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Osorio, Ada – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study investigates the effectiveness of alternative routes to teacher certification in urban school districts within Texas. The need for teachers across the United States has increased because current teachers are leaving the profession at high rates. This research analyzes the programs regarding teacher preparation routes, teacher…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Attitudes, Career Readiness, Elementary School Teachers
Claybon, Karen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
According to the Texas State Board of Education in 2002, 60% of teachers in Texas classrooms quit the profession after only five years in the classroom. In 1998-99, Texas filled over 63,000 teaching positions. Most vacant positions resulted from existing teachers retiring (11,000) or leaving the profession (46,600). A recent study in Texas…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Ethnicity, Teaching (Occupation), Recognition (Achievement)
McGary, Ostrova Dewayne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceived motivators contributing African American educators' decision to migrate from a suburban school district to an urban school district. The case study approach was used in an effort to capture the participants' voices and the motivators contributing to their decision to migrate to an…
Descriptors: School Districts, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, African American Teachers