Abstract
Across the US, many school districts are finding increasing difficulties to fill the ranks of their science and mathematics teaching staff with highly qualified teachers. To alleviate the problem, several national policies, such as the No Child Left Behind Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, have been enacted to improve the quality of education while reducing teacher shortages. Consequently, many agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Dept. of Education, and the U.S. Dept. of Energy, to name a few, have awarded large grants to universities and other organizations to implement math and science teacher recruitment programs and prepare them to deliver high quality instruction. These programs vary in terms of their target populations (high school students, undergraduates, graduates, or career changers), the type and frequency of the early teaching experience provided, the academic and financial support systems, and the public relations campaigns regarding the rewarding aspects of becoming a science or mathematics teacher. Given the urgency of the national math and science teacher shortage and the high cost of these programs, examining their impact is critical. In this paper, we present findings from three years efforts of a science and mathematics teachers recruitment program to start mapping the landscape of teacher recruitment. Our discussion and implications suggest that… program’s focus was on recruiting students at all career levels (direct from high school, transfer from community college, change of major, and career changers).
Highlights
All students in the Teach Science & Math (TSM) program discussed rich. These results indicate that, at least partially, factors that underlie the decision to choose a certain formal and informal educational experiences
Factor for career changers, it did not seem to be a factor for undergraduate student population for Ceiling for recruitment recruited for integrating the science or mathematic teaching force seems to be incorrect from our experience, especially minorities and urban teachers
This seems to be the case for the TSM program
Summary
Research on successful methods for recruiting teachers into science and mathematics public relations. Exposure to Teaching and Field Experiences of the teaching experience for recruitment purposes, as they increased their interest, passion in. These participants cited the demands placed on teachers, the high needs of students, and the lack of that the programs include other components along the teaching experience, it is uncertain that the experience. Academic Support the complexities of the higher education bureaucracy
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