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David S. Miller – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2025
The purpose of this study was to investigate Maryland music teacher education program completers' background and transition into the K-12 public school music teacher (N = 700). Using data from the Maryland Longitudinal Data System between 2008 and 2020, I examined characteristics associated with music teacher employment in the public schools, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Responsibility, Music Teachers, Teacher Background
Miller, David Steven – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In these three studies, I analyze data from the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) to investigate how labor markets for early-career music teachers are related to the ongoing music teacher shortage in Maryland. In the first study, I explore the transition from postsecondary graduation into the public-school music teacher workforce. In the…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Music Education, Beginning Teachers, Trend Analysis
Smith, Derick Graham – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study sought to answer the question: "To what extent do prior beliefs about and experiences of teaching and learning influence the instructional practices of new independent school teachers," who are generally not required to have any formal pedagogical training or hold teacher certification prior to beginning full-time employment.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Private Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices
Perry, Clarissa Simmons – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The lack of certified special education teachers and high rates of attrition have led to a shortage of special educators. Mentoring programs have been developed to improve retention of beginning educators. This study examined if a mentoring program is effective for special educators. The participants were first- and second-year elementary, middle,…
Descriptors: General Education, Interaction, Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The "2011 State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Vaughn, E. Sidney; Katz, Gregory – Abell Foundation, 2005
This study, commissioned by The Abell Foundation, analyzes new teachers hired by the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) over the past several years. In particular, the study compares different categories of new teachers: those with full professional certification, teachers in alternative certification programs (Teach for America, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Intellectual Disciplines, Expertise