THROUGH A THREE PHASE STUDY--LITERATURE REVIEW, EXAMINATION OF STATE QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS IN PRIVATE TRADE SCHOOLS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF TEACHERS IN THE 107 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS--A PROFILE OF THE TRADE SCHOOL TEACHER WAS DRAWN. HE IS MALE, 36 TO 55 YEARS OLD, ENTERS TEACHING BY DIRECT RECRUITMENT AFTER AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE, IS ACTIVE IN CURRICULUM AND TEST DEVELOPMENT, AND USES A VARIETY OF VISUAL AIDS. HE HAS TWO CLASSES OF 30 STUDENTS EACH. THE TWO-THIRDS WHO TEACH FULL TIME WORK 32 HOURS A WEEK AND SPEND SEVEN HOURS OF PERSONAL TIME IN PREPARATION. HIGH SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED BY 99 PERCENT, WHILE 62 PERCENT HAD ONE OR MORE YEARS OF COLLEGE. ONE-FOURTH ARE CURRENTLY TAKING TRADE OR TEACHING METHODS COURSES. THIRTY TEACHERS REPORTED MORE THAN 20 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE, 123 MORE THAN TEN YEARS, AND 78 ONE YEAR. PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING WAS USUALLY OBTAINED THROUGH SUPERVISED TEACHING. (THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS RETURNED BY 726 TEACHERS, REPRESENTING 40 PERCENT OF THE 1,674 TEACHERS AND 61 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOLS SURVEYED.) (DOCUMENT INCLUDES SUMMARY OF STATE STATUTES, DATA TABULATIONS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS.) THIS WAS AN ED.D. THESIS SUBMITTED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. IT IS AVAILABLE FROM UNIVERSITY MICRO-FILMS, ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN. (AJ)