Prevalence and predictors of out‐of‐field teaching in the first five years

• Published in: Journal of research in science teaching Vol. 54; no. 9; pp. 1197 - 1218
• Main Authors: Nixon, Ryan S., Luft, Julie A., Ross, Richard J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston Wiley-Blackwell 01.11.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Assignment; Beginning Teacher Induction; Beginning Teachers; Expertise; Faculty Development; Incidence; Induction; Interviews; Legislation; Longitudinal Studies; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Policy making; Predictor Variables; Preservice Teachers; Qualitative Research; Regression (Statistics); Science Teachers; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Teachers; Specialization; Statistical Analysis; Teacher Educators; Teacher Placement; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Teaching Skills

Many new science teachers are assigned to teach subjects in which they have not been prepared, a practice referred to as out-of-field (OOF) teaching. Teaching OOF has been shown to negatively influence instruction and constrain teachers' development. In this study, we explored the extent to whi...