The Problem of Underqualified Teachers in American Secondary Schools.

Ingersoll, Richard M.

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ERIC Number: EJ587005

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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The Problem of Underqualified Teachers in American Secondary Schools.

Ingersoll, Richard M.

Educational Researcher, v28 n2 p26-37 Mar 1999

Studied out-of-field teaching in United States high schools using data from the Schools and Staffing Survey of the National Center for Education Statistics. Reveals that out-of-field teaching is widespread and offers an explanation that focuses on the organizational structure of schools and the occupational conditions and characteristics of teaching. (SLD)

Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Conditions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)

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IES Cited: ED518665; ED473566; ED485631; ED492941