A Longitudinal Study of Teaching Practice and Early Career Decisions: A Cautionary Tale

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 844-880

  Cochran Smith, Marilyn ^a   McQuillan, Patrick ^b   Mitchell, Kara ^b   Terrell, Dianna Gahlsdorf ^c   Barnatt, Joan ^d   D'Souza, Lisa ^e   Jong, Cindy ^f   Shakman, Karen ^g   Lam, Karen ^a   Gleeson, Ann Marie ^h  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ASSUMPTION COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^g EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^h Primary Source   (United States)

Author keywords

career development; retention; teacher characteristics; teacher education development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866536198     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831211431006     Document Type: Article

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