ERIC Number: ED603489
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-28
Pages: 9
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Where Do New Teachers Want to Teach? Exploring Preferences Using Application Data
Preston, Courtney; Goff, Peter Trabert; Finch, Maida A.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
We use a comprehensive database of teacher application data from Wisconsin to examine the job preferences of teachers with no experience. We examine both whether these preferences vary by teacher education credentials and over their time on the labor market and if credentials and job search behaviors predict success. Overall, we find that teachers apply to job openings in districts with low percentages of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch and students who are Limited English Proficient and low percentages of minority students.
Descriptors: Preferences, Beginning Teachers, Job Application, Job Search Methods, Predictor Variables, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Selection, Scheduling, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Distribution, School Districts, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Limited English Speaking
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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