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Bisland, Beverly Milner – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2015
This study explores accountability testing in the elementary schools of New York City with particular emphasis on the impact of a statewide social studies test on the value given to social studies instruction in comparison to other subjects. The attitudes of a group of elementary teachers are examined. Some of the teachers taught all subjects in…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Accountability, Testing, Elementary Schools
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Malow-Iroff, Micheline S.; O'Connor, Evelyn A.; Bisland, Beverly Milner – Teacher Development, 2007
The Teaching Fellows program in New York City (NYC) is an alternative certification teaching program. This study investigates a sample (n = 68) of Queens College Teaching Fellows' perceptions about their teaching experience. Results indicate that 29% of TFs intend to leave their current teaching positions at the end of their contract. Pearson…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence