Teachers' Broad Impact

Understanding How Teachers Influence Students They Do Not Teach

Isaac M. Opper

ResearchPublished Dec 4, 2019

The author discusses the potential ways that teachers can affect students whom they do not teach and how research suggests that a teacher's indirect reach could account for a large proportion of his or her overall contribution to student learning.

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Opper, Isaac M., Teachers' Broad Impact: Understanding How Teachers Influence Students They Do Not Teach. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2019. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4312z3.html.
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