Most residency programs offer district-based employment opportunities, but fewer than half of residents participate, mainly due to time and schedule conflicts¶

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q2 i? Top reasons for non-participation were not enough time (40%) and schedule incompatibility (25%); most substitute-teaching residents worked fewer than 5 hours per week. → Hirschboeck 2022

Evidence¶

Hirschboeck 2022¶

Hirschboeck, K., Eiler White, M., Brannegan, A., & Reade, F. (2022). Teacher residency programs in California: Financial sustainability challenges and opportunities. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED620723

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Resident survey respondents offered but not taking up district-based employment cited "not enough time" (40%) and scheduling conflicts (25%); most who substituted worked under 5 hours weekly.

"the top two reasons provided were "not enough time" (40% of residents) and "the schedule didn't work for me" (25% of residents). Moreover, the minority of residents who were engaging in substitute teaching were likely not subbing enough to generate significant income"

Discussion¶

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