Backtalk: Harnessing the power of career changers to address teacher shortages

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-69
Author(s):  
Alan Mather
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Teacher Shortage ◽  
College Seniors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Changers ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Teacher Shortages ◽  
Traditional Preparation

School administrators across the country have been facing a worsening teacher shortage. Programs that attempt to fill gaps by promoting teaching among current high school students are helpful but cannot fill vacancies as quickly as is needed. Alan Mather of Golden Apple describes how their Accelerators program has begun inviting career changers and current college seniors who aren’t on an education track into their 15-month residency and licensure program. The program attracts professionals who are interested in teaching but lack the time or money for traditional preparation programs and puts them on a quicker path to teaching jobs in schools with high needs.

scholarly journals “It’s Never Too Late”: High School Counselors’ Support of Underrepresented Students’ Interest in STEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-160
Author(s):  
Autumn L. Cabell ◽  
Dana Brookover ◽  
Amber Livingston ◽  
Ila Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Underrepresented Students ◽  
High School Counselors ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
School Students ◽  
Diversity In Stem

The purpose of this study was to contribute to the literature surrounding school counselors and their support of underrepresented high school students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The influence of context on school counseling was also explored, in particular practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this phenomenological study, nine high school counselors were individually interviewed, and four themes emerged. These themes were: (a) professional knowledge surrounding issues of diversity in STEM, (b) training related to the needs of underrepresented students in STEM, (c) active engagement in supporting underrepresented students’ STEM career interests, and (d) barriers related to supporting underrepresented students’ STEM interests. This article includes implications for (a) how school counselors can support underrepresented students’ STEM interests, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic; (b) how counselor educators can contribute to STEM-related research and training; and (c) how school administrators can support school counselors’ STEM initiatives.

Analysis of High School Students’ Teaching Style Preferences

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
IAN C. ABORDO ◽  
CARTHY JOY T AGUILLON
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Style Preferences

The students are the best witnesses to how the teachers perform their instructional duties. Students develop particular expectations to teaching style preferences. This study investigates the students’ self-assessments of their teaching style preferences against their observed teaching styles that their year level teachers have used and determined the relevance of Teeters’ (2001) teaching style model. Teeters’ (2001) instructor style inventory was used to collect data from 114 high school students of an academy in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines. Results revealed that the students highly preferred all the teaching styles. Students in different year levels also rated their teachers’ safe, stimulating, spontaneous, and systematic teaching styles moderate and high. Significant differences in all the students’ observed teaching styles were found between the year levels. Teaching styles with “no difference” and “there is difference” depend on the year levels. School administrators and teachers in this academy may consider the viability of Teeters’ teaching style model in their teaching-learning processes.Keywords: Education, teaching styles, teaching-learning process, Teeter’s teaching stylemodel, Bukidnon, Philippines

Substance Use on School Property among Students Attending Alternative High Schools in the United States

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy D. Brener ◽  
Todd W. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Alternative High School ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
School Property

We analyzed nationally representative data from the 1998 National Alternative High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to determine the prevalence of substance use on school property among alternative high school students in the United States, to describe the characteristics of students who use substances on school property, and to examine the interrelationships of substance-use behaviors. During the 30 days preceding the survey, nearly 48 percent of students used at least one substance on school property and 17 percent used more than one substance on school property. Males were more likely than females and white students were more likely than black or Hispanic students to have used substances on school property. The results of this and other studies suggest that school administrators, public health practitioners, and policy makers should work to improve strategies for reducing substance use in this heterogeneous, hard-to-reach population.

scholarly journals Factors behind healthy snack consumption at school among high-school students: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bastami ◽  
Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fast Foods ◽  
Snack Consumption ◽  
Negative Feelings

