Technology and Engineering Education Teacher Characteristics: Analysis of a Decade of Institute for Education Sciences Nationally Representative Data

Abstract

This study employed four waves of Institute of Education Sciences nationally representative data to investigate changes in K-12 technology and engineering education teachers in terms of demographics, qualifications, and service loads over time though the 2007-2008 and 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Surveys and the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018  National Teacher and Principal Surveys.  Gender, age, teaching experience, race, employment status, certification status, certification pathway, teacher placement, educational level, student caseload, categorical student caseload, limited English proficiency caseload and service load were examined.  Most of the characteristics examined experienced a modest degree of movement over time.