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Research Work

Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Tamir, E. (2009). Choosing to Teach in Urban Schools among Graduates of Elite Colleges. Urban Education 44(5), 522-544.

Tamir, E. (in press). The retention question in context-specific teacher education: do beginning teachers and their program directors see teachers’ future career eye to eye. Teaching and Teacher Education. Read the full text of an earlier draft. Download related graphs. [All files are PDFs.]

Reports

Tamir, E., Watzke, J., Kardos, S. M., and Feiman-Nemser, S. (2007). Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP) Report. [PDF]

Working Papers

Hammerness, K. (2009, September) The Relationship between Teacher Education Program Visions and Teacher’s Visions: An examination of three programs. Under review in Teaching and Teacher Education. [PDF]

Work in Progress

Feiman-Nemser, S. (2009, January) Identity Formation in Teacher Education: A Comparative Study. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education.

Hammerness, K. (2009, January) Visions of Good Teaching and the Development of Teacher Identity. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education.

Hammerness, K. (2008, March). Examining Coherence in Context-Specific Teacher Preparation Programs: Looking for Alignment Across Program Goals, Teachers’ Goals for Students, and Opportunities to Learn. Paper presented in Division K, American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York City, 2008.

Horowitz, B. (2009, January) Jewish and Professional Identity Formation. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education.

Tamir, E. (2009, January). Professionalizing teacher identity in urban, catholic, and Jewish schools. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education.

Tamir, E. (2009, April). What keeps teachers in and what drives them out: Findings from a longitudinal comparative case-based study of beginning teachers in urban-public, urban-catholic, and Jewish day schools. Paper accepted for Division K, American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, 2009.

Presentations

Tamir, E. and Magdin de Kramer, R. (2010, June). Teacher Retention and Career Commitments among DeLeT Graduates: The Intersection of Teachers’ Background, Preparation to Teaching, and School Context. Network for Research in Jewish Education. New York University.

Choosing to Teach Symposium (2010, May). American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Symposium includes the following presentations:

• Feiman-Nemser, S. and Tamir, E. The Role of Context in Preparing Jewish Day School Teachers: The Case of DeLeT (Brandeis University)
• Dallavis, C. and Holter, A. Preparing Teachers for the Catholic School Context: The Case of ACE (University of Notre Dame)
• Matsko, K. and Hammerness, K. What’s Urban about Urban Teacher Preparation? A Case Study of the Urban Teacher Education Program (University of Chicago)
• Grinberg, J. The Role of Context in Progressive Teacher Education: A Historical Case Study of Bank Street (Montclair State University)
• Discussant: Pam Grossman, Stanford University

Tamir, E. (2009, October). Choosing to teach among DeLeT teachers. Invited presentation, Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University.

Feiman Nemser, S. and Tamir, E. (2009, July). Choosing to teach among ACE teachers. Invited presentation, Alliance for Catholic Education, University of Notre Dame.

Tamir, E. (2009, April). What Keeps Teachers In and What Drives Them Out: A Longitudinal Comparative Study of Beginning Teachers in Urban-Public, Urban-Catholic, and Jewish Day Schools. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego.

Feiman-Nemser, S. (2009, January). Identity Formation in Teacher Education: A Comparative Study. International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education, Jerusalem.

Hammerness, K. (2009, January). Visions of Good Teaching and the Development of Teacher Identity. International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education, Jerusalem.

Horowitz, B. (2009, January). Jewish and Professional Identity Formation.  International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education, Jerusalem.

Tamir, E. (2009, January). Professionalizing Teacher Identity? The Case of Jewish, Catholic, and Urban Schools. International Conference on Multiple Identities in Jewish Education: Fifth International Conference of The Israel Association of Research in Jewish Education, Jerusalem.

Feiman-Nemser, S. and Tamir, E. (2008, June). Context specific teacher education: Identity, coherence, and career commitment.  Invited presentation. The Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University.

Tamir, E. (2007, August). Choosing to teach or choosing to lead: Elite colleges’ and preparation of urban teachers. Paper presented to the American Sociological Association (ASA), New York City.

Tamir E. and Elkind J. (2007, January). A Beginning Profile of the DeLeT Fellow's Jewish Identity. Invited presentation. The Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University.