AS CAREER PROFESSIONALS, PROGRAMS OFFERING (OPTIONAL) EXTENDED-YEAR CONTRACTS EMPHASIZE THAT (1) THE TEACHER IS EMPLOYED UNDER CONTRACT FOR THE FULL YEAR, INCLUSIVE OF VACATION, (2) MUCH OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSERVICE TRAINING WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE SYSTEM IS DONE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS,…

The goal of this panel was to recommend research that would identify factors affecting recruitment, selection, and retention of teachers and means of improving these processes. The panel also attempted to plan exemplary research and development activities for devising, validating, and installing methods for improving individuals' and institutions'…

The institute is designed to study and make recommendations for guidelines relating to the recruitment, selection, and training of teachers of trade and industrial education. The major objectives of the institute are to: (1) analyze existing programs to determine desirable qualities of trade and industrial teachers, (2) explore new sources for…

The PTTC (Peking Teachers' Training College) was set up in 1954 to train secondary school teachers. The authors investigate the recruiting and training of future teachers both before and after the GPCR (Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution) to determine whether the GPCR brought about any significant change in Chinese education. (KC)

Rationale is given for the recruitment of vocational agriculture teachers from industry along with the report of a study to assess the effectiveness of these teachers. (HD)

Results are presented of a nationwide study that examined the written criteria currently used by graduate schools of social work for the appointment, retention, and promotion of their faculties. A content analysis of the study is discussed, and a unique behavioral model for the evaluation of faculty competence is offered. (Author/LBH)

Teacher retention and renewal are critical issues facing school districts across the United States. The Vale Imperial Project in Science (VIPS) in Imperial County, CA has served as a catalyst to develop a strong and collaborative partnership between the 14 participating geographically isolated, rural school districts and the local university, San…

The nation's culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) classrooms face a critical shortage of high-quality teachers. Representatives from dozens of major national educational associations and institutions convened September 24-26, 2003, at the Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin, to grapple with this issue. The conference marked…

Available research supports a belief that a high-quality mathematics education for high school students cannot be accomplished unless a highly qualified mathematics teacher is in the classroom. This author primarily addresses the need for small, rural schools in Missouri to employ such highly-qualified mathematics teachers, although he also states…

New York City represents a microcosm of the changes that are shaking the very foundations of teacher education in this country. In their efforts to find teachers for hard-to-staff schools by creating multiple pathways into teaching, districts from New York City to Los Angeles are in the midst of what amounts to a national experiment in how best to…

The articles in this monograph focus on issues identified during participation in the U.S. Department of Education 1984 Teacher Incentive Structures Program, and the 1986 Project to Design Teacher Incentive Structures. Emphasis was on designing or adapting incentive structures for possible use in the school, community, or university. The following…