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A Case Study: Alternative Certification
… was a heuristic, descriptive case study of the Alternative Certification Program in 4 central Florida counties. The purpose of this study was to: (a) identify the awareness of the existence of the reported alternative certification components implemented by 4 counties in Florida, and identify …
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The status of alternative teacher certification and a descriptive analysis of alternative certification programs and participants
… of this study was to report the status of alternative teacher certification in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and to provide a descriptive analysis of alternative certification programs and participants. Descriptive survey research was used in this study. state Offices …
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Alternative certification science teachers' understanding and implementation of inquiry-based instruction in their beginning years of teaching
… various science disciplines and prepared in an Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP) implemented inquiry during their initial years of teaching; (b) describe constraints and needs that these beginning science teachers perceived in implementing inquiry-based science instruction; and …
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Beginning mathematics teachers from alternative certification programs : their success in the classroom and how they achieved it
… focuses on beginning mathematics teachers from alternative certification programs and their perceptions of what is required to be successful. A mixed - methods research study was completed with several goals in mind: (1) identifying how beginning mathematics teachers define success in the …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified and Traditionally Certified Teachers In Hampton Roads Virginia
… this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative certification instruction in a public education environment. In addition, the study compared traditional certification instruction to alternative certification instruction on the basis of educational quality. Due to increasing teacher …
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Alternative Teacher Certification: An Investigation To Determine The Effectiveness Of Alternative Teacher Certification In The State of Florida According to Principals' Perspective
Alternative Certification Programs (ACPs) have been established in 47 states across the country, including Florida, to help alleviate the teacher shortage many public school districts have been experiencing during the last two decades. This teacher shortage has been reported to be more prevalent in …
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Candidates' Perception of Training and Self-Efficacy in Traditional and Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs.
… how to train and retain more teachers. Alternative certification programs have been developed to address the teacher shortage. This study examined the effectiveness of traditionally and alternatively certified teachers in two separate programs with regard to their self-efficacy, …
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Alternatively certified and traditionally certified secondary school mathematics teachers' student success on the Missouri Assessment Program
Since the 1980s, alternative certification programs, with the goals of improving the quality and quantity of teachers, have been preparing teachers through streamlined coursework tailored to the individual teachers' needs. Meanwhile, to improve teacher quality, traditional teacher education …
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The Transition of Military Personnel to Public Educatiion
… who have become teachers after they completed an alternative certification program. Factors that contributed to the transition of second-career military teachers to the classroom were examined. Obstacles the teachers encountered during the transition were also examined. How well the alternative …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified Teachers in New Orleans Public Schools
… and the mandate for highly qualified teachers, alternative approaches to teacher certification have become widespread. Alternative certification allows individuals who typically posses an undergraduate degree in a field other than education to participate in shortened training and/or on- the- …
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Alternative Teacher Certification: Secondary School Principals' Perceptions in Indiana
… qualified teachers for our nation's classrooms, alternative teacher certification programs are becoming prevalent. Initially these programs were designed to attract professionals and college graduates to enter urban classrooms. However, what has occurred is that over 140 alternative certification …
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Variation in the Willingness of Directors of Human Resources to Support Hiring Alternatively Certified Principals
In 2006, 19 states had some type of route to alternative principal certification. An additional five states had either proposed or were considering offering alternative routes to principal certification (Education Commission of the States, 2006). These numbers indicate a nation-wide development and …
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Using the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey, Restricted File Version, to Identify Factors Associated with the Intent for African American Math Teachers to Turnover
… math female teachers entered teaching through an alternative certification program, the discovery of large income disparities between African American female math teachers and math teachers of other races, the lack of African math teachers teaching higher level mathematics courses and the low …
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Alternatively Certified Teachers' Perceptions of Principal Support
… of this study was to examine the perceptions of alternatively certified teachers about the support they receive from their principal, assigned mentor, and other teachers to address the challenges of teaching. The importance of those supports as they correlate to teacher satisfaction was …
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What are the barriers affecting accessibility of dietetic internships?
… of ACEND®, dietetic internship programs, and alternative certification pathways should be finding solutions that will reduce the bottleneck of qualified dietetics students unable to begin an internship upon graduating and create structures growing the accrediting ability of the field, allowing …
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Attrition Rates of Teachers Trained in Alternative Teacher Certification Programs, Those Trained in the Centers for the Professional Development of Teachers, and Those Trained in Traditional University Programs.
… data provided by the State Board for Educator Certification to examine the similarities and differences between initial employment and attrition rates of teachers trained in three prevalent types of Texas teacher preparation programs; alternative certification programs (ACP), the centers for …
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Developing and establishing the reliability and validity of the teacher perceptions of school culture survey (TPSC)
… attributed to independent variables of gender, certification type, and school type. The Teacher Perceptions of School Culture (TPSC) survey items were generated from interview information and related research developed in a previous study (Kosek, 2006) and reviewed the author to provide content …
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Principals' Perceptions of Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy Teachers (Tapp) And Traditionally Certified Teachers
Georgia's alternative certification program, Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (TAPP), is producing approximately 20% of the teacher pool in Georgia although minimal research exists about the performance of TAPP teachers in Georgia classrooms compared to traditionally certified teachers. …
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From Surviving to Thriving: Exploring Alternatively Certified Teachers' Perceptions of First-Year Support From School-Level Personnel
… regarding the first-year experiences of alternatively certified teachers, a series of in-depth, qualitative interviews was conducted with five teachers from South Carolina's Program of Alternative Certification for Educators. Data provided insight into alternatively certified teachers' …
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