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Maier, Adam – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
In recent years, Teach for America (TFA) has placed thousands of high-achieving college graduates in hard-to-staff schools, and its popularity continues to grow. TFA thus represents an anomaly: it attracts higher education's top students to primary and secondary education's least desired jobs. This article reviews the current explanations for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, College Graduates, Teacher Education Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification
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Freedman, Sarah Warshauer; Appleman, Deborah – Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
This study explores a constellation of factors that contribute to the retention of teachers in high-poverty, urban schools. It focuses on one cohort of the University of California at Berkeley's Multicultural Urban Secondary English Credential and MA Program, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to track the careers of 26 novice teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Credentials, Urban Schools, Teacher Education Programs