ERIC Number: EJ1260505
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 40
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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It's Who You Know: The Role of Social Networks in a Changing Labor Market
Jabbar, Huriya; Cannata, Marisa; Germain, Emily; Castro, Andrene
American Educational Research Journal, v57 n4 p1485-1524 Aug 2020
Teacher labor markets are evolving across the United States. The rise of charter schools, alternative teacher certification, and portfolio districts are transforming teachers' access to employment, changing the way they search for and apply for jobs, and may also change the role that social networks play in the job search. However, we know little about how teachers use their networks to find jobs, particularly in increasingly fragmented local labor markets. We draw on interviews with 127 teachers in three districts chosen to reflect an increasing presence of charter schools: New Orleans, Detroit, and San Antonio. We find that the extent of fragmentation in a city's labor market drives the use of networks, with important implications for job access and equity.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Labor Market, Social Networks, Charter Schools, Teacher Certification, Job Applicants, Teaching Conditions, Faculty Mobility, Job Search Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans); Michigan (Detroit); Texas (San Antonio)
Grant or Contract Numbers: P2CHD042849