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Evaluation of the Tailored Support Programme: Final Research Report
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Straw, Suzanne; Lynch, Sarah; Stanford, Caroline; McCrone, Tami; Bradley, Eleanor – UK Department for Education, 2021
Between June 2018 and November 2020, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) conducted an evaluation of the Tailored Support Programme (TSP) on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE). The aim of the evaluation was to explore perceptions of the TSP and, in particular, gather data on: reasons for engagement; what was delivered;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Consultation Programs, Teacher Recruitment
Using Social Exchange and Equity Theory to Explore Postgraduate Student Mentoring Initiatives and Academic Faculty Participation
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Bordogna, Claudia M. – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2023
Purpose: Student welfare and wellbeing is crucial to successful postgraduate study, regardless of the global location in which the study is taking place, making it an international issue. This study sought to add to the conversations occurring globally on this topic, focusing particularly on exploring academic faculty participation in higher…
Descriptors: Social Exchange Theory, Equal Education, Mentors, Graduate Students
From Science Teacher to 'Teacher Scientist': Exploring the Experiences of Research-Active Science Teachers in the UK
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Rushton, Elizabeth A. C.; Reiss, Michael J. – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
We explore the professional identities of UK-based secondary science teachers who actively participated in science research for at least six months. The study uses thematic analysis to analyse semi-structured interviews with 17 participants across England and Scotland, from a variety of educational/socio-economic contexts. We found that through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Professional Identity
Last among Equals: Perceptions and Prospects of Further Education Trained PGCE Holders in the Age of 'Parity'
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Best, M.; Ade-Ojo, G. O.; McKelvey, C. – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2019
This study explores how Further Education (FE) lecturers are perceived in secondary school settings and their professional prospects in the context of the UK parity status Act of 2012. Designed as a mixed method research, it sought the views of FE-trained teachers on their experience of working in secondary schools, the perceptions of recruitment…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Mentors, Professional Identity, Teacher Attitudes
Why Men Choose to Become Primary Teachers
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Cruickshank, Vaughan – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
This paper presents a critical analysis of literature relating to why males choose to become primary school teachers. Discussion within the paper concentrates on identifying and exploring connections between what is currently known about being a male primary school teacher and what motivates these men as they both pursue and practice within the…
Descriptors: Males, Elementary School Teachers, Career Choice, Occupational Aspiration
Initiatives to Address Teacher Shortage. ACER Policy Briefs. Issue 5
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Lonsdale, Michele; Ingvarson, Lawrence – ACER Press (Australian Council for Educational Research), 2003
This paper is in response to an invitation from the Victorian Department of Education and Training to undertake a targeted review of effective teaching recruitment strategies. The paper provides a "snapshot" of what is happening in other States and Territories and in selected countries overseas. The main focus of the review is on the…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Teacher Recruitment