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Andre N. Jackson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative case study delved into the experiences of the first cohort of teachers who completed the Teacher Accelerator Program's (TAP) summer internship, exploring the professional development training provided to novice teachers by this newly established alternative teacher preparation program. Originating as a response to the local…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Beginning Teachers, Faculty Development, Alternative Teacher Certification
Angela Valuta – ProQuest LLC, 2024
School districts seek to increase teacher retention in response to nationwide teacher shortages. The problem is that teachers who have taught for 5 years or less have the highest attrition rates compared to other teachers, with more than 44% of new teachers leaving the profession within the first 5 years. The purpose of this qualitative case study…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Talia Rose Campese – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Novice reading teachers often struggle to provide high-quality reading instruction. The reasons for their difficulties include "transition shock," challenging school contexts, lack of proper preparation, and poor support. One way to improve the quality of novice teachers' reading instruction is through improving their access to high…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Reading Teachers, Reading Instruction, Barriers
Linda S. Barnes – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Substitute teachers organize the classroom and instruct students in the absence of the regular teacher. An expectation placed on substitute teachers is to ensure learning experiences continue (Duggleby & Badali, 2007); however, this charge may exceed the preparation. Three central research questions and four sub-questions guided this case…
Descriptors: Substitute Teachers, Teaching Experience, Public Schools, Elementary School Teachers
Jardinella, Kira – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teachers are among the most critical stakeholders within the school community. Effective teachers are needed to provide students with a quality education and to prepare them for success both in and out of the classroom (Miller et al., 2020). Almost half of all teachers leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. In Florida, 40%…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Rural Schools, School Districts, Rural Urban Differences
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Trompeter, Kristin; Garcia-Fields, Stephanie – Learning Professional, 2022
Like many districts across the U.S., Miami-Dade County Public Schools is experiencing a large number of open staff positions due to higher-than-normal numbers of retirements and resignations in the face of COVID-19 coupled with enrollment declines in local universities' education departments. The district, in partnership with New Teacher Center,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Neighborhoods
Sonya Welch – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A problem in the field of education is a high rate of teacher turnover. Because the problem is reaching a crisis level, the purpose of this qualitative descriptive dissertation study was to describe influences of an Educational Support Program for novice teachers relative to their feelings of support, job satisfaction, and teacher self-efficacy.…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Novices, Experience, Social Support Groups
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LaRose, Sarah E.; Colclasure, Blake C.; Warner, Anna J.; Barry, Debra M.; Osborne, Edward O. – Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 2023
School-Based agricultural education increasingly depends upon alternatively certified (AC) teachers to teach agriculture across the United States. Understanding why these individuals become teachers is an important step to better recruit and retain educators who do not complete traditional preparation programs. The purpose of our study was to…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Expectation, Alternative Teacher Certification, Agriculture Teachers
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Rose, Amanda L.; Sughrue, Jennifer A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2020
Due to the nature of alternative preparation paths to classroom teaching and the unique challenges these teachers face, alternative certified teacher quality and retention are questionable. The purpose of this study was to investigate school leaders' knowledge of the challenges of these teachers, the support provided in light of that knowledge,…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Faculty Development, Teacher Persistence, Barriers
Brooklynn M. Hall; R. G. Easterly; Debra M. Barry – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2022
There is considerable variability in the design and quality of resource provided to teachers. There is also a lack of empirical backing guiding the process of curricular resource design, specifically as it relates to teachers in different stages of their careers. The purpose of this study was to explore curricular resource use by Florida SBAE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture Teachers, Instructional Design, Teacher Competencies
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Brewer, Ernest Andrew; Bristor, Valerie J. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2023
A collaborative program between a state university and local school districts addresses teacher shortages by providing three levels of support for student teachers.
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, State Universities, School Districts, Teacher Shortage
Sara Kosches – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teacher turnover is a problem in all types of schools at all levels and is especially troubling in low-performing, high minority, urban schools. School principals have the challenge of building relationships with teachers in order to improve teacher retention while also balancing the many tasks and responsibilities they have throughout the day.…
Descriptors: Principals, Trust (Psychology), Beginning Teachers, Experienced Teachers
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Cells, Paticia; Sabina, Lou L.; Touchton, Deb; Shankar-Brown, Rajni; Sabina, Kiara L. – Athens Journal of Education, 2023
Teachers' perceptions of long-term career success are largely related to the levels of support they receive early on in their careers. This study on teacher retention and the factors that influence teacher choice to remain in the field after the first five years of employment, examined three schools of varying demographics and socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Influences, Faculty Development
Backes, Ben; Hansen, Michael – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2023
This paper examines the impact of Teach For America (TFA) on following-year student test and non-test outcomes in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. This paper measures the extent to which exposure to TFA is followed by improved student outcomes in the future. In particular, this paper measures days missed due to absences or suspensions, course…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Disadvantaged
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Tanase, Madalina F. – Education and Urban Society, 2022
Demographic data show an increasingly diverse student population in all urban settings. On the other hand, there continues to be a discrepancy about the student population and the teacher force, as the majority of the US teachers are predominately middle class, female, monolingual, and of European ancestry. This discrepancy adds complexity to an…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Student Diversity, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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