Ben Pogodzinski
Office Location
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FREE 313-577-2413 end_of_the_skype_highlightingResponsibilities
Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Degrees and Certifications
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2009
M.P.P., Georgetown University, 2003
B.A., University of Michigan, 1999
Research Interest
My research interests focus on how state and district policies, school organizational context, and labor relations influence teachers’ instructional practices, effectiveness, and labor market decisions.
Recent Presentations
The Role of Principal Leadership in Beginning Middle School Teacher Commitment and Retention
Pogodzinski, B. (April 2012) American Educational Research Association
Teacher Mobility in a Metropolitan Labor Market: What Teacher, School, and District Attributes Matter?
Pogodzinski, B. (April 2012) American Educational Research Association
Teacher Colleagues' Influence on Novice Teachers' Perceptions of Teacher Unions and Labor-Management Relations
Pogodzinski, B. (April 2012) American Educational Research Association
Administrative Climate and Novice Teacher Retention
Pogodzinski, B. (November 2012) University Council for Educational Administration
The Role of Principal Leadership in Beginning Middle School Teacher Commitment and Retention
Pogodzinski, B. (April 2011) American Educational Research Association
Recent Publications
The socialization of novice teachers into teacher unions
Pogodzinski, B. (2012) Labor Studies Journal 37(2) 183-202
Socialization of novice teachers
Pogodzinski, B. (2012) Journal of School Leadership 22(5)
Administrative climate and novices’ intent to remain teaching
Pogodzinski, B., Youngs, P., Frank, K.A., & Belman, D. (2012) The Elementary School Journal 13(2)
Towards a sociological framework for investigating new teacher induction
Pogodzinski, B. (2012) Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning 20(3) 325-342
The role of mentors and colleagues in beginning elementary and middle school teachers’ language arts instruction
Youngs, P., Frank, K.A., & Pogodzinski, B. (2012) In S. Kelley (Ed.), Assessing Teacher Quality: Understanding Teacher Effects on Instruction and Achievement. New York: Teachers College Press
Exploring novice teachers’ attitudes and behaviors regarding teacher unionism
Pogodzinski, B., & Jones, N. (2012) Educational Policy Published online before print November 18, 2012
The role of formative assessment in new teacher induction
Youngs, P., Pogodzinski, B., & Low, M. (2010) In M. Kennedy (Ed.), Handbook of Teaching and Teacher Quality. San Francisco: Josey-Bass