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Akiba, Motoko – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Based on a statewide survey of professional learning activities among 577 middle school mathematics teachers in Missouri, this study examined two questions: 1) What professional learning activities do middle school math teachers participate in and how much time do they spend in these activities?, and 2) How are teacher qualifications and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mentors, Learning Activities, Teacher Qualifications
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Akiba, Motoko; Chiu, Ya-Fang; Zhuang, Yue-Lin; Mueller, Heather E. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2008
Using the NAEP nationally-representative data collected from eighth-graders, we investigated the relative exposure of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) students to mathematics teachers who are knowledgeable about standards, participate in standards-based professional development, and practice standards-based instruction; American Indian/Alaska…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Grade 8, Mathematics Teachers
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Akiba, Motoko; Reichardt, Robert – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
While many studies have reported the predictors of teacher attrition, we know little about what predicts the attrition of school leaders. Using the Colorado state data on elementary school principals' and assistant principals' career paths from 1999 to 2001 and school achievement-level data, we addressed two research questions: 1) How do the…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Persistence, Academic Achievement