Digitalia
Advanced Search
Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers

Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers

Monitoring Supply, Demand, and Quality

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309041973
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309543323
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1990
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 267
  • DDC: 507
  • Language: English
  • Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
    • DATA RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Resources for Data
      • Demand Data
      • Supply Data
      • Quality Data
      • General Data Recommendations
    • RESEARCH ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE PANEL
      • Resources for Research
      • Research on Demand
      • Research on Supply
      • Research on Quality
      • Research on Student Outcomes
    • RESEARCH FACILITATION
    • INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG DISTRICTS, STATES, AND THE NCES
    • IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 1 Introduction
    • THE MEANING OF SHORTAGE
    • FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND
    • FACTORS AFFECTING SUPPLY
    • QUALITY ISSUES IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
    • THE PANEL'S WORK AND ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • 2 Determining Teacher Demand
    • STUDENT ENROLLMENT
      • Enrollment Projections Based on Student Enrollment Data
        • Geographic Differences in Projected K-12 Enrollment
        • Local-Area Projections
      • Population Projections—A Proxy for Enrollment Projections
        • Using Census Population Projections to Estimate K-12 Enrollment Demand
        • The Changing Demographic Profile of the School-Age Population
      • Research Areas Related to Student Enrollment
    • PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOS
      • Components of Teacher Demand and Related Data
      • Research on Determinants of Pupil-Teacher Ratios
    • TEACHER ATTRITION RATES
    • SUMMARY
  • 3 Determining Supply: Individual and District Activities
    • THE COMPONENTS OF SUPPLY
      • Continuing Teachers
      • New Entrants
    • WHAT INFLUENCES AN INDIVIDUAL TO TEACH?
      • College Students' Occupational Preparation Decisions
      • The Decision to Enter Teaching
      • Where to Teach
      • How Long to Stay in Teaching
      • Whether to Return to Teaching
      • Whether to Move to a Different State
      • When to Retire
      • Conclusions
    • HOW DOES A DISTRICT MESH SUPPLY WITH DEMAND?
      • Determining Needs
        • Uncertainty About Student Enrollments
        • Uncertainty about Budget for the Next School Year
        • Internal Transfer Queues
        • Delays in Reporting Resignations
        • Attrition During the School Year
      • Soliciting Applicants
      • Screening Applicants
      • Making Offers
        • Timing
        • Specificity
        • Salary
      • Who is Hired
      • Conclusions
    • SUMMARY
  • 4 Monitoring the Supply Pool of Science and Mathematics Teachers
    • MONITORING POINTS ALONG THE SUPPLY PIPELINE
      • College Students Planning to Teach
      • Certification
      • New Hires
      • The Reserve Pool
      • Retention and Attrition Rates
      • Teacher Mobility and Interstate Migration
    • A SPECIAL CASE: THE SUPPLY OF MINORITY TEACHERS
    • SUMMARY
  • 5 Statistics Related to the Quality of Science and Mathematics Teaching
    • SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICIES AND PRACTICES
      • Recruitment and Hiring Practices
      • Misassignment of Teachers
      • Providing for Inservice and Continuing Education
      • Other Practices that Affect Teaching Quality
    • MEASURING TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
      • Certification as the Basic Proxy for Teacher Quality
      • Course Preparation and Transcript Data
        • Elementary Teachers
        • Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers
      • Professional Standards as a Quality Dimension
      • Testing for Subject-Matter Knowledge
      • The Holmes and Carnegie Recommended Standards
      • The Presidential Awards for Science and Mathematics Teachers
    • TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES
      • Evidence
      • Implications for Data and Research
    • OTHER SCHOOL AND HOME FACTORS THAT AFFECT OUTCOMES
      • Curriculum Structure
      • Quality of Textbooks
      • Classroom Time Used for Science and Mathematics
      • Other Instructional Factors
      • Home Environment
    • SUMMARY
  • 6 Data Needs and Research Opportunities
    • DATA RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Funding for Data Collection
      • Data Related to Demand
      • Data Related to Supply
        • 1. College Students Planning to Teach
        • 2. Certification
        • 3. New Hires and Incentives to Teach
        • 4. The Reserve Pool
        • 5. Attrition Rates and Incentives to Leave Teaching
      • Data Related to Quality
      • General Data Recommendations
    • RESEARCH ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE PANEL
      • Resources for Research
      • Demand
      • Supply
      • Quality
      • Student Outcomes
    • RESEARCH FACILITATION
      • Graduate Student Research
      • Data Bases for Personal Computers
      • State Data Bases
      • Limitations of Univariate Indicators
    • FACILITATION OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG DISTRICTS, STATES, AND THE NCES
  • References
  • Appendix A Panel Activities
    • CONFERENCE OF PERSONNEL DIRECTORS
    • MINI CASE STUDIES
    • IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES
  • Appendix B National Data Sets Relating to Demand, Supply, and Quality of Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers
    • THE SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY
    • HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND
    • THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY
    • NATIONAL EDUCATION LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 1988
    • SURVEYS OF RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES
    • THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
      • NAEP Teacher Questionnaire
    • THE AMERICAN FRESHMAN
    • NATIONAL SURVEYS OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
    • STATUS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER
  • Appendix C Availability of State Data on Public School Professional Personnel
  • Appendix D Acronyms
  • Appendix E Biographical Sketches

Subjects

Back
Login to your account

Viewers online

  • Text
  • ReadSpeaker Audio

Download options

  • Adobe DRM Adobe DRM
  • Loan duration: 21 days
  • Format: PDF

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

By subscribing, you accept our Privacy Policy

©2021 - 2024 Digitalia - All rights reserved