Claire Robertson-Kraft
Biographic Data
| ID | 6006647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claire Robertson-Kraft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claire |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson-Kraft |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON-KRAFT C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I’ve Never Seen People Work So Hard!” Teachers’ Working Conditions in the Early Stages of School Turnaround
School turnaround—a reform strategy that strives for quick and dramatic transformation of low-performing schools—has gained prominence in recent years. This study uses interviews and focus groups conducted with 86 teachers in 13 schools during the early stages of school turnaround in a large urban district to examine teachers’ perceptions of the social and organizational conditions within their schools. The study shows that some turnaround school…
True Grit
Background/Context Surprisingly little progress has been made in linking teacher effectiveness and retention to factors observable at the time of hire. The rigors of teaching, particularly in low-income school districts, suggest the importance of personal qualities that have so far been difficult to measure objectively. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study In this study, we examine the predictive validity of personal qualities not t…
I’ve Never Seen People Work So Hard!” Teachers’ Working Conditions in the Early Stages of School Turnaround
School turnaround—a reform strategy that strives for quick and dramatic transformation of low-performing schools—has gained prominence in recent years. This study uses interviews and focus groups conducted with 86 teachers in 13 schools during the early stages of school turnaround in a large urban district to examine teachers’ perceptions of the social and organizational conditions within their schools. The study shows that some turnaround school…
True Grit
Background/Context Surprisingly little progress has been made in linking teacher effectiveness and retention to factors observable at the time of hire. The rigors of teaching, particularly in low-income school districts, suggest the importance of personal qualities that have so far been difficult to measure objectively. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study In this study, we examine the predictive validity of personal qualities not t…
I’ve Never Seen People Work So Hard!” Teachers’ Working Conditions in the Early Stages of School Turnaround
School turnaround—a reform strategy that strives for quick and dramatic transformation of low-performing schools—has gained prominence in recent years. This study uses interviews and focus groups conducted with 86 teachers in 13 schools during the early stages of school turnaround in a large urban district to examine teachers’ perceptions of the social and organizational conditions within their schools. The study shows that some turnaround school…
Psychology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 works) · Attrition (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Construct validity (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Focus group (1 works)