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ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE SUPERVISOR PERCEPTIONS OF THE QUALITY OF TROOPS TO TEACHERS PROGRAM COMPLETERS AND PROGRAM COMPLETER PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR PREPARATION TO TEACH: A NATIONAL SURVEY

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2009
Summary:
The United States has a severe teacher shortage, especially in inner-city schools and in the areas of mathematics, science, and special-needs. One answer is to hire teachers who have completed the Troops to Teachers (T3) program; the T3 program's mission is (a) to assist qualified veterans through the teacher certification process, usually through alternative certification programs and (b) to assist the T3 teacher find a teaching position. However, does prior military training equip individuals with skills that translate into success within the classroom for both the teacher and the teacher's students, as evidenced by the most important factor of all: increased student achievement? Is the T3 program a genuine source of highly qualified teachers, or are T3 teachers actually the short straw? In a 2005 national survey, almost 90% of the T3 supervisors reported that they think the T3 teachers they supervised are more effective teachers than traditionally trained teachers with the same years of experience. However, would other T3 supervisors agree with that assessment? The research from this dissertation answers that question.
Title: ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE SUPERVISOR PERCEPTIONS OF THE QUALITY OF TROOPS TO TEACHERS PROGRAM COMPLETERS AND PROGRAM COMPLETER PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR PREPARATION TO TEACH: A NATIONAL SURVEY.
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Name(s): Roberts, Jean Ellen Jernigan, Author
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2009
Publisher: University of West Florida
Language(s): English
Summary: The United States has a severe teacher shortage, especially in inner-city schools and in the areas of mathematics, science, and special-needs. One answer is to hire teachers who have completed the Troops to Teachers (T3) program; the T3 program's mission is (a) to assist qualified veterans through the teacher certification process, usually through alternative certification programs and (b) to assist the T3 teacher find a teaching position. However, does prior military training equip individuals with skills that translate into success within the classroom for both the teacher and the teacher's students, as evidenced by the most important factor of all: increased student achievement? Is the T3 program a genuine source of highly qualified teachers, or are T3 teachers actually the short straw? In a 2005 national survey, almost 90% of the T3 supervisors reported that they think the T3 teachers they supervised are more effective teachers than traditionally trained teachers with the same years of experience. However, would other T3 supervisors agree with that assessment? The research from this dissertation answers that question.
Identifier: WFE0000192 (IID), uwf:60859 (fedora)
Note(s): Ed.D.
Department of Professional and Community Leadership
Doctorate
Subject(s): Troops to teachers, 2005 TTT survey, Dr. Bill Owings, alternative certification, T3 national survey
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Host Institution: UWF

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