District Case Studies
- The Case of Aspen School District (#NJ-01)
- The Case of Birch Charter High School (#NJ-02)
- The Case of Chestnut School District (#NJ-03)
- The Case of Egret Public Schools (#NC-01)
- The Case of Granite County Technical School (#PA-01)
- The Case of Hickory Island School District (#NJ-04)
- The Case of Kingfisher School District (#NC-02)
- The Case of Linnet Public Schools (#NC-03)
- The Case of Mulberry School District (#NJ-05)
- The Case of Pompano Regional School District (#WI-03)
- The Case of Rivuline School District (#WI-02)
- The Case of Sandstone School District (#PA-02)
- The Case of Wallago School District (#WI-01)
Policy Landscape Papers
- The National Context for Science Teacher Education and Retention in the United States, 2007-2018: An Introduction to the Set of State Cases by Doug Larkin and Suzanne Poole
- North Carolina Science Teacher Policy (2007-2018) case study
- New Jersey Science Teacher Policy (2007-2018) case study
- Pennsylvania Science Teacher Policy (2007-2018) case study
- Wisconsin Science Teacher Policy (2007-2018) case study
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Ahmed, K. M., Carletta, L., & Gaynor, C. R. (2022). Portraying secondary science teacher retention with the person-position framework: An analysis of a state cohort of first-year science teachers. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 59(7), 1235-1273. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21757 (Link to pre-publication draft)
- Larkin, D. B., Carletta, L., Patzelt, S. P., & Ahmed, K. (2022). Making sense of science teacher retention: Teacher embeddedness and its implications for new teacher support. In T. T. York, L. Manier, & B. Calinger (Eds.), Research in practice: Preparing and retaining k-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts. American Association for the Advancement of Science. https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/AAAS%20ISEED%20Noyce%20Track%204%20Book.pdf (Link to open access chapter)
Conference Presentations
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Muñoz, M., Carletta, L., Ahmed, K., & Hussein, M. (2024) Retention of Novice Science Teachers in U.S. School Districts: Findings from A Cross-Case Analysis. Paper presented at the 2024 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Ahmed, K, Patzelt, S. P., & Muñoz, M. (2024). A Comparison of Retained vs. Non-Retained Novice Science Teachers in Four U.S. States From 2007-2018. Paper presented at the 2024 NARST Annual Conference, Denver, CO. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Muñoz, M., Ahmed, K., Carletta, L., & Hussein, M. (2024) Why do Teachers Stay?: A Cross-Case Study of U.S. Novice Secondary Science Teacher Retention. Paper presented at the 2024 NARST Annual Conference, Denver, CO. (PDF)
- Why Science Teachers Stay: Findings from High-Retention School Districts. Slide presentation at the 2023 NJ Science Conference and NSF Noyce 2023 Summit (PDF).
- Why Science Teachers Stay: Findings from High-Retention School Districts. (Video Presentation). Presentation at the 2023 NSF Noyce Improving Novice Teacher Retention Conference, Montclair State University, June 13, 2023.
- Larkin, D. B., Muñoz, M., Patzelt, S. P., Carletta, L., & Ahmed, K. (2023). Where Novice Science Teachers of Color Stay and Flourish: The Case of Mulberry School District. Paper presented at the 2023 AERA Annual Conference. Chicago. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Carletta, L., Muñoz, M. (2023). The Role of Kinship in the Retention of Science Teachers in Kingfisher School District. Paper presented at the 2023 NARST Annual Conference. Chicago. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Carletta, L., & Ahmed, K. (2023). Making Sense of Science Teacher Retention: Teacher Embeddedness and its Implications for New Teacher Support. Presentation at the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Conference, Washington DC. (Slides)
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Carletta, L., & Ahmed, K. (2022). Making Sense of Science Teacher Retention: Teacher Embeddedness and its Implications for New Teacher Support. Paper presented at the 2022 AERA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Patzelt, S. P., Carletta, L., & Ahmed, K. (2021). Toward a Theory of Job Embeddedness in Teacher Retention: Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic Era. Paper presented at the 2021 AERA Annual Conference. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Carletta, L., Patzelt, S. P., & Ahmed, K. (2021). Job embeddedness and professional support: A case study of science teacher retention in one district. Paper presented at the 2021 NARST Annual Conference. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., Poole, S. P., & Carletta, L. (2020). New ways to ask old questions: Promising avenues of retention research with state staffing data. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (PDF)
- Larkin, D. B., (2019). Studying the Retention of Novice Science Teachers by Learning from School District Induction and Mentoring Programs. Plenary Panel Keynote talk delivered at the Annual Noyce Teacher Scholarship Conference, 11 July 2019, Washington, DC. (Slides / Video Presentation)