Mary Ellen Beaty‐O’Ferrall
Biographic Data
| ID | 6758256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Ellen Beaty‐O’Ferrall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Beaty‐O’Ferrall |
| SIGNATURE | O’FERRALL M E B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring Why Career Changers Leave Teaching
Survey data were used to explore the current teaching status and reasons for leaving or considering leaving teaching for 154 career changers who all graduated from a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program over a 9-year time period. Respondents provided information about reasons for leaving teaching, indicating personal/family, career, and school satisfaction reasons influenced their decisions. Their reasons are discussed in light of the broader…
Promising Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Successful Urban Teachers
In the debate about urban school effectiveness and teacher quality, one proposition has emerged as indisputable: The success of urban schools depends heavily on the quality of the teachers who serve the schools and the administrators who support the teachers. Unfortunately, urban school district recruitment policies are often not aligned with research and practical knowledge about urban teacher effectiveness; thus, the best candidates are often i…
Promising Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Successful Urban Teachers
In the debate about urban school effectiveness and teacher quality, one proposition has emerged as indisputable: The success of urban schools depends heavily on the quality of the teachers who serve the schools and the administrators who support the teachers. Unfortunately, urban school district recruitment policies are often not aligned with research and practical knowledge about urban teacher effectiveness; thus, the best candidates are often i…
Exploring Why Career Changers Leave Teaching
Survey data were used to explore the current teaching status and reasons for leaving or considering leaving teaching for 154 career changers who all graduated from a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program over a 9-year time period. Respondents provided information about reasons for leaving teaching, indicating personal/family, career, and school satisfaction reasons influenced their decisions. Their reasons are discussed in light of the broader…
Promising Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Successful Urban Teachers
In the debate about urban school effectiveness and teacher quality, one proposition has emerged as indisputable: The success of urban schools depends heavily on the quality of the teachers who serve the schools and the administrators who support the teachers. Unfortunately, urban school district recruitment policies are often not aligned with research and practical knowledge about urban teacher effectiveness; thus, the best candidates are often i…
Exploring Why Career Changers Leave Teaching
Survey data were used to explore the current teaching status and reasons for leaving or considering leaving teaching for 154 career changers who all graduated from a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program over a 9-year time period. Respondents provided information about reasons for leaving teaching, indicating personal/family, career, and school satisfaction reasons influenced their decisions. Their reasons are discussed in light of the broader…
Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 work) · Attrition (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (1 work) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (1 work) · Marketing (1 work)