Teacher supply, demand, and quality : policy issues, models, and data bases : proceedings of a conference / Erling E. Boe and Dorothy M. Gilford, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.)

Contributor:

Boe, Erling E., 1933-

Gilford, Dorothy M.

National Academy Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Supply and demand--United States--Congresses.

Teachers.

Teachers--Rating of--United States--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines policy issues, projection models, and data bases pertaining to the supply of, demand for, and quality of teachers in the United States from kindergarten to twelfth grade. It identifies additional data needed to clarify policy issues or for use in projection models, with a long-range view of contributing to the development of a teaching force of higher quality in the United States. The book has major implications for the teacher work force and for statisticians and researchers involved in investigating, modeling, and projecting teacher supply, demand, and quality.

Contents:

TEACHER SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND QUALITY

Copyright

Contents

Contributing Authors

Acknowledgments

I INTRODUCTION

Introductory Remarks

REFERENCE

Conference Background

The NCES Perspective

Choosing Teachers and Choosing to Teach

II SUMMARY

Summary of Conference Proceedings

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF TEACHER SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND SHORTAGE

Teacher Demand

Teacher Supply

Sources of Supply

Teaching Force Composition

Teaching Force Distribution

Teacher Shortage Issues

Quantity: A Nonproblem

The Problem of Composition

The Problem of Distribution

Equilibrating Supply and Demand

TEACHER QUALITY: A MAJOR POLICY ISSUE

Dimensions of Quality

Teacher Qualifications

Tested Ability

Demographic Matching of Teachers and Students

Teacher Professionalism

Classroom Teaching Practice

Limits of Teacher Quality

Teacher Quality: Information Needs and Suggestions for Action

TSDQ PROJECTION MODELS

Types of TSDQ Models

Teacher Retention and Attrition

Entering Teachers

Projection Models: Information Needs and Suggestions for Action

TEACHER DATA BASES

State Data Bases

Regional Data Base

National Data Bases

Data Base Comparisons

Data Bases: Suggestions for Action

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTION

REFERENCES

NOTES

III POLICY ISSUES

The Problem of Improving Teacher Quality While Balancing Supply and Demand

The Contemporary Version of Teacher Supply and Demand

The Contemporary Version of High-Quality Classroom Practice

POLICY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY TEACHERS

SUPPLY OF QUALITY CREDENTIALS

How Important are Credentials?

Policy Activity in This Area

Implications for Data Collection

SUPPLY OF TEACHERS WITH HIGH TESTED ABILITY

How Important is Tested Ability?.

Policy Activity in this Area

SUPPLY OF DEMOGRAPHICALLY REPRESENTATIVE TEACHERS

How Important is Demographic Representation?

Policy Activity in this Area

SUPPLY AS A FUNCTION OF THE QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF TEACHERS

How Important is Quality of Professional Life?

Policy Activity Promoting Quality Professional Life

SUPPLY OF HIGH-QUALITY CLASSROOM TEACHING PRACTICE

How Important is the Quality of Classroom Teaching Practice?

SUMMARY

Discussion

DEMOGRAPHIC QUALITY

PROFESSIONALISM DIMENSION

CLASSROOM PRACTICE

TEACHER QUALITY ISSUES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL

101st Congress

102nd Congress

FEDERAL DATA GATHERING

NOTE

General Discussion

IV MODELS

Models for Projecting Teacher Supply, Demand, and Quality: An Assessment of the State of the Art

Teacher Supply-Demand Models and their Characteristics

Purpose and Scope

Organization

MODELS OF THE DEMAND FOR TEACHERS

Considerations in Modeling Demand

The Definition of Demand

The Relationship Between Demand and Employment

Disaggregation by Field of Teaching

The Demand for Teacher Quality

National and State Demand Projection Models

The Standard Demand Projection Model

Variations on a Theme

General Assessment of Projections Based on the Standard Model

An NCES Venture into Econometric Modeling

Model Description

Assessment

MODELS OF THE SUPPLY OF RETAINED TEACHERS

Considerations in Modeling Attrition

Defining and Measuring Attrition Rates

Voluntary versus Involuntary Attrition

Disaggregation by Subject Specialty.

