Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers : Monitoring Supply, Demand, and Quality.

The report of a panel assembled by the National Research Council to evaluate the statistics on the supply and demand for science and mathematics teachers concludes that the available data are inadequate and presents recommendations for improved data and further research. No index. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. 1 Front Matter 2 Summary 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Determining Teacher Demand 5 3. Determining Supply: Individual and District Activities 6 4. Monitoring the Supply Pool of Science and Mathematics Teachers 7 5. Statistics Related to the Quality of Science and Mathematics 8 6. Data Needs and Research Opportunities 9 References 10 Appendix A: Panel Activities 11 Appendix B: National Data Sets Relating to Demand, Supply, and Quality of Precollege Science and Mathematics Teachers 12 Appendix C: Availability of State Data on Public School Professional Personnel 13 Appendix D: Acronyms 14 Appendix E: Biographical Sketches