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Headden, Susan – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2014
Public school teaching is a profession in transition. Already the largest occupation in the United States, it is expanding faster than the nation's student population. Teachers of color are entering the profession at twice the rate of white teachers, reversing an exodus after civil rights victories opened many other doors to African Americans. And…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Teaching Experience
Reyna, Jesus R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether, or to what extent, property wealth of the upper and lower 5% districts, per pupil expenditure, limited English proficient students, economically disadvantaged students, membership, and teacher experience contribute to student achievement in 5th grade reading and mathematics. To do this, the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Hanushek, Eric A.; Rivkin, Steven G.; Schiman, Jeffrey C. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2016
It is widely believed that teacher turnover adversely affects the quality of instruction in urban schools serving predominantly disadvantaged children, and a growing body of research investigates various components of turnover effects. The evidence at first seems contradictory, as the quality of instruction appears to decline following turnover…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Teacher Persistence, Educational Quality, Urban Schools
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Chamberlain, Steven Paul – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2015
Coming to understand how cultural differences influence interactions between educators and students and their parents is a complex and perhaps life-long discovery. Culture helps to define groups' belief systems and expectations for appropriate behavior, often at a hidden level. Pre-service teachers need multiple opportunities to interact with…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Cultural Differences, Teacher Education Programs, Phenomenology
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Jones, Brandolyn; Hwang, Eunjin; Bustamante, Rebecca M. – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2015
In their pursuit of tenure and promotion, African American female faculty members continue to prevail over workplace adversities such as ridicule, marginalization, alienation, isolation, and lack of information. In this descriptive phenomenological study, the lived experiences of five African American female professors who successfully navigated…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, College Faculty, Tenure, African American Teachers
Azano, Amy Price; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Missett, Tracy C.; Brunner, Marguerite – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
Approximately one quarter of American students attend rural schools; however, the needs of these students are often overlooked in education policy despite well-documented limited financial resources and pervasive poverty. Relatively little is known about the experiences of gifted students in rural areas and even less about the teachers serving…
Descriptors: Gifted, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Experience, Rural Schools
Mariani, Tamari L. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This phenomenological narrative study investigated the perceptions of successful experiences of novice alternative certification teachers in Northeast Texas rural school districts. The five questions that guided the research examined participant's personal characteristics, classroom strategies, administrative support, challenges to overcome for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Novices, Alternative Teacher Certification, Rural Schools
Hoppe, Kelly M. – Library Media Connection, 2011
To gain a fresh perspective as a librarian, go back into the classroom for a year. In reality, this is not possible or even desirable for librarians. Library jobs are hard to come by, and no school would hold someone's position while they ventured off into the classroom. However, a year ago, the author found herself in exactly this situation. In…
Descriptors: Librarians, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Experience, School Libraries
Mann, Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative interpretive case study was to describe the experience of adjunct novice clinical nursing faculty who has less than three years teaching experience or feels novice in this setting. The nursing shortage in the United States is well documented and is forecasted to have significant impacts on the health care delivery…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Adjunct Faculty, Medical School Faculty, Case Studies
Wallace, Jerry L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This qualitative phenomenological research study used narrative inquiry to explore the lived experiences of African American male community college instructors using interviews, classroom observations, and personal testimonies conducted at a Southeast Texas community college. Brown (2009) previously conducted a study on African American male…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, African American Teachers, College Faculty, Males
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Kini, Tara; Podolsky, Anne – Learning Policy Institute, 2016
Do teachers continue to improve in their effectiveness as they gain experience in the teaching profession? This paper aims to answer that question by critically reviewing recent literature that analyzes the effect of teaching experience on student outcomes in K-12 public schools in the United States. This report reviews 30 studies published within…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teacher Effectiveness, Correlation, Achievement Gains
Loveless, Douglas J.; Bhattacharya, Kakali; Griffith, Bryant – Online Submission, 2012
This paper argues that typography can be an affective re/presentational strategy when used as a medium within the research framework of arts-based inquiry. Grounded in a larger comparative case study exploring the experiences of two elementary teachers in south Texas, the purpose of this paper is to (1) situate typography within the field of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Graphic Arts, Art Products, Case Studies
Olson, Cathy Applefeld – Teaching Music, 2012
For the Tower-Tannerts of Texas, music education runs in the family, and that's been the case for more than 100 years. Matriarch Mollie Gregory Tower is a lecturer at Texas State University and a former elementary school teacher, textbook writer, music supervisor, and president of the Texas Music Educators Conference (TMEC). Her daughter Debbie…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Singing, Music Teachers
Gonzalez, Minerva A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Peer victimization, a concern since the beginning of time, has historically been considered a rite of passage in learning to stand up for oneself. However, in the last 30 years, its negative effects on learning have become a pivotal issue in the design and format of social theories that support educators to user. Peer victimization is a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Social Support Groups, Social Cognition
Lee, Yu-wen Grace – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The present study examined variables affecting teachers' perceptions of inclusionary practices for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) in three areas: inclusion of students with E/BD, behaviors of students with E/BD, and teacher efficacy. Teachers listed in the database of one Education Service Center located in north central…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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