Attracting science and mathematics Ph.D.s to secondary school education [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Teaching, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Advisory Committee, Center for Education

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455976803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
• ISBN: 1-280-21006-0; 9786610210060; 0-309-56303-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Collana: The compass series
• Disciplina: 507/.1/273
• Soggetti: Science teachers - Supply and demand - United States; Mathematics teachers - Supply and demand - United States; High school teachers - Supply and demand - United States; Doctor of philosophy degree; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65).
• Nota di contenuto: ""ATTRACTING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PH.D.S TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""SCOPE OF STUDY""; ""METHODS OF STUDY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""Interest in Secondary Teaching""; ""Challenges and Possibilities""; ""GUIDANCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS""; ""ORGANIZATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS""; ""PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS AND TEACHING RESOURCES""; ""INCENTIVES""; ""1 Introduction""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""The Need for Qualified Science and Mathematics Teachers""; ""An Untapped Resource""; ""NRC ROLE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION""""PROJECT ON ATTRACTING PH.D.S TO SECONDARY EDUCATION""; ""Underlying Assumptions""; ""Problems and Possibilities""; ""Organization of the Project""; ""SCOPE OF THE STUDY""; ""The Charge to the Phase One ; Committee""; ""Questions to be Answered by the Present Study""; ""METHODS OF STUDY""; ""OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Will Ph.D.s Consider Careers in Secondary School Science & Mathematics Education?""; ""SURVEY METHODS AND RESPONSE""; ""Survey Methodology and Response""; ""Characteristics of Respondents""; ""CAREER ASPIRATIONS""; ""INTEREST IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION""""Defining Interest in Secondary School Education""; ""Financial Considerations""; ""ASPECTS OF A PROGRAM TO ATTRACT SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PH.D.S TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION""; ""INTEREST IN OTHER K-12 EDUCATION POSITIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Level of Interest""; ""Potential Incentives""; ""Other K-12 Positions""; ""3 Perspectives on Ph.D.s in Secondary School Science and Mathematics Education""; ""PH.D.S IN SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION""; ""WHICH PH.D.S?""; ""PREPARATION FOR TEACHING""; ""PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITION TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT""""PH.D.S IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL WORK ENVIRONMENT""; ""4 Discussion""; ""FINDINGS""; ""Interest in Secondary Teaching""; ""Challenges""; ""What is Necessary for Success?""; ""GUIDANCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS""; ""Organization of Demonstration Programs""; ""State Demonstration Programs""; ""Selection of Ph.D.s for Teaching Positions""; ""Role of Postsecondary Institutions""; ""Flexibility in School Placement""; ""Regional Clustering""; ""Evaluation""; ""Pedagogical Skills and Teaching Resources""; ""Education Courses and Certification""""Mentoring""; ""Science Teaching Resources""; ""Future Positions for Ph.D.s""; ""Incentives""; ""National Fellowship Program""; ""Peer Networking""; ""Connections with the Larger Scientific Community""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix A Study Methodology""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RECENT PH.D.S""; ""Focus Groups""; ""Questionnaire Development""; ""Sampling""; ""Survey Response""; ""INTERVIEWS""; ""Interviews with Ph.D.s""; ""Interviews with Administrators""; ""APPENDIX B Focus Group Summaries""; ""SITES OF FOCUS GROUPS""; ""SUMMARY OF FOCUS GROUPS""