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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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Administrators' Beliefs Regarding the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified Teachers
… administrators regarding the effectiveness of alternatively certified teachers in the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP). The study sought to identify specific strengths and weaknesses of alternatively certified teachers. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified Teachers in New Orleans Public Schools
… quantity, 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 …
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A Qualitative Study: Instructional Leadership Strategies to Support the Professional Development of Alternatively Certified Teachers
… growth and retention rates of beginning teachers with zero to three years of teaching experience, particularly alternatively certified beginning teachers. Over the last decade in Texas public schools, approximately 50% of beginning teachers have received their initial teacher …
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The impact of first year mentoring experiences on the attrition rates of alternatively certified teachers.
… vacancies that they filled the previous year. Teachers cite many reasons for leaving their schools; two of the most common reasons are lack of support and job dissatisfaction. Largely as a result of teacher shortages, alternative certification programs have become major producers of teachers in …
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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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Examining the New Layers of Teacher Education: A Cross-Case Analysis of the High School Induction Process for Alternatively Certified Teachers
… of practice that support the induction needs of Alternatively Certified Teachers (ACTs) in the high school educational environment of a large suburban school district. Bronfenbrenner's (1976) systemic model of the educational environment that envisions a series of nested, interacting sub-systems …
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An Investigation of the Perceptions of Induction Support of First Year Alternatively Certificated Teachers
… urban schools have begun the practice of hiring alternatively certified teachers to staff classrooms with highly qualified teachers. Alternative certification refers to certification obtained through programs without completing a traditional four- or five-year university-based program. Several …
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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
… in areas where fully qualified and committed teachers are most needed. Current literature has identified areas such as inner-city schools, at-risk and minority students, bilingual education, math and physical sciences, and the special education field as the educational areas where the shortage …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified and Traditionally Certified Teachers In Hampton Roads Virginia
… around the supply and demand of potential teachers, educational quality, and the potential of alternative means of teacher procurement. There are myriad arguments in support of and against alternative certification programs. This study evaluated the perceived effectiveness of alternatively …
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Alternatively certified and traditionally certified secondary school mathematics teachers' student success on the Missouri Assessment Program
… 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 programs have been increasing standards required for traditional …
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Candidates' Perception of Training and Self-Efficacy in Traditional and Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs.
… was encouraged by the tremendous demand for teachers. Two million new teachers will be needed in the United States over the next decade. The teacher shortage has school administration, school boards, education agencies, and institutions of higher education investigating how to train and …
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A Comparison of the Similarities and Differences between Traditionally and Alternatively Prepared First Year Secondary Teachers in a Large Middle Georgia School District
This mixed-method study examined mentor teachers' perception of the extent to which first-year teachers exhibit the knowledge, skills and dispositions of accomplished teachers during the 2008-2009 school year in a large school system in central Georgia. The data, collected from an online survey of …
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Retention of construction teachers engaged in Missouri's secondary school system
… was to investigate the reasons construction teachers were leaving their profession in their first five years of service, or if they stayed, what were the dominant factors that caused them to consider leaving the profession and what were the factors that were causing them to remain in the CTE …