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The Experiences of Rural Special Education Teachers Who Chose an Alternative Preparation Pathway
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Doris Nicole Glass – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Enrollment in traditional special education teacher preparation programs has declined while enrollment in alternative preparation programs has increased in Georgia (Georgia Insights, 2024). Since alternative preparation programs have become the viable recruitment vein for rural schools challenged to fill special education teaching vacancies,…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Rural Schools
Preparation of GaTAPP Teachers to Work in Diverse Classrooms
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Tawanda Jenkins-Brown; Kimberly V. Burgan; Andres F. Serna Lopez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teacher shortages have been a longstanding issue in U.S. classrooms, largely due to low enrollment in teacher preparation programs. This has led many states to turn to alternative teacher certification programs to fill staffing needs. One such program in Georgia is the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP). This study…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Educational Practices, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs
Preparation of GaTAPP Teachers to Work in Diverse Classrooms
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Andres F. Serna Lopez; Kimberly V. Burgan; Tawanda Jenkins-Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teacher shortages have been a longstanding issue in U.S. classrooms, largely due to low enrollment in teacher preparation programs. This has led many states to turn to alternative teacher certification programs to fill staffing needs. One such program in Georgia is the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP). This study…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Educational Practices, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs
Preparation of GaTAPP Teachers to Work in Diverse Classrooms
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Kimberly V. Burgan; Andres F. Serna Lopez; Tawanda Jenkins-Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teacher shortages have been a longstanding issue in U.S. classrooms, largely due to low enrollment in teacher preparation programs. This has led many states to turn to alternative teacher certification programs to fill staffing needs. One such program in Georgia is the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP). This study…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Educational Practices, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs
A Phenomenological Study of the Self-Efficacy of Program Completers of the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy
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Brecca S. Pope – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Colleges and universities are trusted with the responsibility of preparing the professionals of tomorrow. However, the number of individuals seeking a profession in education has been on a steady decline over the past 4 decades (King, 2018). This deterioration of education graduates has exacerbated the issue of poor teacher retention, leading to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, College Graduates, Teacher Education, Self Efficacy
A Case Study Exploring Mainstream Teachers' Preparedness for Teaching English Language Learners in Rural Georgia
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Carla Arvette Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this research study was to explore secondary education teachers' perceptions of why they may be underprepared to support English language learners (ELLs) in the mainstream classroom. With the increasing number of ELLs in public schools across the United States, teachers with the background, training, and/or knowledge of how to…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Teacher Attitudes, English Language Learners, Rural Schools