A Semester in the Life of Alternatively Certified Teachers: Implications for Alternative Routes to Teaching.

Presents a study that examined the recruitment of teachers through alternative routes to teacher certification in an effort to address teacher shortage in North Carolina through North Carolina Teachers of Excellence for All Children (NCTEACH) entry licensure program. Description of the NCTEACH program; Methodology; Investigation on alternative teacher certification; Analysis on the factors leading to attrition and retention of beginning teachers; Details of the dialogues that represent the participants of the first year of NCTEACH; Discussion on the recommendations of the participants of the program.