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The Value Of Prior Professional Skills And Experiences: Perceptions Of Second-Career Teachers, David M. Kahn
The Value Of Prior Professional Skills And Experiences: Perceptions Of Second-Career Teachers, David M. Kahn
Ed.D. Dissertations
Second-career teachers’ pathways to teaching are often different from the traditional pathways of first-career teachers. This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the common traits that second-career teachers share that may be unique within education, and whether second-career teachers’ prior skills and experiences assisted them in their new profession. The study also examined whether second-career teachers perceived that their certification programs helped them to develop their teacher identities and taught them to utilize their prior work experiences. Finally, this study investigated whether second career teachers believed that administrators valued their distinctive abilities. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews illustrating the individual experiences …
An Exploration Of Information Sharing Among Schools With Gang-Involved Youth, Jennifer L. Van Deusen
An Exploration Of Information Sharing Among Schools With Gang-Involved Youth, Jennifer L. Van Deusen
Ed.D. Dissertations
This study explored the value of perception of information sharing among educators and school resource officers in schools with gang-involved youth. There were 93 teachers, administrators, and school resource officers who participated in the study. Participants of the study were in 1 of 3 respondent groups: teachers, administrators, or school resource officers. Respondents took the original 39-question survey, The Street Gang Information Sharing Survey, which yielded data on six topics: demographic information, training and knowledge, data effectiveness, perception of knowledge, gang content, and gang interventions. Perception of knowledge was evaluated using an exploration of effectiveness. Results indicated that teacher …