Attrition Rates in Relation to Attributes of Teachers

Variations in Attrition Rates Over Time

The Quality of Retained Teachers

National Projection Models and Attrition Estimates

The NCES Projection Model

Attrition Estimates from the Schools and Staffing Survey

State Attrition Models

Selected Simple Models

More Advanced Models

The MISER Multistate Model

Assessment of National and State Models

Research on Patterns and Determinants of Attrition

Cross-Sectional Analyses

Longitudinal Analyses of Entering Teacher Cohorts

Assessment and Implications

MODELS OF THE SUPPLY OF ENTERING TEACHERS AND THE SUPPLY-DEMAND BALANCE

Considerations in Modeling the Supply of Entrants

Definitions and Concepts of Supply

Sources and Categories of Entrants

Disaggregation by Subject Specialty

The Quality Dimension of the Supply of Entrants

State Projection Models

Projections of Numbers of Certificated Teachers

Projections of Entrants by Category

Survey-Based Supply Projections: The Connecticut Approach

Assessment of Projection Methods

Research on the Supply of Entrants

Prospects for National Projections of the Supply of Entrants

The Former NCES Supply Projections

Data from the NCES Schools and Staffing Survey

Data from Longitudinal Surveys

OVERVIEW: THE STATE OF THE ART AND PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT

The State of the Art in General

Projections of Demand

Projections of the Supply of Retained Teachers

Projections of the Supply of Entering Teachers

V DATA BASES

State Data on Teacher Supply, Equity, and Qualifications

BREADTH OF STATE DATA ON TEACHERS

QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF TEACHER DATA

LINKED TEACHER DATA FROM STATES.

EXAMPLE OF USES OF STATE DATA FOR NATIONAL ANALYSES

Indicators of Current Teacher Supply

Proportion of Teachers with Primary and Secondary Assignments

Age of Science and Mathematics Teachers

Indicators of Equity in the Teaching Force

Gender of Science and Mathematics Teachers

Race/Ethnicity of Science and Mathematics Teachers

Indicators of Teacher Qualifications in Subject Area

School Conditions-Number of Teachers and Schools per State

Developing a Regional Data Base on Educators in the Northeast: Problems, Products, and Prospects

DATA COLLECTION AND DATA PROCESSING

UTILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA FOR EDUCATOR SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND QUALITY MODELS

PROSPECTS FOR THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL DATA BASE

Overview and Discussion of National Data Bases Relevant to Teacher Supply, Demand, and Quality

Who Will Teach?

WHO PREPARES TO TEACH

Trends in the Number of New Teaching Licenses

The Trend in the Racial Composition of the Pool of Licensees

The Trend in the Distribution of Teaching Fields

WHO ENTERS TEACHING

HOW LONG TEACHERS STAY IN TEACHING

Career Lengths Vary by Subject Specialty

Salaries Affect the Likelihood of Attrition for Novice Teachers

WHO RETURNS TO TEACHING

Many Teachers Return

The Probability of a Return to Teaching Varies by Subject Specialty

Discussion: Teacher Supply and Demand Research With State Data Bases

ISSUES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

Supply and Demand for Math and Science Teachers

Minority Teachers

Teacher Early Retirement and Teacher Demand

The Declining Reserve Pool

Supply and Attrition of High-Quality Teachers

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

VI CONCLUSION

Directions for the Future

APPENDIXES.

A Conference Agenda and Attendees

TEACHER SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND QUALITY CONFERENCE ON POLICY ISSUES, MODELS, AND DATA BASES

B National Data Bases Related to Teacher Supply, Demand, and Quality

THE AMERICAN FRESHMAN

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES CURRICULUM DATABASE

COMMON CORE OF DATA

CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY

GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION

HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND

INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM

LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AMERICAN YOUTH

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

NAEP Teacher Questionnaire

NATIONAL EDUCATION LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 1988

THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY

NATIONAL SURVEYS OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SURVEY

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY AND TEACHER FOLLOW-UP SURVEY

Schools and Staffing Survey

Teacher Follow-up Survey

STATUS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER

SURVEYS OF RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES

C Teacher Supply, Demand, and Quality Variables: National Data Base Sources

Data Sources Reported in Tables 1 through 5.

Notes:

Conference held Mar. 21-23, 1991 in Washington, D.C.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610196326

9781280196324

1280196327

9780309584968

0309584965

9780585085531

0585085536

OCLC:

923261962