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Schmelter, Raymond Charles – 1985
The shortage of mathematics teachers is apparent in all 50 states with indications of increasing shortages. A three-phase study of mathematics education was designed to explore some factors of this trend. Phase 1 consisted of a literature search on mathematics teacher shortage in Wisconsin and the United States, identification of a sampling…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Download full textVance, Victor S. – 1981
This study describes the changes in demographic characteristics of beginning teachers who entered the profession between 1956-57 and 1976. Existing literature on beginning teachers is examined to construct an image of the changes that have occurred among those choosing teaching careers. National and statewide samples are reviewed; however,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Beginning Teachers, Career Choice, Faculty Mobility
Zarkin, Gary A. – 1985
In light of the current increase in elementary and secondary school attendance coupled with a simultaneous decrease in college-age population between now and the end of the decade, this study assesses (1) the role of economic factors in determining the number of teachers certified and (2) the responsiveness of teachers in the "reserve pool" to…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Models, School Demography
Matthes, William A.; Carlson, Robert V. – 1985
The paper summarizes recruitment and retention approaches designed to assist rural school administrators in securing/holding well-prepared/qualified teachers and presents findings from a 1985 study that examined teachers' perceptions of professional preparation. Outlined recruitment approaches include paying candidate's interview and moving…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools
Joerger, Richard M.; Bremer, Christine D. – 2001
Projected teacher shortages are due to an expanding need and teachers leaving the profession. With the extreme pressures on beginning teachers, a large percentage of them leave the profession within their first 5-6 years. Causes for leaving the profession include school staffing actions; personal reasons; pursuing another job; and dissatisfaction.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Career Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Jensen, Mary Cihak – 1987
The recruitment, selection, induction, and retention of capable teachers are interrelated processes involving schools' personnel, policies, and organization. This report explores issues surrounding these processes and discusses methods to improve districts' programs. Part I, "Recruiting Teachers," describes the competition for capable…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Bird, Ronald E. – 1985
This paper describes an initial effort to provide a carefully reasoned, factually based, systematic analysis of teacher pay in comparison to pay in other occupations available to college-educated workers. It also reports on the sensitivity of these salary comparison estimates to differences in certain characteristics of the labor force, such as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economic Research, Educational Economics
