This compilation of short summaries of Grow Your Own (GYO) teacher resources, prepared for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) by the Texas Comprehensive Center (TXCC) at American Institutes for Research (AIR), is organized around research questions developed by TEA to inform the Texas GYO teacher strategy. This is meant to be a living document and…

This updated 2020 annotated bibliography reviews seven postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs that have been implemented nationally and internationally to increase student achievement. A number of the publications report how they adapted their programs due to COVID-19 restrictions and online delivery platforms. Technology use was more…

This 2019 annotated bibliography reviews seven postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs that have been implemented nationally and internationally to increase student achievement. An extensive literature search was conducted of published journal articles, newspaper accounts, book chapters, books, ERIC documents, thesis and dissertations,…

Gender, it is asserted, is central to understanding and changing work lives of teachers. To bring gender to the forefront is to empower women teachers and to transform the occupation of public school teaching. A bibliography of books on women, schooling, and capitalism is included. (Author/MT)

This annotated bibliography focusing on job sharing for teachers contains 37 book citations and 94 journal article citations. While the particular focus was on job sharing for teachers, general works which provide useful information on such arrangements have been included. A special effort was made to include all Canadian references related to job…

An annual newsletter on the history of higher education presents information reflecting the current interest and research in the field through commentary, analysis, and bibliography. Information in this issue includes: a guest editorial, "Teaching the History of Higher Education" (Kathryn M. Moore); a "Views from the Author"…

Four classic publications that offer guidance and inspiration to teachers are reviewed: (1) "Teacher in America," by Jacques Barzun; (2) "Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?" by John Gardner; (3) "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life," by Richard Hofstadter; and "To Profess with a Passion," a "Time" magazine article. (PGD)

The objectives of this guide are to: (1) provide materials, activities, and lessons in grades K through 12 that will actively engage students in learning about the teaching profession; (2) increase understanding of the complex issues facing teachers; (3) develop an understanding of the important role teachers play in a democratic society; (4)…

In recent years, fifth-year programs in teacher education have developed rapidly, especially for the graduates of liberal arts colleges who lack the professional requirements for a teaching certificate. Several States now require a fifth year of college work in granting a standard certificate for secondary school training in the academic fields,…

This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on approaches to recruitment and retention of faculty from underrepresented groups as part of the creation of a multicultural college environment. The 31 annotated citations, all of which are in the ERIC database, are grouped into: (1) Overall Strategies; (2) Faculty; and (3) Student. (SLD)

This bibliography represents the third in a series of three dealing with employment of homosexuals, to be published by the Ontario Ministry of Labour Library. All asterisked titles deal with the employment problems of and discrimination against homosexuals. This bibliography is concerned with homosexuality in the specific fields of the arts, the…

Three areas of current literature addressing the problem of low and declining teacher quality are included in this 60-citation annotated bibliography. The first area, past trends and the current status of teachers in the workforce, was explored in an effort to determine how education and teachers came to their present situation. In the second…

Selected references regarding recruitment into teacher education programs are listed, grouped according to recruitment issues and strategies, state policies, recruitment of the academically talented, and recruitment of minority students. (Author/MT)

Documents selected from the ERIC databases, concerning basic characteristics and concerns of teaching as a profession, are listed. Research reports deal with attributes of the profession and how teacher education relates to them and with how the roles of educators might be changed to build and sustain the profession. (PP)

A specialized bibliography on the study and practice of teaching interpreting is presented. Introductory comments note that interpreting is young as an academic discipline. Issues covered in this bibliography include the role of bilingualism, the relationship between translation and interpretation, and psychological, neurological, and sociological…