Summary
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program offers academic and financial support for students pursuing secondary teaching certificates in STEM fields. In return, students commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. The Noyce Program has had uneven results in increasing the number of teachers in high need schools. Large scale studies of its impact indicate the program is not likely to influence decisions to teach but may persuade participants to initially teach in high need schools. To better understand the influence of the Noyce Program, we offer case studies of two Noyce scholarship recipients at different stages: (1) a former scholarship recipient who has graduated and is currently teaching, and (2) a second-year recipient who is currently pursuing a teaching certificate. This qualitative analysis provides insights that may have implications for optimizing scholarship programs for recruiting and retaining highly qualified STEM teachers.
Authors
Leigh A. Mathis, Kimberly Shaw, Tim Howard, Deborah Gober, Cindy S. Ticknor
Organization/Affiliation
Columbus State University, Lee County (AL) School District
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Resource Type
Article - Peer-reviewed Journal
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Citation
Ticknor, C.S., Gobert, D., Howard, T., Shaw, K., & Mathis, L.A. (2017). The Influence of the CSU Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program on Undergraduates’ Teaching Plans. Georgia Educational Researcher 14(1).