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Career Patterns & Decisions
Alternative Certification
Hiring

Peer Assistance and Review
Professional Culture
Curriculum
Pay & Incentives
The Second Stage of Teaching
Teachers Unions
Differentiated Roles and National Board Certified Teachers
General

What's New

Pay for Performance
bullet Redesigning Teacher Pay:A System for the Next Generation of Educators. Economic Policy Institute. 2009.
by Susan Moore Johnson and John P. Papay
[link to book]


Mid-Career Entrants
bullet "Will Mid-career Entrants Help Avert a Teacher Shortage, Reduce Racial and Gender Imbalances, and Fill Vacancies in Hard-to-staff Subjects and Schools?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by William H. Marinell
[full text PDF]


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"Math and Science Mid-career Entrants to Teaching:Well Skilled but “Working in a Void,” an NGT working paper, February 2008,
by William H. Marinell
[full text PDF]

Second Stage Teachers

bullet "Coaching and second-stage teachers’ learning: 'Flavor of the month' or meaningful work?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Megin Charner-Laird
[full text PDF]

bullet "Second-Stage Teachers and Coaching: Building School Capacity and a Teaching Career" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Susan Moore Johnson
[full text PDF]

bullet “'I Love my Job, but I’m not a Martyr': How Schools’ Professional Cultures Influence Engagement Among Second-Stage Teachers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Cheryl L. Kirkpatrick
[full text PDF]

bullet “'Safe to Say, it’s Not Like it Used to Be:' Second-Stage Teacher Responses to External Accountability Policies and Reforms."Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Stacy Agee Szczesiul
[full text PDF]

Peer Assistance and Review
bullet "Teachers Leading Teachers: The Experiences of Peer Assistance and Review Consulting Teachers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Sarah Edith Fiarman, Susan Moore Johnson, Mindy Sick Munger, John P. Papay, & Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Shared Responsibility for Teacher Quality: How Do Principals Respond to Peer Assistance and Review?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Mindy Sick Munger, Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, John P. Papay, & Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Beyond Dollars and Cents: The Costs and Benefits of Teacher Peer Assistance and Review." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by John P. Papay, Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, Mindy Sick Munger, & Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Peer Assistance and Review: A Cross-Site Study of Labor-Management Collaboration Required for Program Success." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Emily Kalejs Qazilbash, Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, Mindy Sick Munger, & John P. Papay
[full text PDF]

 

Career Patterns & Decisions

bullet "Will Mid-career Entrants Help Avert a Teacher Shortage, Reduce Racial and Gender Imbalances, and Fill Vacancies in Hard-to-staff Subjects and Schools?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by William H. Marinell
[full text PDF]

bullet "Teach For America Teachers’ Careers: Whether, When, and Why They Leave Low-Income Schools and the Teaching Profession,” an NGT working paper, May 2008,
by Morgaen L. Donaldson
[full text PDF]

bullet "Math and Science Mid-career Entrants to Teaching:Well Skilled but “Working in a Void,” an NGT working paper, February 2008,
by William H. Marinell
[full text PDF]

bullet "Why New Teachers Leave. . . and Why New Teachers Stay," American Educator, summer 2006,
by Leslie Baldacci, Susan Moore Johnson, and the Project on the Next Generation of Teachers
[full text PDF]

bullet "Who Stays in Teaching and Why:  A Review of the Literature on Teacher Retention," a report sponsored by NRTA's Educator Support Network, January 2005,
by S. M. Johnson, J. H. Berg, & M. L. Donaldson
[full text PDF from NRTA]

bullet "Pursuing a 'Sense of Success': New Teachers Explain their Career Decisions," American Educational Research Journal, 40(3), pp. 581-617, Fall 2003,
by S. M. Johnson & S. E. Birkeland 
[full text PDF]

bullet "What Keeps New Teachers in the Swim?" in Journal of Staff Development, 23(4), 2002, pp. 18-21, Fall 2002,
by S. E. Birkeland & S. M. Johnson
[full text PDF from JSD]

bullet "The Next Generation of Teachers: Changing Conceptions of a Career in Teaching," Phi Delta Kappan, 83(4), pp. 304-311, December 2001,
by H. G. Peske, E. Liu, S. M. Johnson, D. Kauffman, & S. M. Kardos
[Summary] [Phi Delta Kappan]


