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Exploring the Minority Teacher Shortage in Southeast Georgia
… While there is a definite need for high quality teachers in classrooms in order to address the various needs of students, the need is even greater for more minority teachers to be leading the classrooms in most school systems. Minority teachers are currently underrepresented in our public …
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Addressing The Teacher Shortage: A Study Of Local School Human Resource Efforts In Illinois
<p>Shortages of highly qualified teachers may be one of the greatest challenges school districts face today. This study is an exploration of how eight school districts in Illinois, ranging from rural to suburban and encompassing elementary, high school, and unit organizations, experienced the …
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Career choice decisions of Family and Consumer Sciences education recent graduates: implications for recruitment to address the teacher shortage
A national teacher shortage in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) prompted the 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, …
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Plugging the Holes of the Teacher Shortage: A Case Study of Novice Teacher Development Provided by an Alternative Teacher Preparation Program
… into the experiences of the first cohort of teachers who completed the Teacher Accelerator Program's (TAP) summer internship, exploring the professional development training provided to novice teachers by this newly established alternative teacher preparation program. Originating as a …
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¡NYC! ¡Tenemos un problema! a qualitative single case study exploring teacher perceptions of the bilingual teacher shortage on instruction in New York City schools.
… schools face significant challenges due to a shortage of bilingual teachers. This issue is exacerbated by a rise in families seeking asylum in the city (Konrad, 2023). As the fastest-growing student population in the United States, EBLs require support to learn English and grade-level content …
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An examination of factors that influence the choice of teaching as a career in Lesotho
Teacher shortage in schools is the current subject of interest among academics worldwide. Prospects of teacher supply and demand have declared imminently high teacher shortage in the developing and developed world alike. Based on the theories of occupational choice and other studies on the choice …
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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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An Evaluation Of The Elements Needed In A New Teacher Induction Program To Prepare And Retain Second Career Educators
… Weiss (2019), the United States faces a critical teacher shortage. There are not enough students majoring in or graduating with degrees in education. A solution to the teacher shortage is to fill the vacancies by recruiting and training secondcareer educators. If teachers are trained and mentored …
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New Teacher Induction Programs: Effective Support Through Mentoring Programs and Coaching Practices
<p>With the current teacher shortage and the numerous reported accounts of new teachers feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and ill prepared, the United States is in a dangerous situation that could result in even more of a teacher shortage if leaders do not find a way to better support new teachers and …
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The Relationship between Instructional Staff Training Expenditures and Teacher Retention: Comparing Georgia Public Schools
<p>The teacher shortage is a threat facing our nation as many school districts have difficulty filling vacancies with qualified, effective teachers. Research has shown that the greatest contributing factor to the teacher shortage is the considerable number of teachers exiting the profession …
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Teacher recruitment potential of rural high schools
… schools of California are faced with a serious teacher shortage. This shortage has been felt critically since the end of the second World War, and particularly on the elementary level. When the school population of the elementary level reaches the secondary level this some problem will become …
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An Analysis of Early Career Educator Experiences and the Impact of Teacher Recruitment Initiatives, Induction Programs, and Retention Efforts in One School District
<p>The K-12 public education system faces a teacher shortage dilemma of unprecedented proportions. At the onset of the school year, out-of-field teachers, underqualified teachers, or long-term substitutes often fill instructional vacancies, causing many students to begin the school year with …
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Factors that influence teacher turnover in Texas: Correlations with variables from the academic excellence indicator system for the year 1998-99
The teacher shortage problem is a national and state concern. In 1998, the Texas State Board of Education Certification reported that school districts in Texas had to hire teachers to fill over 63,000 vacancies. Teacher resignations, other than retirement, contributed to over 46,000 teachers who …
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The influence of a female high school art educator on the careers of her students.
… study examines the influence a high school art teacher, Pauline Gawlik, had on the career path of a group of her students, a high percentage of whom are Mexican American and/or of low socioeconomic status. Interviews of the teacher and seven of her former students revealed five themes related to …
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A Study of Factors Related to Teacher Retention
Teacher attrition is a problem with a number of implications, not the least of which is the teacher shortage. Almost half of all new teachers leave the profession within the first five years, creating a difficult model where more teachers leave the teaching profession compared to teachers entering …
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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
… 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 areas where fully qualified and committed teachers are most needed. Current literature …
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The professional roundtable: developing novice teachers
<p>The effects of a program developed for novice teachers are examined in this document. Data was derived from information obtained during interviews conducted by the intern, as well as entry and exit surveys. The study begins by addressing the nation's impending teacher shortage which can be …
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Relationship between Teacher Personality Type and Burnout in Rural Middle School Teachers
… relates to various life situations and events. Teacher burnout is a contributing factor to ones stress, satisfaction, and continuation in the career of education. Because of the existing teacher shortage in the United States, administrators and policy makers need to understand the factors that …
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The Road from Paraprofessional to Certified Teacher: A State, School District, and University Partnership
… past few decades thousands of special education teachers have been teaching students with disabilities on emergency or temporary certificates (Barnes, Crow, & Schaefer, 2007). The majority of these teachers entered the field of education with little to no preparation. Most of these under …
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