NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Karge, Belinda D.; McCabe, Marjorie – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2014
Market driven alternative routes to teaching have evolved into a quality program option and not just an answer to the teacher shortage. Alternative certification is a viable means of recruiting, training, and certifying those who have a bachelor's degree and a strong desire to enter the field of teaching. California has been a leader in the…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Special Education, Educational Quality, Teacher Persistence
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ricci, Leila Ansari; Zetlin, Andrea G. – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2013
As the shortage of special education teachers has led to increasing numbers of teacher candidates enrolled in alternative certification programs, there is a need to provide systematic mentoring and coaching. The relationship between support providers and novice teachers enrolled in an alternative certification program in a diverse, urban…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Social Support Groups
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hogan, Kathleen A.; Bullock, Lyndal M. – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2012
Many teacher education programs are not meeting the needs of future teachers. To adequately prepare for the projected four million teachers who will be teaching by the 2016 school year, institutions of higher education and alternative certification programs (ACPs) will need to examine the motivations that affect an individual's desire to teach in…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs, General Education, Special Education Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Karge, Belinda Dunnick; Pierson, Melinda; Robinson, Suzanne – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2011
There were 282 special education teachers enrolled in an alternative certification program in education at a university in southern California who were surveyed over the course of two years to determine the extent of their training in working with paraprofessionals and the professional development they received on how to successfully work with the…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Partnerships in Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Special Education Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Goodwin, William L.; Rudkin, Jennifer K. – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2006
The purpose of this article is to review the essential features of the Stanley British Primary School (SBPS) and its Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP). Attention is given to the surveyed reactions of the first wave of graduates from the program, particularly those completing the licensure program between 1994 and 2000. Many areas…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Case Studies, Graduates, Teacher Interns
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Karge, Belinda Dunnick; Glaeser, Barbara; Sylva, Judy; Levine, Joan; Lyons, Barbara – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2006
In the past decade the demand for highly qualified and especially trained teachers of students with special needs has exceeded the supply. To meet this deficit, alternative programs have sprouted up across the country. One such program, at CSU Fullerton, is successfully trying to fill that gap. Some 280 students have completed the requirements of…
Descriptors: Reflection, Alternative Teacher Certification, Special Needs Students, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Utsumi, Lillian; Kizu, June – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2006
In this paper we present two studies that examine mentoring supports for alternative certification teachers from three perspectives: pre-interns, mentor teachers, and site administrators. The diverse sample population allowed us to study the role of race, gender, age, and prior careers in six domains of teacher learning and in their beliefs about…
Descriptors: Mentors, Alternative Teacher Certification, Racial Differences, Gender Differences