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Maybe we aren’t that different after all: Faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching as a career
written by Jared B. Breakall, Savannah L. Logan, Richard L. Pearson III, Brian A. Pyper, and Wendy K. Adams
Nearly half of STEM majors in the United States express interest in becoming a grade 7-12 teacher, yet as a nation we face a shortage of qualified math and science teachers. Studies have found that misperceptions about grade 7-12 math and science teaching are impacting student career choices. As part of the Get the Facts Out project, this work addresses faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching because faculty play an important role in student career decisions. Additionally, understanding how faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching differ may inform targeted efforts to change perceptions in the future. In this study, nearly 500 college STEM faculty members' perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching were measured using a newly developed survey. Faculty perceptions were then compared based on department affiliation, position type, and gender. No significantly practical differences were found based on these demographics. Implications for STEM teacher recruitment are discussed.
Physics Education Research Conference 2020
Part of the PER Conference series
Virtual Conference: July 22-23, 2020
Pages 51-56
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education - Applied Research
- Careers
- Recruitment
= Teacher Recruitment
- Teacher Preparation
= Research
Education - Basic Research
- Teacher Characteristics
= Affect
- Graduate/Professional
- Reference Material
= Research study
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PERC 2020
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Metadata instance created August 27, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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J. Breakall, S. Logan, R. Pearson III, B. Pyper, and W. Adams, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, 2020, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15458&DocID=5306).
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J. Breakall, S. Logan, R. Pearson III, B. Pyper, and W. Adams, Maybe we aren’t that different after all: Faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching as a career, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, 2020, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15458&DocID=5306>.
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Breakall, J., Logan, S., Pearson III, R., Pyper, B., & Adams, W. (2020, July 22-23). Maybe we aren’t that different after all: Faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching as a career. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15458&DocID=5306
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Breakall, J, S. Logan, R. Pearson III, B. Pyper, and W. Adams. "Maybe we aren’t that different after all: Faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching as a career." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, July 22-23, 2020. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15458&DocID=5306 (accessed 16 February 2025).
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Breakall, Jared B., Savannah L. Logan, Richard L. Pearson III, Brian A. Pyper, and Wendy Adams. "Maybe we aren’t that different after all: Faculty perceptions of grade 7-12 teaching as a career." Physics Education Research Conference 2020. Virtual Conference: 2020. 51-56 of PER Conference. 16 Feb. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15458&DocID=5306>.
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