Search Results - "Alternative Teacher Certification"

Exploring Virtual Supervision in Student Teaching: A Qualitative Case Study of Nontraditional Students' Experiences and Challenges

Authors: Kristina Stalter

Source: Online Submission. 2026Ed.D. Scholarly Research Project, Bradley University.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 130

Descriptors: Student Teaching, Nontraditional Students, Student Experience, Student Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Adult Students, Technology Uses in Education, Practicum Supervision

Geographic Terms: Illinois

Enhancing Remote Work Competencies in Croatia: Findings from VirtualEdu Project

Authors: Martina Holenko Dlab Nataša Hoic-Božic

Source: Athens Journal of Education. 2026 13(1):103-119.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication, MOOCs, Job Training, Alternative Teacher Certification, Administrators, Barriers, Job Skills, Employee Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Certification, Electronic Learning

Geographic Terms: Croatia

Teacher Diversity 2017-18 Online Supplement

Authors: Learning Policy Institute Desiree Carver-Thomas Emma García et al.

Source: Learning Policy Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Mobility, Teaching Conditions, Coaching (Performance), Mentors, Faculty Development, Geographic Regions, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Characteristics, Race, Ethnicity

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NCES)

Supporting and Sustaining a Diverse Teacher Workforce

Authors: Learning Policy Institute Desiree Carver-Thomas Melanie Leung-Gagné et al.

Source: Learning Policy Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 83

Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Educational Legislation, National Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Surveys, Minority Group Teachers, Diversity (Faculty), Teaching Experience, Race, Ethnicity, Disproportionate Representation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Teaching Conditions, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Access to Education, Teacher Salaries, Mentors, Faculty Development, Beginning Teachers, Educational Policy, Teacher Education Programs, Public School Teachers, Sustainability

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Higher Education Act Title II

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NCES)

Effects of a Non-Traditional Teacher Preparation Program on Non-Test Outcomes: Evidence from Relay Graduate School of Education in New York City. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1361

Authors: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University Soobin Kim

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 34

Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Graduate Study, Program Descriptions, Student Teachers, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Outcomes of Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Attendance, Suspension, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Minority Group Students, Race, Sex, Program Effectiveness

Geographic Terms: New York (New York)

License to Teach. Focus

Authors: Wisconsin Policy Forum

Source: Wisconsin Policy Forum. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification, School Districts, Public School Teachers, School District Size, Urban Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Bilingual Education, Nontraditional Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education, Beginning Teachers

Geographic Terms: Wisconsin

Teacher Licensure and Workforce Quality: Insights from the First Wave of COVID-Era Emergency Licenses in Massachusetts

Authors: Olivia L. Chi Andrew Bacher-Hicks Ariel Tichnor-Wagner et al.

Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2026 48(2):773-784.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Employment, Teacher Qualifications, Emergency Programs, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Education Programs

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Virtual Pathways: Linking Online Alternative Certification Programs to Student Achievement and Teacher Attrition in Texas

Authors: J. Jacob Kirksey Jessica J. Gottlieb

Source: Educational Researcher. 2026 55(3):186-196.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification, Online Courses, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Asynchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Program Effectiveness

Geographic Terms: Texas

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

The Pandemic Learning Project: What States Can Learn from COVID-Era Emergency Teacher Licensure. #3 in the Series

Authors: Bellwether National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Paul Beach et al.

Source: Bellwether. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 29

Sponsoring Agency: Carnegie Corporation of New York
Joyce Foundation
Walton Family Foundation

Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, School Closing, Testing, Student Teaching, State Policy, Barriers, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Placement, Diversity (Faculty), Data Collection, Research Needs

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas

South Carolina Alternative Route Teacher Pipeline Report for 2023-24. Educator Pipeline Research

Authors: SC TEACHER Svetlana Dmitrieva Brian Cartiff et al.

Source: SC TEACHER. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 32

Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Strategies, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Enrollment, Faculty Mobility

Geographic Terms: South Carolina

What Pandemic-Era Waivers Tell Us about Teacher Licensure Tests: Evidence from Five States. CALDER Research Brief No. 39-0825

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Ben Backes James Cowan et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 7

Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation

Descriptors: Licensing Examinations (Professions), Alternative Teacher Certification, COVID-19, Pandemics, Emergency Programs, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Diversity (Faculty), Underserved Students, Teacher Effectiveness

Geographic Terms: Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington

Pandemic-Era Licensure Waivers and the Supply of New Teachers. Working Paper No. 326-0825

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Dan Goldhaber Preeya P. Mbekeani

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 60

Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation

Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public School Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Education Programs, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Preservice Teacher Education, College Graduates, College Enrollment

Educator Effectiveness by Licensure Pathway Report

Authors: Tennessee Department of Education

Source: Tennessee Department of Education. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness, Career Pathways, Interstate Programs, State Standards, State Regulation, Teacher Education, Instructional Leadership, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Transfer

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

The Special Education Teacher Pipeline in Pennsylvania: Year 3 Report. Working Paper No. 324-0725

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Roddy Theobald Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 58

Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Aides, Grants, Alternative Teacher Certification, Acceleration (Education), Mentors, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, American Sign Language, Secondary School Students, College Students, Teacher Persistence, Career Pathways

Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania

The Front End of the CTE Teacher Pipeline: Characterizing the Prior Work Experiences of CTE Teachers. Working Paper No. 322-0725

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Elise Dizon-Ross Grace Falken et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 51

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: Credentials, Alternative Teacher Certification, Work Experience, Teacher Salaries, Industry, Salaries, Income, Public School Teachers, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Unemployment, Educational Trends, High School Teachers

Geographic Terms: Washington

IES Funded: Yes

Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania. Working Paper No. 321-0725

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Pennsylvania Department of Education Allison Gilmour et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 59

Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Emergency Programs, Teacher Distribution, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Characteristics, Minority Group Teachers, Disadvantaged Schools

Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania

Progress in Increasing the Preparation and Diversity of Teacher Candidates and New Teachers in Maryland: Report to the Accountability and Implementation Board Pursuant to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future [2025]

Authors: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center (MLDSC) Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)

Source: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 30

Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Minority Group Students, Race, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Faculty Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Recruitment, Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Qualifications, High School Graduates, Public School Teachers, Racial Composition, Teacher Background, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Persistence, Incentives, Elementary School Teachers

Geographic Terms: Maryland

The Increasing Reliance on Emergency Permits for Teachers in Pennsylvania

Authors: Research for Action (RFA), Pennsylvania Clearinghouse for Education Research (PACER) Sean Vannata Mary Eddins

Source: Research for Action. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 23

Sponsoring Agency: Heinz Endowments
William Penn Foundation

Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Shortage, Substitute Teachers, School Districts, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Selection, Public Schools, Charter Schools

Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania

Addressing the Teacher Shortage in Rural Areas with Military Veteran Teacher Candidates

Authors: Glenna M. Billingsley Kathy Randolph Kenneth F. Gaylord et al.

Source: Rural Special Education Quarterly. 2026 45(1):50-58.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Rural Areas, Veterans, Special Education Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Student Financial Aid, Veterans Education, Federal Legislation, Teacher Characteristics, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence

Geographic Terms: Texas

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: G I Bill

Examining the Composition, Preparation and Support, and Distribution of Early Career Alternatively Certified Special Education Teachers

Authors: Christopher Redding Tashnuva Shaheen María Virginia Giani et al.

Source: Teacher Education and Special Education. 2026 49(1):10-27.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Minority Group Teachers, Minority Group Students, Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES), National Teacher and Principal Survey (NCES)