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 articles are presented: (1) "A Profession under Siege: Teacher Recruitment and Certification" (James R. Johnson and Mary Jo Henning); (2) "A Comprehensive Teacher Education Recruitment Plan" (Ruth King); (3) "Types of Incentives" (Jon Schaffarzick); (4) "The Toledo Plan" (Terry Wyatt and Eileen Burch); (5) "Tennessee's Career Ladder for Teachers" (Barbara G. Burch); (6) "A Locally Developed Career Ladder" (Ralph J. Haws and L. Ray Brown); (7) "Using Professional Development Centers and Career Ladders to Redesign the Teaching Profession" (Roy A. Edelfelt); (8) "Teacher Self-Evaluation: A Model for a Professional Approach to Instructional Improvement" (Robert L. Scholl); (9) "Non-Monetary Incentives" (James J. Cellio and Claire L. Jacobi); (10) "Community Perspective on Teacher Incentives" (James R. Gress); and (11) "Excellence in the Profession of Teaching: Past, Present and Future Perfect" (Robert R. Dunwell). (JD)