Part of a 1968 commencement address by John W. Gardner is used in this paper as a foundation for explaining the status of teacher education and as a background for proposals on six teacher education issues. In Gardner's speech, an imaginary view of what scholars, living in an authoritarian society of the twenty-third century, will think of…

Developments in higher education in Oklahoma are considered from the governor's standpoint. Oklahoma has ranked fourth in the nation for two years in the percentage of increases of state support for higher education, and in real dollars, the state's educational program has had an increase of 24 percent, far outstripping inflation. After increasing…

A general discussion of the quality of teacher education program evaluation is presented. Program evaluations typically go beyond assessment of minimum standards to more comprehensive reviews of: (1) the strengths and weaknesses of programs; (2) the effectiveness of the "products" of the educational activity; (3) the relationship of the…

This report presents complete data which identify specific areas of supply/demand inconsistencies in the state of Iowa by science discipline of secondary science teachers. Summarized are data concerning the number of graduates from teacher education institutions in Iowa completing preparation for a teaching certificate for the years 1979-80, and…

Position papers presented at a conference of state directors of teacher education and certification focused on the quality of educational personnel. The first paper details the need for new talent in teaching in spite of a decline in job opportunities that adversely affects the quality of the applicant pool prepared to enter the teaching…

Deans and directors of continuing education programs were surveyed to determine continuing education enrollments, staffing, and program emphases. The study objective was to assess the extent to which continuing education programs may provide new sources of professional challenge for traditional faculty. In 1979, 125 deans and program directors…

A survey of attrition in professional special education personnel in Michigan was undertaken through an analysis of computer tape copies of the Michigan Professional Personnel Register and of the Teacher Certification Master File. Among findings was that the number of new positions continued to grow in assignments with mentally impaired, speech…

The following information is provided in this monograph: (1) the number of graduates completing teacher preparation programs in 1980 and a comparison of figures for the seven previous years; (2) the number of teachers needed to raise the quality of public school programs and staffing to minimum levels; (3) the number of prospective teachers…

The trend toward increasingly limited opportunities for careers in colleges and university research, teaching, and service and possible courses of action to deal with the situation are discussed in this collection of papers. The focus is largely on decisions to be made on the individual college or university campus. Responses that the educational…

The model described in this manual is intended to assist national planners and others concerned with the allocation of resources in developing nations in arriving at informed decisions regarding national or regional educational activities. The focus of the model is on projecting yearly capital, recurrent, and total expenditures for national…

This study provides a review of the nature and success of programs dealing with excess teacher supply. The causes and effects of teacher redundancy are discussed, and methods of supply and demand planning are examined. Strategies to deal with inservice retraining and programs that present career alternatives are reviewed. Among the solutions…

The report presents the results of a project in the research program area of teacher education conducted by the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education. The specific objectives of this project were to: (1) provide an estimate for future need for teachers in vocationally reimbursed teaching positions in Minnesota, and (2)…

A student flow model in linear programming format, designed to plan the movement of students into secondary and university programs in Tunisia, is described. The purpose of the plan is to determine a sufficient number of graduating students that would flow back into the system as teachers or move into the labor market to meet fixed manpower…

This is the 21st annual national survey of supply and demand for public school teachers. From September 1, 1967 to August 31, 1968, 243,442 persons entered this job market with at least a bachelor's degree. Two estimates of national demand are provided: (1) The estimated number of new teachers needed to attaim minimum levels of quality staffing in…

This report discusses the current status of school finance and singles out trends affecting the efforts of professional teachers' organizations to secure adequate funds for education. The document also contains employment and salary data on school and university teachers and information on Federal, State, and local expenditures and revenue…