Gives U.S. Department of Labor statistics on vocational education teachers: demand, who they are, what they teach, where they teach, and degree of job satisfaction. (JOW)

The president of the American Federation of Teachers accepts the basic model of teacher education found in the Holmes Group Report, which includes a liberal education, mastery of a subject, professional specialization, and a structured clinical induction program. He calls for a profession-based national teacher exam. (Author/MT)

The director of the Center for the Study of the Teaching Profession at The Rand Corporation discusses the impact of testing on teacher education, teacher practices, teacher candidates in historically black colleges, teacher supply and demand, testing instruments, and the future of teaching. (Author/MT)

Describes a survey to identify expected needs and shortages in 10 secondary and postsecondary trade and industrial programs that enroll a large number of students and in which several teaching positions exist. (JOW)

This study investigated how many academic staff members will have to be recruited over the next 10 years to fill the needs of higher education institutions funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Estimates were made of overall leaving rates and whether there would be a significant increase in rates because of staff…

This Policy Research Brief summarizes findings from several studies of the Illinois teacher supply pipeline. It describes current teacher shortages, and identifies opportunities to plug leaks in the teacher supply pipeline. (Contains 7 endnotes.)

This study examined state teacher licensure requirements and the extent to which there is reciprocity of these credentials across state lines. Receiving states often do not recognize out-of-state teacher licenses. True teacher license reciprocity is rare. For national leaders interested in facilitating the portability of teacher licenses,…

After 40 years, this new edition revisits a study of the academic labor market. Much has changed since 1958, but the essential commodity of the academic marketplace is still prestige. Faculty hiring and governance may be more democratic today, but the study still has more than historical interest. The chapters are: (1) "The Background"; (2) "The…

Develops a taxonomy scheme that classifies the manpower-educational flow models which appear in the literature. The classification scheme shows the similarities and differences of all models classified, and it can be used to pinpoint areas for future research. (Author/DN)

Uses an example from educational planning (teacher supply) to show how the concepts of controlability and observability can add insight into the planning and decisionmaking process. (Author/JH)

Author compares supply of qualified teachers with the numbers of teachers who are employed" (the surplus) and with the numbers who should be employed to attain a specified standard of educational quality" (the shortage). (Author/SP)

A source of vocational agriculture teachers in successful farmers who are looking for other jobs. (GB)

Discussed Poland's Commission for National Education, active between 1773 and 1794, and its contributions to Polish education. (RK)