A Survey of Occupational Education Teachers in Nevada.

Autor/inn/en	Quon, Denise Kimhing; Smith, David Lawson
Institution	Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. Planning, Research and Evaluation Branch.
Titel	A Survey of Occupational Education Teachers in Nevada.
Quelle	(1991), (83 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Educational Needs; Females; Inservice Teacher Education; Nontraditional Occupations; Secondary Education; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Background; Teacher Certification; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Qualifications; Vocational Education Teachers; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Weibliches Geschlecht; Lehrerfortbildung; Non-traditional occupations; Alternatives Berufsfeld; Sekundarbereich; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrqualifikation; Ausbilder
Abstract	A study sought to describe the professional activities and background characteristics of occupational education teachers in Nevada and their concerns about issues facing occupational education. Data were obtained through a written questionnaire sent to all 519 occupational education teachers in the state (386 were completed for a 74 percent return) and from information stored within a state certification database. Some of the results were the following: (1) 91.5% of occupational education teachers are Caucasian; (2) over 90% of home economics teachers are women whereas over 98% of trade and industrial arts teachers are men; (3) the average salary of occupational education teachers is $30,170, somewhat lower than the average secondary teacher's salary in the state; (4) teachers have taught in secondary schools for an average of 13.3 years; (5) teachers reported average class sizes of 22 students; (6) about 40 percent of the teachers do not have appropriate occupational endorsements to teach the classes they are teaching; (6) more than one-third of the teachers sponsor an occupational educational student organization; (7) almost 81 percent of the teachers have work experience in an occupational education area; and (8) teachers reported lack of availability of suitable occupational education preparation courses as an impediment to their professional development. The results suggested the need for further study of the sufficiency of training opportunities in occupational areas, the adequacy of funding of Nevada's occupational programs, and the adequacy of recruiting efforts to bring teachers into nontraditional areas. The survey instrument is attached and a total of 32 data tables are either appended or included with the text. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC