# Career Patterns and Teachers' Decisions ## expand\_more ## Articles, Reports, Chapters, and Working Papers Download 14 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=71881&&&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=71881&&&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=71881&&&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=71881&&&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=71881&&&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=71881&&&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=71881&&&format=ris) ### 2015 Nicole S. Simon and Susan Moore Johnson. 2015. “[Teacher Turnover in High-Poverty Schools: What We Know and Can Do](/publications/teacher-turnover-high-poverty-schools-what-we-know-and-can-do)”. Teachers College Record, 117, 3, Pp. 1-36 Nicole S. Simon and Susan Moore Johnson. 2015. “[Teacher Turnover in High-Poverty Schools: What We Know and Can Do](/publications/teacher-turnover-high-poverty-schools-what-we-know-and-can-do)”. Teachers College Record, 117, 3, Pp. 1-36 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract ***Background/Context:** Over the past three decades, teacher turnover has increased sub- stantially in U.S. public schools, especially in those serving large portions of low-income students of color. Teachers who choose to leave high-poverty schools serving*... ### 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**... ### 2012 Susan Moore Johnson, Matthew A. Kraft, and John P. Papay. 2012. “[How Context Matters in High-Need Schools: The Effects of Teachers’ Working Conditions on Their Professional Satisfaction and Their Students’ Achievement](/publications/how-context-matters-high-need-schools-effects-teachers%E2%80%99-working)”. Teachers College Record, 114, 10, Pp. 1-39 Susan Moore Johnson, Matthew A. Kraft, and John P. Papay. 2012. “[How Context Matters in High-Need Schools: The Effects of Teachers’ Working Conditions on Their Professional Satisfaction and Their Students’ Achievement](/publications/how-context-matters-high-need-schools-effects-teachers%E2%80%99-working)”. Teachers College Record, 114, 10, Pp. 1-39 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract ***Background/Context:** Educational policy makers have begun to recognize the challenges posed by teacher turnover. Schools and students pay a price when new teachers leave the pro- fession after only 2 or 3 years, just when they have acquired valuable*... ### 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) ### 2006 Leslie Baldacci and Susan Moore Johnson. 2006. “[Why New Teachers Leave. . . And Why New Teachers Stay](/publications/why-new-teachers-leave-and-why-new-teachers-stay)”. American Educator Leslie Baldacci and Susan Moore Johnson. 2006. “[Why New Teachers Leave. . . And Why New Teachers Stay](/publications/why-new-teachers-leave-and-why-new-teachers-stay)”. American Educator - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/summer2006/index.cfm) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/summer2006/index.cfm) ### 2005 Susan Moore Johnson, Jill Harrison Berg, and Morgaen L. Donaldson. 2005. [Who Stays in Teaching and Why: A Review of the Literature on Teacher Retention](/publications/who-stays-teaching-and-why-review-literature-teacher-retention). NRTA’s Educator Support Network Susan Moore Johnson, Jill Harrison Berg, and Morgaen L. Donaldson. 2005. [Who Stays in Teaching and Why: A Review of the Literature on Teacher Retention](/publications/who-stays-teaching-and-why-review-literature-teacher-retention). NRTA’s Educator Support Network - [ picture\_as\_pdfharvard\_report.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/harvard_report.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfharvard\_report.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/harvard_report.pdf) ### 2004 Susan Moore Johnson and The Project Next Generation Teachers. 2004. [Finders and Keepers: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive in Our Schools](https://smile.amazon.com/Finders-Keepers-Helping-Teachers-Survive/dp/0787969257/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Finders+and+Keepers+Susan+Moore+Johnson&qid=1564149356&s=books&sr=1-1). Jossey-Bass Susan Moore Johnson and The Project Next Generation Teachers. 2004. [Finders and Keepers: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive in Our Schools](https://smile.amazon.com/Finders-Keepers-Helping-Teachers-Survive/dp/0787969257/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Finders+and+Keepers+Susan+Moore+Johnson&qid=1564149356&s=books&sr=1-1). Jossey-Bass - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfFinders and Keepers Table...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/fak_table_of_contents.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfFinders and Keepers Order...