Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ATTRACTING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PH. D.S TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
  • Copyright
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • BACKGROUND
  • SCOPE OF STUDY
  • METHODS OF STUDY
  • FINDINGS
  • Interest in Secondary Teaching
  • Challenges and Possibilities
  • GUIDANCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
  • ORGANIZATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
  • PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS AND TEACHING RESOURCES
  • INCENTIVES
  • 1 Introduction
  • BACKGROUND
  • The Need for Qualified Science and Mathematics Teachers
  • An Untapped Resource
  • NRC ROLE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONPROJECT ON ATTRACTING PH. D.S TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
  • Underlying Assumptions
  • Problems and Possibilities
  • Organization of the Project
  • SCOPE OF THE STUDY
  • The Charge to the Phase One Committee
  • Questions to be Answered by the Present Study
  • METHODS OF STUDY
  • OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT
  • 2 Will Ph. D.s Consider Careers in Secondary School Science & Mathematics Education?
  • SURVEY METHODS AND RESPONSE
  • Survey Methodology and Response
  • Characteristics of Respondents
  • CAREER ASPIRATIONS
  • INTEREST IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONDefining Interest in Secondary School Education
  • Financial Considerations
  • ASPECTS OF A PROGRAM TO ATTRACT SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PH. D.S TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
  • INTEREST IN OTHER K-12 EDUCATION POSITIONS
  • SUMMARY
  • Level of Interest
  • Potential Incentives
  • Other K-12 Positions
  • 3 Perspectives on Ph. D.s in Secondary School Science and Mathematics Education
  • PH. D.S IN SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
  • WHICH PH. D.S?
  • PREPARATION FOR TEACHING
  • PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITION TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTPH. D.S IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL WORK ENVIRONMENT
  • 4 Discussion
  • FINDINGS
  • Interest in Secondary Teaching
  • Challenges
  • What is Necessary for Success?
  • GUIDANCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
  • Organization of Demonstration Programs
  • State Demonstration Programs
  • Selection of Ph. D.s for Teaching Positions
  • Role of Postsecondary Institutions
  • Flexibility in School Placement
  • Regional Clustering
  • Evaluation
  • Pedagogical Skills and Teaching Resources
  • Education Courses and CertificationMentoring
  • Science Teaching Resources
  • Future Positions for Ph. D.s
  • Incentives
  • National Fellowship Program
  • Peer Networking
  • Connections with the Larger Scientific Community
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendix A Study Methodology
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RECENT PH. D.S
  • Focus Groups
  • Questionnaire Development
  • Sampling
  • Survey Response
  • INTERVIEWS
  • Interviews with Ph. D.s
  • Interviews with Administrators
  • APPENDIX B Focus Group Summaries
  • SITES OF FOCUS GROUPS