# Alternative Preparation and Pathways to Teaching ## expand\_more ## Articles, Chapters, Reports, and Working Papers Download 8 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116208&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71886&&&format=ris) ### 2014 William Marinell and Susan Moore Johnson. 2014. “[Midcareer Entrants to Teaching: Who They Are and How They May, or May Not, Change Teaching](/publications/midcareer-entrants-teaching-why-they-are-and-how-they-may-or-may-not)”. Educational Policy, 28, 6, Pp. 741-79 William Marinell and Susan Moore Johnson. 2014. “[Midcareer Entrants to Teaching: Who They Are and How They May, or May Not, Change Teaching](/publications/midcareer-entrants-teaching-why-they-are-and-how-they-may-or-may-not)”. Educational Policy, 28, 6, Pp. 741-79 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This study uses an innovative methodology and six waves of Schools and Staffing Survey data spanning two decades (1988-2008) to assess the potential of midcareer **entrants**—teachers **who** enter the profession from careers outside of education—to diversify **tea**... ### 2011 Morgaen L. Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson. 2011. “[Teach For America Teachers: How Long Do They Teach? Why Do They Leave?](/publications/teach-america-teachers-how-long-do-they-teach-why-do-they-leave)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 93, 2, Pp. 47-51 Morgaen L. Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson. 2011. “[Teach For America Teachers: How Long Do They Teach? Why Do They Leave?](/publications/teach-america-teachers-how-long-do-they-teach-why-do-they-leave)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 93, 2, Pp. 47-51 ### 2010 Morgaen L. Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson. 2010. “[The Price of Misassignment: The Role of Teaching Assignments in Teach For America Teachers’ Exit from Low-Income Schools and the Teaching Profession](/publications/price-misassignment-role-teaching-assignments-teach-america-teachers)”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32, 2, Pp. 299-323 Morgaen L. Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson. 2010. “[The Price of Misassignment: The Role of Teaching Assignments in Teach For America Teachers’ Exit from Low-Income Schools and the Teaching Profession](/publications/price-misassignment-role-teaching-assignments-teach-america-teachers)”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32, 2, Pp. 299-323 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://epa.sagepub.com/content/32/2/299.abstract) Teach For America (TFA) recruits high-achieving college graduates to teach for 2 years in the nation's low-income schools. This study is the first to examine these teachers' retention nationwide, asking whether, when, and why they voluntarily transfer... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://epa.sagepub.com/content/32/2/299.abstract) ### 2009 Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland. 2009. “[Is Fast-Track Preparation Enough? It Depends](/publications/fast-track-preparation-enough-it-depends)”. In Taking Stock: An Examination of Alternative Certification, edited by Pamela Grossman and Susanna Loeb, Pp. 101-28. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland. 2009. “[Is Fast-Track Preparation Enough? It Depends](/publications/fast-track-preparation-enough-it-depends)”. In Taking Stock: An Examination of Alternative Certification, edited by Pamela Grossman and Susanna Loeb, Pp. 101-28. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press ### 2005 Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, and Heather G. Peske. 2005. “[Life in the Fast Track: How States Seek to Balance Incentives and Quality in Alternative Teacher Certification Programs](/publications/life-fast-track-how-states-seek-balance-incentives-and-auality)”. Educational Policy, 19, 1, Pp. 63-89 Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, and Heather G. Peske. 2005. “[Life in the Fast Track: How States Seek to Balance Incentives and Quality in Alternative Teacher Certification Programs](/publications/life-fast-track-how-states-seek-balance-incentives-and-auality)”. Educational Policy, 19, 1, Pp. 63-89 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://epx.sagepub.com/content/19/1/63.abstract) Part of a special issue on the politics of teacher and administrator preparation and development. A study examined several **fast**-**track** alternative teacher certification programs in 11 sites in Connecticut, Louisiana, and Massachusetts. Findings revealed... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://epx.sagepub.com/content/19/1/63.abstract) Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, Heather G. Peske, and Mindy Sick Munger. 2005. [A Difficult Balance: Incentives and Quality Control in Alternative Certification Programs](https://projectngt.gse.harvard.edu/files/gse-projectngt/files/2005_difficult_balance_alt_cert_programs.pdf). Cambridge, MA Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, Heather G. Peske, and Mindy Sick Munger. 2005. [A Difficult Balance: Incentives and Quality Control in Alternative Certification Programs](https://projectngt.gse.harvard.edu/files/gse-projectngt/files/2005_difficult_balance_alt_cert_programs.pdf). Cambridge, MA ### 2003 Heather G. Peske. 2003. “[’Faculty Are the Backbone’: Quality Control in Connecticut’s Alternative Route to Certification](/publications/faculty-are-backbone-quality-control-connecticuts-alternative-route)”. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA Heather G. Peske. 2003. “[’Faculty Are the Backbone’: Quality Control in Connecticut’s Alternative Route to Certification](/publications/faculty-are-backbone-quality-control-connecticuts-alternative-route)”. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA - [ picture\_as\_pdfpeskeaera2003ctarc.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/peskeaera2003ctarc.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfpeskeaera2003ctarc.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/peskeaera2003ctarc.pdf) Sarah E. Birkeland. 2003. “[Meeting Competing Demands: The Shifting Approach to Ensuring Teacher Quality In One Alternative Certification Program Site](/publications/meeting-competing-demands-shifting-approach-ensuring-teacher-quality-it)”. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA Sarah E. Birkeland. 2003. “[Meeting Competing Demands: The Shifting Approach to Ensuring Teacher Quality In One Alternative Certification Program Site](/publications/meeting-competing-demands-shifting-approach-ensuring-teacher-quality-it)”. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA - [ picture\_as\_pdfmeetingcompetingdemands.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/meetingcompetingdemands.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfmeetingcompetingdemands.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/meetingcompetingdemands.pdf)