Precollege science and mathematics teachers : monitoring supply, demand, and quality / / Dorothy M. Gilford and Ellen Tenenbaum, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.12/915071/073
• Soggetto topico: Mathematics teachers - Supply and demand - United States; Science teachers - Supply and demand - United States; Mathematics teachers - Training of; Science teachers - Training of
• Altri autori: JusterF. Thomas <1926-> (Francis Thomas) GilfordDorothy M TenenbaumEllen
• Note generali: "Panel on Statistics on Supply and Demand for Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers, F. Thomas Juster, chair; Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council"--T.p.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-209).
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: The report of a panel assembled by the National Research Council to evaluate the statistics on the supply and demand for science and mathematics teachers concludes that the available data are inadequate and presents recommendations for improved data and further research. No index. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
• Titolo autorizzato: Precollege science and mathematics teachers
• ISBN: 9786610212552; 9781280212550; 1280212551; 9780309543323; 0309543320; 9780585143071; 0585143072
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960997103321
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