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Title: Who Teaches and Where They Choose to Teach: College Graduates of the 1990s

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: This article investigates the key determinants of entry into the teaching profession and the subsequent sorting of new teachers across urban, suburban, and rural schools. Of particular interest is the relative importance of teacher salaries, alternative labor market opportunities, and nonpecuniary job attributes or working conditions to this decision process. Results from a nested logit model applied to the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study show that working conditions play a relatively more important role in determining where new teachers end up choosing to teach, rather than differences in teacher salaries. This is especially true for women. Meanwhile, wages play a relatively more important role in the occupational entry decision. In addition, there is significant variation in teacher quality indicators across these school locations.

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Authors: Bacolod, Marigee

Periodical (Full): Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Issue: 3

Volume: 29

Pages: 155-168

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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