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Hausstatter, Rune Sarromaa – Teacher Development, 2007
This article attempts to clarify some of the problems and challenges currently met by the teaching profession in special education, in particular those relating to why students choose to study special needs education and what they expect to learn. There are two major reasons why students choose to become a "special needs" teacher: to…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Labor Market
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Hansen, Jo-Ida C.; Lee, W. Vanessa – Journal of Career Assessment, 2007
The validity of scores on the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) for Asian American college students has not been thoroughly investigated. This study examined the evidence of validity of the SII Occupational Scale scores for predicting college major choices of Asian American women and men and White women and men. The sample included 186 female and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Females, College Students, Whites
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White, Patrick – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2007
This paper presents selected findings from an ESRC-funded research project examining the choices and occupational aspirations of 59 students approaching the end of their compulsory schooling. It concentrates on the development of a choice model conceptualising the decisionmaking processes of the young people involved in the study, whilst avoiding…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Occupational Aspiration, Compulsory Education, Institutional Research
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Tsagala, Evrikleia; Kordaki, Maria – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2008
This study focuses on how Computer Science and Engineering Students (CSESs) of both genders address certain critical issues for gender differences in the field of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). This case study is based on research conducted on a sample of 99 Greek CSESs, 43 of which were women. More specifically, these students were asked…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, College Students, Gender Differences
Patton, Madeline – Community College Press (NJ1), 2008
How to strengthen technician education to meet the needs of the biotechnology industry was the question before the 50 people who participated in the "Educating Biotechnicians for Future Industry Needs" conference from April 28 to 30 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The participants were from higher education, secondary schools, industry, government, and…
Descriptors: Industry, Labor Force Development, Group Discussion, Community Colleges
EdSource, 2008
Middle and high school math and science teachers provide the foundation for education in the growing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. They are crucial to California's efforts to remain competitive in a global economy. This policy brief looks at the shortage and challenges involved in recruiting and retaining fully prepared…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Middle Schools, High Schools
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Friedrichsen, Patricia; Lannin, John; Abell, Sandra; Arbaugh, Fran; Volkmann, Mark – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
In response to the shortage of qualified secondary mathematics and science teachers in the United States, alternative certification programs (ACPs) are proliferating. This study used identity as a theoretical lens to examine the incoming identities of 19 participants with post-baccalaureate degrees who entered an ACP. Within this cohort, the…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Identification (Psychology), Mathematics Instruction
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Steele, Diana F.; Levin, Amy K.; Blecksmith, Richard; Shahverdian, Jill – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate a multi-faceted women's calculus course designed to retain women in advanced mathematics courses. With this research, we wanted to find out, first, in what ways students were influenced by participation in the course and, second, in what ways these influences affected their mathematics learning or…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Females, Participant Observation, Mathematics Achievement
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Kiziltepe, Zeynep – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
Teachers make up one of the lowest income groups in Turkey. Research tells us that with their large class sizes, poor structural and physical characteristics of the classes, and the inadequate professional conditions offered to teachers, education at the university level is not up to modern standards. The aim of the study reported in this paper is…
Descriptors: Social Status, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teacher Motivation
Wolman, Paul, Ed. – National Education Association Research Department, 2010
A continuing need for comprehensive and timely information about the public school teachers of the United States led the National Education Association (NEA) Research Division in 1956 to develop the first of a series of surveys and subsequent reports covering various aspects of teachers' professional, family, and civic lives. The NEA has conducted…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Federal Legislation, Public School Teachers
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Meinert, Roland G. – Social Work, 1975
This brief research note reports on an empirical study of some selected symbolic rewards by describing a measurement of social workers' professional satisfaction. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Job Satisfaction, Professional Recognition, Questionnaires
Rosenfeld, Barbara; And Others – 1982
These interviews, conducted during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school years by a group of students from the Rochester City School District, present 5 men and 24 women in a variety of career roles that are neither traditional nor stereotypical. The people interviewed speak of the reasons for their choices and of their background of family support. Many…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Females, Interviews, Males
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Walls, Richard T.; Gulkus, Steven P. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
Tests the notion that job reinforcers and occupational values are related to vocational maturity. The importance of 21 reinforcers and 11 values were rated by 207 vocational rehabilitation clients and 59 graduate students. Data indicates that choice of occupational reinforcers and preferences for specified values are reflected in the individual's…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Job Satisfaction, Values, Vocational Maturity
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Cosby, Arthur G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
A two-wave analysis of the dynamics of occupational expectations in a rural youth panel generally failed to support the hypothesis of 'increasing realism of choice.' (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, High School Students, Rural Youth, Vocational Interests
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Nuckols, Troy E.; Banducci, Raymond – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
The knowledge that 648 high school senior boys had of selected occupations was examined in relation to academic achievement, social status, formulation of future plans, and personal experiences. All students had a greater knowledge of low-level occupations than of high-level occupations. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Knowledge Level, Secondary School Students
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