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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Second-Career"”.
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Understanding the lived experiences of second career beginning teachers
… entering the teaching profession as a second career (McKenzie, Rowley, Weldon, & Murphy, 2011). To expand the potential pool of well-qualified teachers, opening the profession to individuals with relevant experience outside education is now recognised as an important policy option …
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Second-Career Adults: Issues Encountered in Teacher Education Programs
… in-depth understanding of the experiences of 3 second-career males prior to and during their participation in teacher education programs. Case study research techniques were used to elicit data from 3 participants who had completed teacher education programs and were actively teaching in various …
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Improving Retention Rates of Teachers Through Analysis of Second-Career Educators
… This study focuses on the population of second-career educators and their reasons for remaining in the field at a higher rate than traditional teachers (those who enter the field directly out of college). The researcher’s focus is to determine which experiences and skills gained by …
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An Investigation into the Psychological Capital of Second-Career Teachers and Factors Influencing Their Scores
… to examine the Psychological Capital (PsyCap) of second-career teachers (SCTs) and their perceptions of what affects their PsyCap in the workplace by surveying and interviewing second-career teachers in public school districts in central eastern and northern Virginia. The research questions were: …
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An Evaluation Of The Elements Needed In A New Teacher Induction Program To Prepare And Retain Second Career Educators
… to fill the vacancies by recruiting and training secondcareer educators. If teachers are trained and mentored during the early stages of their careers, students will reap the benefits. Teachers who participate in a comprehensive new teacher induction program remain in the teaching profession …
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The Transition of Military Personnel to Public Educatiion
This is a qualitative study of second-career military personnel 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 …
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Credit Card Interest Curriculum for Algebra 1 and Algebra 2
… 1 and Algebra 2 curriculum and was created by a second career teacher from the financial field. Financial mistakes made early in life can have serious implications and could be very costly. Studies show that less than one-third of young adults understand the concept of compound interest. This …
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A Comparison of the Perceptions between Novice and Veteran Teachers about the Teaching Profession in Elementary and Middle Schools in Sevier County, Tennessee.
… the attitudes and perceptions of both first- and second-career teachers as well as novice and veteran teachers on various areas of teaching, we can begin to identify better and more specific ways to mentor and support all teachers regardless of their age, stage, and life experiences when they …
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Career choice decisions of Family and Consumer Sciences education recent graduates: implications for recruitment to address the teacher shortage
… development of this study. This study examined career motivations of recent graduates of FCS to determine target audiences and marketing strategies for recruitment to address the teacher shortage. Personal, educational, and employment demographics, career choice decisions, and contextual factors …
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Curriculum alternatives in graduate dental hygiene education
… or may desire dental hygiene as their second career. Based on a review of the literature and a needs assessment of all dental hygiene programs nationally (n = 237), two accelerated graduate programs have been proposed. One program has been designed for individuals with associate degrees …
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Summative Evaluation of an Alternative Teacher Licensure Program Sponsored by a Large Suburban School Division
… highly qualified applicants and (2) preparing second-career teachers for the classroom. Data collection included (a) individual interviews with alternative program graduates (n = 8), (b) individual interviews with school administrators (n = 8), (c) individual interviews with new teacher …
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A case for critical reflection for mission leader formation in interdisciplinary ministry
… and do take on the role later in life or as a second career.|Keywords: mission leader, formation, reflection, critical reflection
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The Duke of Wellington and the people, 1819-1832
… joining Lord Liverpool's cabinet constituted a second career that continued until the duke's death in 1852. This thesis sets out to analyse that political career from 1819 to the first Reform Act in 1832 through Wellington's unsolicited correspondence. This previously neglected source offers a …
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Millennial Male Associate Degree Of Nursing Students: Perceived Motivators, Benefits And Barriers
… fulfillment, job or financial security and as a second career. A perceived benefit by these participants was that male nurses were distinct because they stood out. They also revealed that male nurses preferred to simply be called nurses as the male designation creates a stigma. Finally, nursing …
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Lived Experiences of Men in Nursing: Chickadees, Stepping Stones, and Muddling Through Maternity
… ethnic minorities, individuals embarking on a second career, other health care workers and men to fill present and future vacancies. In order to make gains to the profession with recruitment efforts, retention strategies must also be addressed. Currently, men constitute nearly six percent of …
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Does township tourism contribute to government's strategic goals for the tourism sector? : a case study of bed and breakfast entrepreneurs in Gugulethu and Langa, Cape Town
… businesses in picturesque rural towns, as a second career or income generator. The study has 5 TTEs in the sample, which is a convenient sample drawn from Cape Town Tourism ' s membership list of 14 members who are operating accommodation businesses in these areas. In-depth interviews were …
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Transition from military life to teaching
In 1995 Bedford County Public Schools in Bedford, Virginia, hired eight former military men to teach from a federally sponsored program known as Troops to Teachers. Only one of the men hired had completed a teacher licensure program; the other seven were utilizing the alternate route to licensure …
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A critical biography of Rosalie van der Gucht : investigating her contribution to education in South Africa with special reference to speech and drama
… to Speech and Drama education during the second half of this century in the Cape. The writer takes the view that although Van der Gucht was not particularly original in her work - dramatically, socially or politically - she had an impact which is still felt in the Cape Province and beyond, …
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