This report presents data on the Missouri teacher labor market, using existing administrative records about the state's public schools, teachers staffing them, and students attending them from 1994-95. Data are presented on: enrollment growth (size and distribution of public school enrollment changes); Missouri's teaching workforce (size and…

This study investigated the effect of an alternative teacher preparation program on participants' attitudes and beliefs regarding personal attributes and characteristics they possessed when they were admitted to the program. The study examined programmatic features that interns considered influential in contributing to their success as teachers.…

This report is the fifth in a series of projections of teacher supply and demand. The previous report provides greater detail about methodology, implications, and issues and is a companion to this report. Thirty-one tables comprise the bulk of the report. Projections of supply and demand for primary and secondary teachers for each state and…

As a regular part of its duties, the Office of Education collects and gives out information about education in other countries. In that service, this list of references on foreign and comparative education is to be used as an aid in responding to the many requests which come to it for sources of data about education abroad, its history,…

The purpose of this bulletin is to point the way for those interested in Americanization, and show them what is being done throughout the country, to indicate successes and failures in the work of Americanizing the great group of foreigners. The purpose of the Americanization process is to look through the eyes of those who ask, themselves if…

Discusses the relationship between academic standards and society, providing evidence of a decline in these standards in American schools. Also discusses social implications of a lack of scientific literacy and proposes a strategy for change. Teacher certification and political action as change agents are considered. (JM)

Minimum state standards for secondary school teacher certification are compared with standards set by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). General and professional education requirements are reported. Inconsistences…

Reviews the historical development of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association guidelines for counselor education programs. Identifies definitions and working principals which guidelines are based on. Discusses importance and advantages of guidelines and unaddressed issues such as certification and training outside university departments.…

Proposals for extended teacher education programs are considered: (1) adding a year long internship to a four-year undergraduate program; (2) postponing professional training until a student has earned a B.A. or B.S.; and (3) requiring masters or doctoral degree programs in teaching for initial certification. (JN)

A response to articles by Alan Tom and Richard Wisniewski (November-December 1981 Journal of Teacher Education) is offered. Alternatives to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards are considered. It is suggested that higher selection standards for teachers be coupled with financial incentives. (PP)

The decision to assess nonsponsored experiential learning is seen as a result of the view that a degree should signify competence in a profession as well as time in the classroom and that practical experience may offer the best if not the only way to acquire certain competencies. (MLW)

Returns from over 2,700 school psychologists were analyzed according to primary employer; sex; age; race; professional membership; highest degree; salary; title; certificates; and licenses. Information provided will be used for research and policy decisions. (MH)

It is proposed that the legal profession and legal education will change significantly in the near future because of legal and social trends: popularity of the profession, need for new skills, increases in litigation, need for continuing education, declining interest in traditional private practice, ability to advertise, and economics. (MSE)

A study and analysis of Florida Board Examination results, undertaken to determine the practice competency of the University of Florida's College of Pharmacy graduates as measured by the examination, is reviewed. Improved methodologies and further evaluation of the outcomes of experiential programs are seen as necessary. (Author/MLW)