Eric Camburn

This project is intended to develop a measure of teachers' workplaces and how teachers spend their workday. Building on a small-scale pilot study that described teacher work activities, the social context of their work, and their affect while working, researchers propose to develop and validate the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) measure. The instrument is intended to capture the simultaneous occurrence of these constructs, thus potentially yielding insight into aspects of teachers' work tha...

A significant concern among education stakeholders is that many U.S. high schools fall short in preparing students for successful transitions to adult life. The Common Core State Standards were designed to address these concerns by defining the knowledge and skills students need to succeed in entry-level college coursework and workforce training. Many states and school districts are seeking strategies to help teachers teach in ways that align with the Common Core State Standards and subseq...

Using surveys and an existing state longitudinal database, this project will estimate the effects of school leadership on student achievement in a large sample of schools in the state of Florida.