We Need to Invest in Math and Science Teachers

Autor/in	Darling-Hammond, Linda
Titel	We Need to Invest in Math and Science Teachers
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2007) 17, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Mentors; Teaching Skills; Teacher Certification; Science Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Teacher Education; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teacher Persistence; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Policy; Educational Quality + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	Aggressive federal recruitment and training programs for teachers during the 1970s created a brief respite, but those programs ended in the early 1980s. Severe shortages of math and science teachers were rampant again by the 1990s and continue today. Especially in predominantly minority schools, many math and science courses are now taught by teachers who were trained in other fields, by emergency hires, or by teachers with background in the content but inadequate teaching skills. For many new instructors, the lack of training in content and pedagogy contribute to both high attrition rates and lower effectiveness. The shortage of well-trained, career-committed math and science teachers has created a vicious cycle for the US. To break the cycle, the nation must develop a national policy that will: (1) Raise the quality of teacher preparation in math and science; (2) Enhance the supply of well-qualified science and math teachers; and (3) Improve the retention of qualified teachers through effective mentor programs. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10