Diagnosing the current state of out-of-field teaching in high school science and mathematics

Autor: Gregory T. Rushton, Herman E. Ray, Cooper Jannuzzo, Lisa Shah, Bogdan Gadidov, Taufiq Hassan
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Technology
Economics
Social Sciences
Surveys
01 natural sciences
Science education
Engineering
Sociology
State (polity)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Academic Performance
Mathematical Physics
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Schools
Multidisciplinary
Careers
Physics
4. Education
05 social sciences
050301 education
Societal impact of nanotechnology
Professions
Research Design
Physical Sciences
Medicine
Research Article
Employment
Technology education
Science Policy
Science
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Research and Analysis Methods
010402 general chemistry
Education
Mathematics education
Humans
Quality (business)
Students
Government
Survey Research
Field (Bourdieu)
Teachers
Problem-Based Learning
United States
0104 chemical sciences
Science Education
Engineering education
Labor Economics
People and Places
Population Groupings
School Teachers
0503 education
Mathematics
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 9, p e0223186 (2019)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The U.S. government has acknowledged the critical role that teachers play in the production of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals who will drive our nation’s economy. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was passed to improve the quality of education nationwide, in part, by decreasing the number of out-of-field (OOF) teachers. However, the impact of NCLB and related efforts on the current state of OOF teaching in high school science and mathematics has yet to be examined. Our analysis of data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) indicates that from 2003–2016, the proportion of OOF teachers in chemistry and physics has increased, and there has been an increase in the number of students assigned to OOF teachers across subjects. We discuss the societal impact of our results and the critical role that policymakers, school administrators, and academic institutions, particularly university faculty, can play in its solution.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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