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Sueanne E. McKinney; Deana J. Ford; Cynthia Tomovic – Education and Urban Society, 2024
A qualitative content analysis was employed to examine what factors contributed to effective teachers' selection and retention in urban high poverty schools. First, the Star Teacher Interview was used to identify effective urban educators. Then, verbal interviews were conducted with star subjects to determine factors that contributed to their…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Urban Schools
Vannessa Smith Washington – Education and Urban Society, 2024
Serving over 1.1 million students in more than 1,800 public schools, the New York City Department of Education is the largest school district in the nation. When individuals graduate from college with a bachelor's degree in teacher education the New York City Department of Education assign a school-based mentor for one year. The case study…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Teaching Experience, Special Education Teachers
Callahan, Pamela Catherine; Brantlinger, Andrew – Education and Urban Society, 2023
This study examines the relationship between alternatively certified mathematics teachers' stated reasons for entry and their odds of retention at the school level and at the district level. Study participants were members of the 2006 and 2007 cohorts of New York City Teaching Fellows who completed three surveys over a 9-year period.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Persistence, Fringe Benefits
Smith, Joanna; Porter, Lorna; Harrison, Brandon J.; Wohlstetter, Priscilla – Education and Urban Society, 2023
Research has found that teachers of color contribute to better academic, behavioral, and socioemotional outcomes for diverse students. Despite these benefits, the diversity of the teacher workforce in the United States has not kept pace with increases in student diversity. States have adopted aspirational legislation aimed at increasing teaching…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, Diversity (Faculty), Student Diversity, Minority Group Students
Harrison, Monique H. – Education and Urban Society, 2023
"No Excuses" charter schools are at the center of many debates in education policy. First, what accounts for their test success, excellent learning environments or merely test preparation? Second, are strict behavior policies necessary to create efficient learning environments or are they harmful to students and their ability to navigate…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Urban Education, Educational Policy
Bendixen, Lisa D.; Plachowski, Tara; Olafson, Lori – Education and Urban Society, 2023
This study seeks to critically examine perceptions of urban school climate from a predominantly white teacher workforce and discuss the role that white identity, as the Dominant culture, plays in maintaining the status quo of racialized school climate. Participants included 145 teachers from a large southwestern urban setting. Teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Urban Schools, Educational Environment, Racism
Li, Da; Allen, Ann – Education and Urban Society, 2021
Research suggests that the limits of teacher autonomy are defined by educational policies. Educational policies, however, are driven by political culture. This study examines the relationship between teacher autonomy and political culture and how this relationship varies with teacher and school characteristics. Using the "2011-2012 Schools…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Professional Autonomy, Politics of Education, Political Influences
Olitsky, Stacy – Education and Urban Society, 2020
To effectively teach historically marginalized groups of students, educators have argued for increasing recruitment and retention of teachers of color. This qualitative study draws on identity theory, exploring the relationship between school structures, self-talk, identity development, and retention of an African American woman science teacher.…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Females, Women Faculty, Science Teachers
Wronowski, Meredith L. – Education and Urban Society, 2018
This research addresses the problem of teacher shortages in urban, high-needs schools. A grounded theory methodology was used to expand insights related to teacher recruitment and retention by collecting and analyzing qualitative (interview and observational) data from nine successful urban teachers. A two-part model of recruitment and retention…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Urban Schools
Scott, LaRon A. – Education and Urban Society, 2019
Many Black men interested in special education careers enroll in alternate route special education programs over traditional preparation programs. However, there is little research that focuses on their reasons for choosing special education alternate route programs and what makes these programs an effective choice for Black men pursuing teaching…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Males, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Attitudes
Dunn, Alyssa Hadley; Downey, C. Aiden – Education and Urban Society, 2018
This study explores the impetus for and impact of four urban teachers' extracurricular investments. Framing teacher investment as work voluntarily undertaken with an eye toward bringing about a highly desired, yet highly uncertain, end, we argue that the outcome of these often-hidden investments have identity and career implications for teachers.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Education