This paper reports on part of a longitudinal project investigating the formation of preservice secondary mathematics teachers' identities at one Australian university. Given that school-based placement experiences impact teacher identity development, the Flourishing Mathematics Teacher (FMT) project focuses on this experience and aims to identify…

'Out-of-field teaching' refers to the practice of assigning teachers to teach subjects that do not match their training or education -- an international phenomenon that seems particularly prevalent in mathematics. This paper reports on a study evaluating the impact of a national professional learning program for out-of-field secondary mathematics…

The rapidly changing modern world is creating new demands in the workplace. This connected with challenges in educating young people. Teachers are called to provide high quality teaching and learning methodologies so that young people can develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to transfer safely into the world of work. This article…

This document contains a transcript of a broadcast from "Options in Education", an electronic weekly magazine covering news, features, policy, and people in the field of education. A school progress report is presented for problems in the following areas: desegregation, teacher placement, school finances, teacher union disputes,…

This paper identifies and synthesizes findings from data-based research on teacher induction programs and practices. In order to be included in the synthesis the studies must have been: (1) data-based; (2) conducted on beginning teachers in an induction program; and (3) reported since 1977. A total of 17 studies were included in the synthesis.…

A project was undertaken at Florida Technological University in 1974-75 to establish a procedure for determining discipline productivity factors for the internal allocation of instructional faculty resources. A theoretical model for faculty allocation was developed, independent of discipline, and student credit-hour productivity factors were…

A survey of 18 values held by selected groups of preservice teaching candidates and by successful, urban, secondary-school teachers showed a divergence that can be expected to affect personal characteristics and teacher behaviors, as well as instructional success or failure in a variety of teaching environments. The two groups differed…

In order to determine what characteristics are most important in prompting Mississippi's major educational consumers to hire teachers, an opinionnaire was developed and sent to a stratified random sample of elementary, junior high, and senior high principals, and to superintendents. The questionnaire consisted of 11 factors to be ranked according…

Educational reform recommendations have often focused upon clinical experiences for preservice teachers and the induction phase of teaching. Portland State University (Oregon), in collaboration with Beaverton and Portland School Districts, has developed a Cooperative Professional Education Program (CPEP) which addresses these recommendations in an…

The Central Region States of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) were surveyed in 1980 regarding their systems for collecting information and their information needs on teacher supply and demand. The 13 states involved were Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,…

This document discusses how many states are facing a shortage in teachers. Specifically, the document focuses on how the state department and colleges of education in Missouri have been actively working to maintain high levels of educational standards as well as recruiting more teachers. The document reports that some educational reform took place…

A study on a survey of department heads in 25 major universities that examines what department heads perceive to be the component parts in making assignments to faculty is discussed. The importance of evaluating faculty based on effort required rather than on time devoted to given tasks is stressed. (Author/MLW)

This document presents the Certification Working Group's proposal for a first step in the creation of the Northeast Common Market--the development of a Northeast Regional Credential (NRC). It is proposed that the NRC will function on the premise that an individual who receives an initial regular teaching certificate could also receive an NRC. The…

A principal from a district experiencing a sharp enrollment decline discusses some of the implications of the decision to close one of three high schools. The board policy developed to meet the challenge includes consideration of maintaining the quality of the educational program, the retention of tenured faculty, and the disposition of property.…

The purposes of evaluation are to improve instruction and to make administrative decisions about teacher retention and placement. The administrative reasons for evaluation are overshadowed by the charge to improve instruction, which in turn improves student learning. Teachers who have negative or neutral attitudes toward evaluation are less likely…