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Academic Qualification and Employability of Teacher Education Graduates

The purpose of this study was to determine whether College of Education graduates who sought and secured employment as teachers differed on the academic variables of grade point average, student teaching evaluation, and professional recommendations from those who were not successful at securing such employment. A comprehensive review of related literature was conducted, focusing on three aspects of the employment situation: (1) teacher supply and demand, (2) the selection process, and (3) the role played by academic criteria in the selection process. A study was conducted in which students who were successful in finding teaching positions were compared with those who were not successful, on the academic variables of grade point average, student teaching evaluation, and professional recommendations. Demographic data were also collected and analyzed. The subjects were sixty-three randomly selected students from the May 19 80 graduating class of the College of Education, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas. For purposes of statistical analysis, the students were divided into the following three groups: Group A (those who successfully sought employment as teachers), Group B (those who sought such employment but were not successful), and Group C (those who did not seek employment as teachers).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331891
Date05 1900
CreatorsPerry, Nancy Cummings
ContributorsThomas, L. Fred (Lawrence Fred), Oelschlaeger, Max, Cooper, Jed Arthur, Young, Jon I.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 104 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Perry, Nancy Cummings, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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