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The Professional Implications of National Board Certification

Thomas, Angela Falter

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, ED Teaching and Learning (Columbus campus).
This qualitative, multi-case study explored the issue of the long term, professional impact of becoming a National Board Certified Teacher. Eleven NBCTs, representative of four regions of the U.S., participated in a survey and three one-on-one phone interviews. The participants earned National Board Certification ten to fourteen years ago. Six remained classroom teachers while five chose to pursue other areas of education. All eleven NBCTs stated professional differences in their careers including reflective practices and new responsibilities. Many stated an increased sense of confidence as well as a change of dispositions and perspectives. Findings suggest new categories of change to professional lives than found in previous research regarding NBCTs including frustration and disappointment.
Mary Jo Fresch, PhD (Advisor)
Rhoda Becher, PhD (Committee Member)
Mollie Blackburn, PhD (Committee Member)
Lynn Johnson, PhD (Committee Member)
245 p.

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  • Thomas, A. F. (2009). The Professional Implications of National Board Certification [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254757886

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Thomas, Angela. The Professional Implications of National Board Certification. 2009. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254757886.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Thomas, Angela. "The Professional Implications of National Board Certification." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254757886

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)