Surpluses of elementary and secondary teachers, mathematicians, and life scientists may result if students continue to elect these fields in the same proportion as in the past. (Editor)

Reports on a study made to develop a conceptual framework regarding the actual and desired roles of full-time audiovisual building-level coordinators in selected schools on Long Island, New York." (Author)

The best teachers of computer science are computer specialists, but they need training in teaching methods. (SE)

Trends in data from the past to the present are described for demographic variables (gender, race and ethnicity, preparation levels, credentialing, age and experience) and ratio of students to school psychologists. School psychology in the United States will continue to be characterized as primarily Caucasian, specialist- level and female through…

Good teachers were shying away from accepting 4th-grade positions because of the growing accountability pressures that were being unfairly brought to bear on that grade level. Highly publicized reports of the state's new battery of standardized assessments were scaring off applicants. To address the personnel needs while more fairly sharing the…

The authors describe multiple approaches to the problem of definition, stratification, and personnel policy applicable to the professional, non-faculty work force found in most American universities. (Editor)

This annual directory provides a service for prospective educators seeking professional career opportunities. It identifies employing officials in approximately 15,000 public school systems throughout the United States. After an introductory section listing the officers and stating the purpose of the sponsoring agency--the Association for School,…

There is a need to supplement skill-oriented training in personnel training programs and career development programs with basic economic education to help an employee understand his roles as consumer, employee, citizen, and entrepreneur. (AG)

Revision of a paper presented for the Symposium on Methods of Estimating Medical and Paramedical Personnel Requirements, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, October 15-19, 1968.

A conference was convened as a forum for second language educators to exchange ideas on the second language needs of international business. This report includes a transcription of the discussions that took place as well as several brief papers describing locally used methods of language assessment and an innovative program. A consensus of the…

The document presents guidelines and information for the establishment of state and local Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development (CSPD), required by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) to meet the educational needs of handicapped children. Aspects covered include the major elements of a CSPD, organizing the…

The United States has made striking technical advances in recent years, but there has not been comparable progress in social services. Greater affluence and leisure for some have been one result of technical progress, but problems of poverty and urban development are more pressing. New developments to improve the condition of society can be…

The Education Professions developing Act of 1967 (EPDA) provides funds to assist institutions of higher learning in educating personnel to serve as teachers, administrators, or educational specialists in the junior colleges. The University of Hawaii was among 47 institutions awarded funds for junior college fellowships. These 2-year fellowships…