Alternative Certification

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"Life in the Fast Track:  How States Seek to Balance Incentives and Quality in Alternative Teacher Certification Programs," Educational Policy, 19(1), pp. 63-89, January and March 2005,
by S. M. Johnson, S. G. Birkeland & H. G. Peske
[Abstract, Sage Publilcations]


bullet "'Faculty are the Backbone': Quality Control in Connecticut's Alternative Route to Certification," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2003,
by H. G. Peske
[full text PDF]
 
bullet "Meeting Competing Demands: The Shifting Approach to Ensuring Teacher Quality it One Alternative Certification Program Site," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2003,
by S. E. Birkeland
[full text PDF] 

Hiring

bullet "New Teachers' Experiences of Hiring: Late, Rushed and Information-Poor," Educational Administration Quarterly, 42(3), pp. 324-360, August 2006,
by Edward Liu and Susan Moore Johnson
[abstract]

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"Hiring, Job Satisfaction, and the Fit Between New Teachers and their Schools," by Edward Liu, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005,
[full text PDF]


bullet "New Teachers' Experiences of Hiring in New Jersey," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2002,
by E. Liu
[full text PDF]


Peer Assistance and Review
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A User's Guide to Peer Assistance and Review. Website developed in April 2009.
by Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, Mindy Sick Munger, John P. Papay, and Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[link to website]

bullet "Teachers Leading Teachers: The Experiences of Peer Assistance and Review Consulting Teachers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Sarah Edith Fiarman, Susan Moore Johnson, Mindy Sick Munger, John P. Papay, & Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Shared Responsibility for Teacher Quality: How Do Principals Respond to Peer Assistance and Review?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Mindy Sick Munger, Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, John P. Papay, & Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Beyond Dollars and Cents: The Costs and Benefits of Teacher Peer Assistance and Review." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by John P. Papay, Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, Mindy Sick Munger, & Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Peer Assistance and Review: A Cross-Site Study of Labor-Management Collaboration Required for Program Success." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2009,
by Emily Kalejs Qazilbash, Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah Edith Fiarman, Mindy Sick Munger, & John P. Papay
[full text PDF]


Professional Culture
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"On Their Own and Presumed Expert: New Teachers' Experiences with Their Colleagues," Teachers College Record, 109(12), 2007,
by Susan M. Kardos and Susan M. Johnson
[TCR link]

bullet "The Importance of Professional Culture in New Teachers' Job Satisfaction," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005,
by Susan M. Kardos
[full text PDF]

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"The Support Gap: New Teachers' Early Experiences in High-Income and Low-Income Schools," Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(61), October 29, 2004,
by S. M. Johnson, S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, E. Liu, & M. L. Donaldson
[full text, EPAA]


bullet "New teachers' experiences of mentoring: The good, the bad, and the inequity," Journal of Educational Change. Available online, November 2008; Forthcoming, 2010,
by S. M. Kardos & S. M. Johnson
[Full Text JEC]  


bullet "Keeping New Teachers In Mind," in Educational Leadership, 59(6), pp.12-16, March 2002,
by S. M. Johnson & S. M. Kardos
[Full Text, ASCD]


bullet "Counting on Colleagues: New Teachers Encounter the Professional Cultures of Their Schools," Educational Administration Quarterly, 37(2), pp. 250-290, April 2001,
by S. M. Kardos, S. M. Johnson, H. G. Peske, D. Kauffman, & E. Liu 
[Abstract, Sage Publications] [Summary] 



Curriculum

bullet "Curriculum Support and Curriculum Neglect: Second-Year Teachers’ Experiences," an NGT working paper, May 2005,
by David Kauffman.

[full text PDF]

bullet "Curriculum Prescription and Curriculum Constraint: Second-Year Teachers’ Perceptions," an NGT working paper, May 2005,
by David Kauffman.
[full text PDF]

bullet "The Effects of Curriculum Prescription on Second-Year Elementary Teachers’ Sense of Support from Language Arts Curriculum Materials," an NGT working paper, May 2005,
by David Kauffman
[full text PDF]

bullet "'Lost at Sea': Without a Curriculum, Navigating Instruction Can Be Tough-- Especially for New Teachers," American Educator, Summer 2002,
by D. Kauffman, S. M. Johnson, S. M. Kardos, E. Liu, & H. G. Peske
[full text PDF, AFT]


bullet "A Search for Support: Beginning Elementary Teachers' Use of Mathematics Curriculum Materials," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2002,
by D. Kauffman
[full text PDF]


bullet "'Lost at Sea': New Teachers’ Experiences with Curriculum and Assessment," Teachers College Record, (104)2, March 2002,
by D. Kauffman, S. M. Johnson, S. M. Kardos, E. Liu, & H. G. Peske
[Executive Summary and Full Text] [Summary]



