School Leadership 2.0
A Network Connecting School Leaders From Around The Globe
Second-Career Teachers
I am interested in learning more about second-career teachers. Particularly, I am interested in examining school administrators' perceptions in hiring, supporting and retaining second-career teachers.
Please feel free to share any experiences on this topic.
For clarity, "second-career teacher" is defined as an individual that has been employed in another profession prior to becoming a certified k-12 teacher. The route of certification is often an alternative route, but it is not always the case.
Comment
-
Comment by Joseph A. Coladonato, Ed.D on August 8, 2011 at 9:08am
-
Joan,
Thank you for sharing. Studying this phenomenon has been a terrific experience. At some point do you think I can contact you via messaging through this site or personal e-mail?
I am interested in learning more about second-career teachers especially from the perspective of administrators. In reviewing literature, few studies mention the reasons administrators hire these second-career teachers, and even fewer discuss how to tap into the wealth of expertise and resources second-career teachers possess. As of now, preliminarily, it seems that administrators like the maturity, sense of mission and content knowledge second-career teachers possess, but they (administrators) lack the knowledge of second-career teachers and how to capitalize on their skill set, and expertise in potentially applying a practical, rich curriculum. Often these teachers adapt by accepting a more prescriptive curriculum- known as "washing out"- which, personally, seems like hiring these individuals defeats the overall purpose. Nevertheless, the data is mixed on second-career teachers' satisfaction levels, predominantly due to lack of administration support. Thanks again.
Joe
JOIN SL 2.0
SUBSCRIBE TO
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 2.0
School Leadership 2.0 is the premier virtual learning community for school leaders from around the globe. Our community is a subscription based paid service ($19.95/year or only $1.99 per month for a trial membership) which will provide school leaders with outstanding resources. Learn more about membership to this service by clicking one our links below.
Click HERE to subscribe as an individual.
Click HERE to learn about group membership (i.e. association, leadership teams)
__________________
CREATE AN EMPLOYER PROFILE AND GET JOB ALERTS AT
SCHOOLLEADERSHIPJOBS.COM
FOLLOW SL 2.0
© 2024 Created by William Brennan and Michael Keany
Powered by
You need to be a member of School Leadership 2.0 to add comments!
Join School Leadership 2.0