Recruiting and retaining good teachers has recently reemerged as an important policy concern on the national agenda, as shortages of qualified teachers have appeared in a number of regions around the country. This four-section report addresses the recruitment and retention of teachers. The first section considers the shortage of high quality…

This report considers the question of what becomes of college graduates who are newly qualified to teach and who face a teacher surplus. National statistics provide data on the following questions: What is the state of the market for new teachers? How do graduates newly qualified to teach fare in the labor market compared to other graduates? What…

The following topics are covered in this report: 1) supply of graduates completing preparation to enter teaching, 2) supply of beginning teachers, 3) supply of qualified former teachers, 4) demand for new teachers, 5) demand for minimum quality, 6) demand for beginning and re-entering teachers, 7) teacher supply compared to demand, and 8) future…

The relationship between national population trends and teacher supply and demand is investigated, and guidelines for local teacher association planning are presented. (LH)

A decline in the college-going rate for high school graduates, and the shrinking public school population with its resultant decline in the demand for new teachers, have both contributed to drops in enrollment which many schools of education are experiencing. There are ways, however, by which schools of education can avoid disastrous results.…

This report attempts to predict the rates of teacher turnover in the 1970s, which teachers will leave the profession, and what the effects of turnover will be on the educational personnel system. The overall termination rate has varied from six to 11 percent over the last 15 years. An analysis of recent changes in the teaching profession is used…

This twenty-third annual NEA survey of public school teacher supply and demand estimates that the supply of qualified teachers is adequate. To supplement these estimates, special surveys were made in State departments of education and in the nation's 67 largest school systems to assess teacher supply and demand in various types of school systems.…

The probable demand for and supply of management education in the United Kingdom over the next six or seven years is investigated. The project was intended partly to provide a preliminary study for the National Economic Development Office Management Education, Training, and Development Committee and partly to meet the special request of the…

The report examines the economic and social conditions in Lesotho and the ways in which the country's poverty and economic dependence on South Africa limit its ability to support further educational development. In-depth discussions follow on 1) the prospective growth of secondary school enrollment, which is limited by the restrictions on the…

This position paper discusses the question of teacher shortage or surplus and related issues. Informal surveys were conducted by the Recruitment Leadership and Training Institute (LTI) and other major educational organizations to provide a factual basis for the study. A review of the surveys conducted by LTI and a summary of published reports are…

Given an approximate 50 percent reduction in demand for new teachers, why then do presumably well-informed students continue to enter teacher certification programs and what are the implications of this phenomenon for colleges and teacher educators? (Author/RK)

Employment prospects for teachers vary by level of education, teaching areas, and geography, according to the author's survey of several reports and articles. While most of the information is for California, some nationwide trends are noted. (MF)

The most critical part of a successful bilingual education program is the teacher and his training is essential for giving students with limited English access to educational programs. Describes the requirements for teachers in bilingual education programs and how to meet the need for trained teachers as quickly as possible. (Author/RK)

An older teaching faculty is to be prized. If the school system can develop policies that weed out weak teachers and retrain those who are surplus in their specialty, the financial strain may be offset by more acceptable educational productivity, with renewed community confidence and support. (Author)