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Title: Clinical Experiences and (Unexpected Findings on) Job Placements: Experimental Evidence from Student Teaching Interventions
Language: English
Authors: Dan Goldhaber, Matt Ronfeldt (ORCID 0000-0003-1702-1812), James Cowan (ORCID 0000-0002-3131-1077), Emanuele Bardelli, Trevor Gratz, Matt Truwit (ORCID 0000-0003-3426-8083)
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.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1499708
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