The job openings for college English and second-language faculty advertised through the Modern Language Association have increased by 50 percent over the 1984 number and include more full-time, tenure-track positions as contrasted with lecturer and instructor openings. (MSE)

The director of the Center for the Study of the Teaching Profession at The Rand Corporation discusses the impact of testing on teacher education, teacher practices, teacher candidates in historically black colleges, teacher supply and demand, testing instruments, and the future of teaching. (Author/MT)

The labor market for teachers is expected to become more favorable in the 1980s. According to National Center for Education Statistics projections, the teacher surplus should begin to decline in 1983-84. (SK)

Utilizing Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) data from 1966 to 1988, this article reports results of an analysis of changes in freshmen interest in teaching and the characteristics of the freshmen whose career interests are explored. (IAH)

The increasing recognition of teaching as a profession is discussed. Factors which enhance and detract from this status are considered. The teacher employment market is evaluated; top salaries in large cities are listed. Suggestions for career growth and development are given. (JL)

The last public White Paper acknowledged that teacher numbers can no longer be tied strictly to pupil-teacher ratios as school rolls decline, if the different needs of pupils are to be met, and a sufficient range of specialist teachers employed to maintain a full curriculum. (Author)

Headlines about teacher shortages are bringing the law of supply and demand back to school. As a consequence, teacher training enrollments have started to climb again. (TE)

Discusses the growing trend for military retirees to become teachers. Such retirees (particularly officers) possess education, training, and experience that translate well into the classroom. Training is available to prepare them for teaching, and federal legislation is being considered to facilitate military second careers in education. (SM)

Consists of nine articles discussing the necessary characteristics of agriculture teachers of the future. Includes viewpoints from both experienced and beginning teachers. Topics include certification, recruitment, and the balance between activities and classroom instruction. (CH)

Indicates a current shortage of analytical chemists with Ph.D.'s in academia and industry which will continue during the 1980s. Discusses several factors responsible for the shortage. (SK)

These statistics, primarily excerpts from reports on elementary and secondary schools, include information on teacher unions; teacher attitudes; teacher supply and demand by region and subject area; parent involvement; salaries of principals and other school and district-level personnel; student demographics and attitudes; and school district…

This digest consolidates recent, key information on minority representation in the teaching profession. Despite widespread efforts to recruit minority teachers, by 1983 the total had decreased 1.5% (down to 11% since 1973). Therefore, many students will go through their entire school career with no minority teachers, no role models, and no sense…

An annual survey of college faculty pay shows faculty in "hard-to-hire" disciplines such as engineering, accounting, physics, and computer science continue to command higher-than-average salaries, while disciplines recently at the bottom of the pay scale remain there. At all ranks except full professor, private college faculty earned more. (MSE)

Examines England's and Wales' problems with teacher supply, retention, and morale, outlining recent historical trends in teacher-state relations relevant to contemporary policy and the consequences of changing social and power relations. The paper reflects on the options available for a contemporary education policy informed by insights of…

Of 40,000 Ph.D.s a year forecast for the 1980s, only one-third may get jobs related to their specialty, and only one-tenth jobs in academe. It is suggested that enormous counterpressures, mainly from the faculty, are keeping market forces from operating, and institutions keep producing doctoral graduates. (Author/LBH)