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/fak_one_pager.pdf) *Finders and Keepers* is based on a longitudinal study of fifty new teachers during their first years in the classroom. It highlights the cases of ten, whose stories vividly illustrate the joys and disappointments of new teachers in today's schools. The... - [ picture\_as\_pdfFinders and Keepers Table...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/fak_table_of_contents.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfFinders and Keepers Order...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/fak_one_pager.pdf) ### 2003 Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland. 2003. “[Pursuing a ’Sense of Success’: New Teachers Explain Their Career Decisions](/publications/pursuing-sense-success-new-teachers-explain-their-career-decisions)”. American Educational Research Journal, 40, 3, Pp. 581-617 Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland. 2003. “[Pursuing a ’Sense of Success’: New Teachers Explain Their Career Decisions](/publications/pursuing-sense-success-new-teachers-explain-their-career-decisions)”. American Educational Research Journal, 40, 3, Pp. 581-617 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfjohnson-birkeland\_aerjour...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/johnson-birkeland_aerjournal_fall03.pdf) This article, based on a longitudinal interview study of 50 new teachers in Massachusetts, presents respondents' reasons for staying in their schools, moving to new schools, or leaving public school teaching within their first 3 years of teaching... - [ picture\_as\_pdfjohnson-birkeland\_aerjour...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4506/files/gse-projectngt/files/johnson-birkeland_aerjournal_fall03.pdf) ### 2002 Sarah E. Birkeland and Susan Moore Johnson. 2002. “["What Keeps New Teachers in the Swim?](/publications/what-keeps-new-teachers-swim)”. Journal of Staff Development, 23, 4, Pp. 18-21 Sarah E. Birkeland and Susan Moore Johnson. 2002. “["What Keeps New Teachers in the Swim?](/publications/what-keeps-new-teachers-swim)”. Journal of Staff Development, 23, 4, Pp. 18-21 ### 2001 Heather G. Peske, Susan Moore Johnson, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, and Edward Liu. 2001. “[The Next Generation of Teachers: Changing Conceptions of a Career in Teaching](/publications/next-generation-teachers-changing-conceptions-career-teaching)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 83, 4, Pp. 304-11 Heather G. Peske, Susan Moore Johnson, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, and Edward Liu. 2001. “[The Next Generation of Teachers: Changing Conceptions of a Career in Teaching](/publications/next-generation-teachers-changing-conceptions-career-teaching)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 83, 4, Pp. 304-11 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.kappanmagazine.org/content/83/4/304.abstract?sid=29a1e452-da9f-4f69-b05e-e9552ef55539) In "**The next generation of teachers, changing conceptions of a career in teaching**" by H. G. Peske, E. Liu, S. M. Johnson, D. Kauffman, & S. M. Kardos (*Phi Delta Kappan*, December 2001), we explore our respondents’ career options and choices. Our findings... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.kappanmagazine.org/content/83/4/304.abstract?sid=29a1e452-da9f-4f69-b05e-e9552ef55539) Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu, and Heather G. Peske. 2001. “[Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers: The Importance of School Based Support](/publications/retaining-next-generation-teachers-importance-school-based-support)”. Harvard Education Letter, 17 (4) Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu, and Heather G. Peske. 2001. “[Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers: The Importance of School Based Support](/publications/retaining-next-generation-teachers-importance-school-based-support)”. Harvard Education Letter, 17 (4) Heather G. Peske, Susan Moore Johnson, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, and Edward Liu. 2001. “[The Next Generation of Teachers: Changing Conceptions of a Career in Teaching](/publications/next-generation-teachers-changing-conceptions-career-teaching-0)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 83, 4, Pp. 304-41 Heather G. Peske, Susan Moore Johnson, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, and Edward Liu. 2001. “[The Next Generation of Teachers: Changing Conceptions of a Career in Teaching](/publications/next-generation-teachers-changing-conceptions-career-teaching-0)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 83, 4, Pp. 304-41 ### 2000 Susan Moore Johnson. 2000. “[Teaching’s Next Generation](/publications/teachings-next-generation)”. Education Week Susan Moore Johnson. 2000. “[Teaching’s Next Generation](/publications/teachings-next-generation)”. Education Week - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2000/06/07/39johnson.h19.html?qs=next+generation+johnson) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2000/06/07/39johnson.h19.html?qs=next+generation+johnson)