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 EDUCATION -- PROJECT 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 EDUCATION -- Defining 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 ENVIRONMENT -- PH.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 Certification -- Mentoring -- 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 -- SUMMARY OF FOCUS GROUPS -- Comments and Suggestions -- Appendix C Survey of Graduate Students and Recent Ph.D.s: Instruments and Protocols -- FOCUS GROUP PROTOCOL -- ATTACHMENTS -- Teacher Education Requirements -- PROTOCOL INTERVIEWS WITH PH.D.S TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL -- PROTOCOL INTERVIEWS WITH ADMINISTRATORS -- Appendix D Interviews with Ph.D.s in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education -- CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED -- FOLLOWING A CAREER IN K-12 EDUCATION -- WORKING IN K-12 EDUCATION CAREERS -- PROSPECTS FOR RECENT PH.D.S ENTERING CAREERS IN K-12 EDUCATION -- DISCUSSION -- SUGGESTIONS FOR FACILITATING K-12 EDUCATION CAREERS FOR PH.D.S -- Appendix E Interviews with Administrators -- HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS -- PRINCIPALS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MAGNET) HIGH SCHOOLS -- SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS -- CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS OR STATE POLICYMAKERS -- GRADUATE DEANS -- DISCUSSION -- Appendix F Biographies of Committee Members.

COMMITTEE ON ATTRACTING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PH.D.S TO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING -- COMMITTEE MEMBERS.