Principals' Perceptions about Alternate Route Programs in Rural Areas

Autor/inn/en	Brenner, Devon; Elder, Anastasia; Wimbish, Sarah; Walker, Sara
Titel	Principals' Perceptions about Alternate Route Programs in Rural Areas
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 36 (2015) 2, S.38-46 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Rural Schools; Teacher Recruitment; Middle School Teachers; Alternative Teacher Certification; Educational Benefits; Beginning Teachers; Incentives; Mentors; Program Design; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Lehrerrekrutierung; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungsertrag; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Anreiz; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung
Abstract	Alternate route programs are increasingly serving schools in rural areas that may struggle to recruit new teachers. In this study, ten principals of middle schools from rural areas of Mississippi were interviewed regarding their perceptions of alternate route programs' recruitment, selection, preparation, mentorship, support, and retention practices. Qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews suggests that principals of rural schools had limited experience with alternatively certified teachers and, overall, their views were generally positive. They believed that these programs would help meet the high need for teachers in the state, and alternate route candidates may provide benefits to middle school students due to their greater content knowledge, experience, and maturity. However, they also held concerns regarding the absence of student teaching, alternatively certified teachers' readiness for the classroom, and the amount and quality of support and mentoring in the first year of teaching. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.library.msstate.edu/ruraled
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01