Table 2.
Overall Network Use
| Use of Networks |
Organizational Network Use, n (%) | Total No. of Teachers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information, n (%) | Influence, n (%) | Did Not Use, n (%) | |||
|
| |||||
| All teachers | 99 (78) | 51 (40) | 16 (13) | 44 (35) | 127 |
| Labor market | |||||
| New Orleans | 37 (88) | 19 (45) | 6 (14) | 12 (29) | 42 |
| Detroit | 30 (77) | 20 (51) | 5 (13) | 15 (38) | 39 |
| San Antonio | 32 (69) | 12 (26) | 5 (11) | 17(37) | 46 |
| Career stage | |||||
| Prospective | 32 (82) | 11 (28) | 5 (13) | 22 (56) | 39 |
| Current | 59 (67) | 48 (55) | 11 (13) | 22 (25) | 88 |
| Prep pathway | |||||
| Traditional | 46 (72) | 27 (42) | 11 (17) | 18 (28) | 64 |
| Alternative | 47 (85) | 23 (42) | 4 (7) | 26 (47) | 55 |
| LTncertified | 7 (88) | 2 (25) | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 8 |
| Background | |||||
| Female | 85 (79) | 42 (39) | 12 (11) | 32 (30) | 107 |
| Male | 14 (70) | 9 (45) | 2 (10) | 12 (60) | 20 |
| White teachers | 60 (86) | 31 (44) | 10 (14) | 20 (29) | 70 |
| Teachers of color | 37 (66) | 20 (36) | 6 (11) | 24 (43) | 56 |
| If current teacher, school type | |||||
| Current charter | 36 (75) | 29 (60) | 6 (13) | 12 (25) | 48 |
| Current TPS | 28 (74) | 9 (24) | 5 (13) | 10 (26) | 38 |
| Current other | 2 (TOO) | 1 (50) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Note. TPS = traditional public school. We were unable to collect racial background data for one teacher in New Orleans. Uncertified teachers are included under alternative for the purpose of this table.