The recruitment and retention of a strong and diverse workforce requires novel approaches that disrupt current systems and organizational structures. Recent research advances the collective understanding of how these novel approaches influence people of color throughout the career continuum. When attracting students into the profession, two recent…

The American Rescue Plan Act has made funds available to states and districts to speed up recovery from the effects of COVID-19, including addressing learning loss. The Wallace Foundation has distilled evidence from its work that may be helpful in informing choices about how to spend those funds, as well as how to implement key strategies. Summer…

The "Annotated Bibliography" is composed of two parts that, together, provide a detailed view of some key pieces of literature on teacher effectiveness, teacher induction, teacher competency, and adult learning. A matrix identifies the general topics that are addressed in each piece of literature. Following the matrix is an alphabetized…

Cites documents from the ERIC junior college collection dealing with two-year college faculty. (AYC)

This report reviews the literature pertaining to requirements for teacher training and certification in early primary education. The literature since 1975 from Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere was examined in order to address questions of selection criteria, competencies, models of teacher education,…

This study focuses on current policies of selection, training, and evaluation of teachers, and on currently available methods and resources to improve these policies. Annotations and abstracts are presented of recent studies on the following topics: (1) teacher quality; (2) public opinion of the public schools; (3) identifying effective education;…

A review of the literature on the topic of admissions criteria in teacher education is presented. Bibliographic annotations review surveys, studies, models, and guidelines on various aspects of admissions criteria, as well as attracting and retaining quality students. (JN)

This literature review and annotated bibliography addresses teaching portfolios, utilized by teachers to improve and demonstrate their knowledge and skills in teaching. The document, organized into three sections, discusses several key issues related to teaching portfolios. The first section on issues in portfolio design and implementation…

This bibliography lists material on the topic of job placement, retention, and educational requirements for teachers and student teachers. Sources consulted include the British Education Index (the Library Association), the Canadian Education Index (CEA), Canadian Books in Print Subject Guide (University of Toronto), the Current Index to Journals…

The recruitment and selection of teachers are addressed in this summary of 11 journal articles and documents which are available through ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center). The first entry examines the selection process of hiring new teachers, focusing on tools used in making selection decisions. The second abstract deals with the…

A one-page introduction is followed by three pages containing summaries of three journal articles and two documents on teacher selection. Mary Cihak Jensen argues that final selection decisions should be based on multiple information sources, since teaching requires proficiency in many interrelated skills. Superintendent Richard J. Caliendo…

This is the third extensive bibliography on teacher education published by the U.S. Office of Education. The present compilation includes selections from approximately 8,000 references published, with the exception of a few earlier basic references, between October 1, 1935, and January 1, 1941. The references from which the foregoing selections…

In 1930 a number of organizations interested in teacher preparation asked for a survey by the Federal Government in order to secure usable information applicable to the larger problems of teacher education. Congress subsequently appropriated funds for this investigation, and the survey extended from July 1, 1930 to June 30, 1933. The first section…