The new college graduate in education is the most critical factor influencing teacher supply. The study focused on this component of teacher supply, referred to as teacher production. The three-fold purpose of the study was to; (1) descriptively analyze teacher production in Florida for an 18-year period; (2) correlate selected variables to determine their influence on teacher production; and (3) examine state and institutional policies relative to manpower planning in education. / The Higher Education General Information Survey, annually conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, was used to compile the number of bachelors degrees awarded by public and private institutions in Florida by race, sex, and specialization for each of the 18 years spanned by the study. These data were analyzed to describe trends in numbers and demographic characteristics of the graduates, numbers of degrees awarded by specialization, and differences between private and public institutional sectors. Comparisons to national data, and institutional comparisons were made. / A correlational analysis revealed that average instructional salary, the total number of bachelors degrees awarded, and the number of female bachelors degrees were negatively correlated, while teacher shortage/surplus was positively correlated to teacher production. A multiple regression analysis resulted in a perfect positive correlation when the variables of teacher surplus/shortage, total number of bachelors degrees awarded, average instructional salary and the state unemployment rate were combined and compared to teacher production. / The overriding policy issue identified was the need to provide a sufficient number of teachers without lowering recently upgraded standards of entrance to the profession. Subordinate issues explored included recruitment and retention incentives, teacher education reform, ensuring adequate minority representation among the pool of new teachers, and supply/demand information systems. Recommendations for policy action in Florida were made in each of the policy areas. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-04, Section: A, page: 0951. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75532 |
| Contributors | CARTER, ANDREA FAZA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 209 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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