Pay & Incentives

bullet Redesigning Teacher Pay:A System for the Next Generation of Educators. Economic Policy Institute. 2009.
by Susan Moore Johnson and John P. Papay
[link to book]
bullet "New Teachers and the Massachusetts Signing Bonus: The Limits of Inducements," Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 26(3), pp. 217-236, Fall 2004,
by E. Liu, S. M. Johnson, H. G. Peske
[full text PDF]

bullet"'Barely Breaking Even': Incentives, Rewards, and the High Costs of Choosing to Teach," NGT Working Paper, July 2000,
by E. Liu, S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, H. G. Peske, & S. M. Johnson 
[Summary] [full text PDF]


The Second Stage of Teaching

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"To Invest, Coast or Idle: Second-stage Teachers Enact their Job Engagement," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2007,
by Cheryl L. Kirkpatrick
[full text PDF]


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"Initiatives and Initiative: Second-stage Teachers' Assessment of Autonomy," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2007,
by Stacy Agee Szczesiul
[full text PDF]


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"Ready and Willing: Second-stage Teachers and Professional Collaboration," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2007,
by Megin Charner-Laird
[full text PDF]


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"All for One, One for All? Early Career Teachers' Experiences with their Teachers' Union in an Urban District," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2007,
by Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]


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"It's Hard to Go Back: Career Decisions of Second-stage Teacher Leaders," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2007,
by Sarah E. Fiarman
[full text PDF]


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"'Angling for Access, Bartering for Change: How second-stage teachers expereince differentiated roles in schools," Teachers College Record 2008, 110(5), 1088-1114,
by Morgaen L. Donaldson, Susan Moore Johnson, Cheryl L. Kirkpatrick, William H. Marinell, Jennifer Lynn Steele, and Stacy Agee Szczesiul
[Abstract from TCR]


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"On Barren Ground:  How Urban High Schools Fail to Support and Retain Newly Tenured Teachers," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005,
by Morgaen L. Donaldson

[full text PDF]

 
bullet"Cracking the Mold: How Second-Stage Teachers Experience Their Differentiated Roles," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005,
by Jill Harrison Berg, Megin Charner-Laird, Sarah Edith Fiarman, Anne Jones, Emily Kalejs Qazilbash, and Susan Moore Johnson
[full text PDF]


   
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"Board Certification During Teaching's Second Stage:  Professionalizing Teaching through Differentiated Roles," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005; revised June 2005,
by Jill Harrison Berg
[full text PDF]



 

Teachers Unions

bullet "The Challenge of Leading Two Generations within the Teachers Union" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, NYC, March 2008,
by Susan Moore Johnson, Morgaen Donaldson, Mindy Sick Munger, John P. Papay and Emily K. Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

bullet "Leading the Local: Teachers Union Presidents Speak on Change, Challenge," Report published by Education Sector. June 2007,
by Susan Moore Johnson, Morgaen L. Donaldson, Mindy Sick Munger, John P. Papay, and Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[download full text on Education Sector website]

bullet "All for One, One for All? Early Career Teachers' Experiences with their Teachers' Union in an Urban District," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2007,
by Emily Kalejs Qazilbash
[full text PDF]

 

    

Differentiated Roles and National Board Certified Teachers

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"Resources for Reform: The Role of Board-Certified Teachers in Improving the Quality of Teaching ," Dissertation, May 2007,
by Jill Harrison Berg
[full text PDF]


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"Board Certification During Teaching's Second Stage:  Professionalizing Teaching through Differentiated Roles," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005; revised June 2005,
by Jill Harrison Berg
[full text PDF]


   

General

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Finders and Keepers: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive in Our Schools, Jossey-Bass, 2004,
by Susan Moore Johnson and The Project on the Next Generation of Teachers

[Table of Contents] [Ordering Information] [Link to Publisher]

bullet "The Support Gap: New Teachers' Early Experiences in High-Income and Low-Income Schools," Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(61), October 29, 2004,
by S. M. Johnson, S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, E. Liu, & M. L. Donaldson
[full text, EPAA]

bullet "Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers: The Importance of School Based Support," Harvard Education Letter, July/August 2001,
by S. M. Johnson, S. E. Birkeland, S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, E. Liu, & H. G. Peske 
[full text, Harvard Ed Letter]

bullet "Teaching's Next Generation," in Education Week, June 7, 2000,
by S. M. Johnson 
[full text, EdWeek]


 
 

 

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