Abstract Background The prevalence of consuming fast foods and non-nutritious snacks is progressively increasing among adolescents. This study aimed to explore factors behind snack consumption at school among Iranian high-school students. Methods This descriptive qualitative study was conducted in 2017 in four boys’ and four girls’ high-schools located in Isfahan, Khorramabad, and Tehran, Iran. Data were collected through 42 in-depth semi-structured interviews and four focus groups with male and female students, their parents, and their school teachers and administrators. The conventional content analysis approach was used for data analysis. Trustworthiness was applied to the study through prolonged engagement, maximum variation sampling, and member checking techniques. Results Factors behind students’ snack consumption came into two main groups, namely influential behaviors, and influential emotions and perceptions. Influential behaviors included the behaviors of students, their family members, peers, school administrators, and snack sellers. Moreover, influential emotions and perceptions included positive and negative feelings towards healthy snacks, fear over the consequences of unhealthy snacks, and perceived positive outcomes of healthy snacks. Conclusions Students’ snack consumption at school is affected not only by their own behaviors, emotions, and perceptions, but also by significant others’ behaviors and environmental factors. School administrators need to make environmental modifications to turn school environment into a pleasant place for healthy snack consumption and make healthy snack consumption a pleasurable experience for students.

The Second Language Exposure and Proficiency of the High School Students in Cebu City

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Dolores L. Aday
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Second Language ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Students ◽  
Regional Dialects ◽  
Language Proficiency Test

              This study deals on how the Cebuano high school students are exposed to a second language--English and Filipino, their attitudes towards learning the same and their level of proficiency in such languages. A non-probability convenience sampling was conducted in three high schools in Cebu City getting 171 respondents. They were made to take a language proficiency test in Filipino and English. Interviews and focused group discussions were also done to assess clearly their competence in both languages. The study showed that their exposure to a language counts much in achieving language proficiency. The study, however, negates the relationship between the students’ level of proficiency and their attitude towards learning both languages. Further, this study illustrates how the Bilingual Education Policy as well as the new trends of the Mother Tongue-Based Learning had contributed more to the decline of the students’ English   proficiency.  The domains of English are contracting while those of the Filipino language as well as the regional dialects are expanding. School administrators must look into the language policy in schools to improve the English language competency of the students and make them more globally competitive. 

Experiences of Beginning Health Educators and Changes in Their High School Students' Health Behaviors and Attitudes

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 376-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Vamos
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Health Teachers

This study explored the instructional experiences of beginning health educators and changes in their high school students' health-related behaviors and attitudes. Qualitative data were collected through observations and personal interviews from five novice health teachers two times per week over an 8-week period. Quantitative data were collected from 92 high school student participants using a 60-item survey with a pretest/posttest administration. Dependent t tests were calculated to detect mean differences between total sample pretest and posttest scores with a significance level, where p < .05. Mean raw scores were calculated in 12 health categories to detect differences between pretest and posttest scores for each of the five individual health classes. A deeper understanding of beginning health teachers' practices, thoughts, and potential effectiveness offered insight into the interplay between teaching, learning, and health. The contribution to the enhancement of professional teacher preparation programs is provided.

scholarly journals Violence against Teachers in Jordanian Schools

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sayel Alzyoud ◽  
Ali Salem Al-Ali ◽  
Atif O. Bin Tareef
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Administration ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Sampling Approach

This aim of this study is to examine the reasons for violence against teachers in Jordan from the perspective of high school students. The study followed a qualitative research approach by interviewing (50) students from grade twelve. Students were recruited in this study via the convenience sampling approach. The study revealed that teachers, school administration, school environment, media, and family conditions, were the major causes of student’s violence against teachers. Teachers who experienced violence from students are the cause of this violence due to their actions and practices. Teachers are often exhausted, dispassionate, and overloaded with teaching and administrative duties. As a result, these duties sometimes hinder them not to communicate with students nicely or help students in solving their problems. Other times, students are violent against teachers because some teachers have low academic and educational performances. They are unable to offer counselling and psychological support to students from certain backgrounds. Subsequently, some students lack proper morals and discipline. School administrators are to be held responsible for the violence against teachers because they are unable to meet the students’ needs.

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