ERIC Number: EJ1393090
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 45
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
From Interest to Entry: The Teacher Pipeline from College Application to Initial Employment
American Educational Research Journal, v60 n5 p941-985 Oct 2023
Strengthening teacher supply is a key policy objective for K-12 public education, but understanding of the early teacher pipeline remains limited. In this descriptive analysis, we leverage the universe of applications to a large public university in Texas from 2009 to 2020 to examine the pipeline into teacher education and employment as a K-12 public school teacher. A unique feature of Texas's centralized higher education application is that it solicits potential interest in teacher certification. We document sharply declining interest in teaching over the period. Further, we show that students of color, men, and students with higher SAT scores are substantially underrepresented in teacher education. Particularly for race/ethnicity, these disparities are only partially explained by differences in interest at application.
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Certification, Student Interests, Minority Group Students, Males, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Public School Teachers, College Entrance Examinations, High Achievement, Teacher Recruitment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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