Clinical Experiences and (Unexpected Findings on) Job Placements: Experimental Evidence from Student Teaching Interventions
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| Title: | Clinical Experiences and (Unexpected Findings on) Job Placements: Experimental Evidence from Student Teaching Interventions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dan Goldhaber, Matt Ronfeldt (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Teacher Education. 2026 77(2):107-124. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Teachers, Teacher Placement, Teacher Employment, Teacher Supply and Demand, Public Schools, Teacher Education, Educational Change, Feedback (Response), Teaching Experience, Field Experience Programs |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00224871251412010 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4871 1552-7816 |
| Abstract: | We implemented two reforms to student teaching in randomized controlled trials designed to test improvements to preservice preparation. Although neither reform affected overall teacher employment, we find significant effects on other labor market outcomes. The first-placed student teachers are planned with more effective mentors and in more effective schools for their clinical experiences. We find that treated candidates tended to find employment in higher-income and less diverse schools, an effect that appears to operate primarily among teachers not hired into their placement sites. The second intervention provided detailed reports to teacher candidates, their field instructors, and their school-based mentor teachers about performance on clinical evaluations during the clinical experience. Treated candidates in this experiment were more likely to obtain teaching positions in the schools in which they completed their student teaching. Overall, the results suggest that student teaching reforms may have important and unexpected effects on the teacher labor market. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1499708 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | We implemented two reforms to student teaching in randomized controlled trials designed to test improvements to preservice preparation. Although neither reform affected overall teacher employment, we find significant effects on other labor market outcomes. The first-placed student teachers are planned with more effective mentors and in more effective schools for their clinical experiences. We find that treated candidates tended to find employment in higher-income and less diverse schools, an effect that appears to operate primarily among teachers not hired into their placement sites. The second intervention provided detailed reports to teacher candidates, their field instructors, and their school-based mentor teachers about performance on clinical evaluations during the clinical experience. Treated candidates in this experiment were more likely to obtain teaching positions in the schools in which they completed their student teaching. Overall, the results suggest that student teaching reforms may have important and unexpected effects on the teacher labor market. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4871 1552-7816 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00224871251412010 |
