| Title: |
The Beginning of the Teacher Pipeline: Which College Students Apply to Teacher Education Programs? Working Paper No. 328-0925 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Dan Goldhaber; Roddy Theobald; Amy Roth McDuffie; David Slavit; Jennifer M. Dechaine; John M. Krieg; Vivien Chen; Emma Dewil; National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) |
| Source: |
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025. |
| Availability: |
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5796; Fax: 202-403-6783; e-mail: info@caldercenter.org; Web site: https://caldercenter.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
52 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) |
| Contract Number: |
1950030 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Teacher Education Programs; Decision Making; Public Colleges; Student Interests; School Size; Undergraduate Students; College Applicants; Student Characteristics; Predictor Variables; Race; Ethnicity; College Entrance Examinations; Grade Point Average; Teaching (Occupation); Vocational Interests; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Career Choice |
| Geographic Terms: |
Washington |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
SAT (College Admission Test) |
| Abstract: |
We use data from three large public universities in Washington to connect interest in education at the time of university application to eventual applications to teacher education programs (TEPs). Not surprisingly, given the demographics of the teacher workforce, female, White, and students with lower SAT scores are substantially more likely to be interested in education at the time of university application, but only about a third of students who enter college expressing an interest in becoming a teacher apply to a TEP within four years. And even conditional on expressed interest at the point of university application, female, White, and students with lower SAT scores are more likely to apply to TEPs within four years, all else equal. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED677232 |
| Database: |
ERIC |