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Donoghue, Donna; Collins, Esther; Wakefield, Sally – Teacher Ideas Press, 2005
Confused about how to start on your journey as an educator? This ultimate guide to getting hired and staying inspired is a must-purchase for any beginning elementary school teacher. Donna M. Donoghue and her coauthors have done the legwork for you and provide great tips, strategies, and tactics for getting your foot in the door and beginning a…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Elementary School Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Selection
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Faupel, Elizabeth; Bobbitt, Sharon; Friedrichs, Kathryn – National Center for Education Statistics, 1992
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) sponsored the 1988-89 Teacher Followup Survey (TFS), conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, to update data on teacher career patterns and plans. This survey is a followup of the 1987-88 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) teacher sample. Data from previous surveys have been used by Congress,…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Followup Studies, Public School Teachers, Private Schools
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Akiba, Motoko; Reichardt, Robert – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
While many studies have reported the predictors of teacher attrition, we know little about what predicts the attrition of school leaders. Using the Colorado state data on elementary school principals' and assistant principals' career paths from 1999 to 2001 and school achievement-level data, we addressed two research questions: 1) How do the…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Persistence, Academic Achievement
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Wiest, Lynda R.; Olive, Melissa L.; Obenchain, Kathryn M. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2003
This article describes an investigation of the career-related experiences of 73 male K-2 teachers from across Nevada. Data were acquired and are discussed in three main categories: (1) perceived factors influencing men's initial choice to become a K-2 teacher; (2) perceived factors impacting men's present level of enjoyment in being a K-2 teacher;…
Descriptors: Young Children, Role Models, Males, Early Childhood Education
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Pillay, Hitendra; Goddard, Richard; Wilss, Lynn – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2005
Traditionally, the teaching role has been one of nurturing and developing students' potential. However, teachers' work today comprises a complex mix of various factors that include teaching; learning new information and skills; keeping abreast of technological innovations and dealing with students, parents and the community. These are demanding…
Descriptors: Well Being, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness
Wright, Wayne E.; Choi, Daniel – Language Policy Research Unit, 2005
This survey of third-grade teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona regarding school language and accountability policies--Proposition 203 (a voter-initiative that restricts the use of bilingual education programs in Arizona schools), the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and Arizona LEARNS (the state's high-stakes…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers
Wright, Wayne E.; Choi, Daniel – Education Policy Research Unit, 2005
This survey of third-grade teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona regarding school language and accountability policies--Proposition 203 (a voter-initiative that restricts the use of bilingual education programs in Arizona schools), the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and Arizona LEARNS (the state's high-stakes…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers
Costigan, Arthur T. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
This study focuses on three new teachers, Arnie, Andrea, and Frank, who are New York City Teaching Fellows (NYCTF), a program of alternative teacher recruitment and certification that is in its third year at an urban public college in New York City. This study focuses on just three of the Fellows in order to have a more intense look into the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Public Colleges, Teacher Recruitment
Walsh, Kate; Wilcox, Danielle; Palmaffy, Tyce; Tracy, Christopher; Yiamouyiannis, Zeus; Ostermeier, Amy; Garcia, Lenore Yaffee – US Department of Education, 2004
This report presents a balanced picture of the debate on teacher quality in the U.S. and focuses on the aspects of teacher policy dealing with attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining effective teachers by synthesizing relevant research, identifying innovative and successful policy practices, facilitating exchanges of lessons among…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence
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Egley, Robert J.; Jones, Brett D. – Rural Educator, 2004
This study examines how rural elementary school administrators perceive the effects of high-stakes testing in comparison to suburban and urban elementary administrators. High-stakes testing had a greater impact, both positively and negatively, on rural administrators than on their counterparts in suburban and urban schools. Specifically, the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Test Results, Testing Programs, Testing
Wortmann, Karly; Cavanaugh, Cathy; Kennedy, Kathryn; Beldarrain, Yoany; Letourneau, Therese; Zygouris-Coe, Vicky – North American Council for Online Learning, 2008
This document describes the mentoring relationship from the perspectives of several virtual schools that have built mentoring programs to assist their new teachers. Each school's mentoring program is unique and has been designed specifically for the school's staff, size, and instructional approach. These schools have learned that a successful…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Coaching (Performance)
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Guin, Kacey – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
This study examines the characteristics of elementary schools that experience chronic teacher turnover and the impacts of turnover on a school's working climate and ability to effectively function. Based on evidence from staff climate surveys and case studies, it is clear that high turnover schools face significant organizational challenges.…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Elementary Schools, Incentives, Teacher Persistence
Cantor, James; Schaar, Sue – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
Over the past decade many university-based teacher education programs and school districts have forged partnerships creating restructured, collaborative programs aimed at improving teaching and learning for credential candidates, as well as the children that they serve. According to data from the California Department of Education, progress is…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Professional Development Schools, Inservice Teacher Education, Informal Assessment
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