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Addressing The Teacher Shortage A Study Of Factors Influencing Teacher Retention And Teacher Quality
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Book Synopsis Addressing the Teacher Shortage: A Study of Factors Influencing Teacher Retention and Teacher Quality by : Diane S. M. Witt
Download or read book Addressing the Teacher Shortage: A Study of Factors Influencing Teacher Retention and Teacher Quality written by Diane S. M. Witt and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was conducted to better understand the teacher shortage and to identify ways to address it. The approach for this study supports the view that the shortage is rooted in poor teacher retention rather than an insufficient supply of teachers. Too many teachers leave the classroom for reasons other than retirement. This premature exodus has tipped the supply-and-demand scale, causing schools to hire under qualified teachers.
Book Synopsis Factors that Contribute to Job Satisfaction and Teacher Retention in Title I Versus Non-Title I Elementary Schools by : Janice Lea Tolliver
Download or read book Factors that Contribute to Job Satisfaction and Teacher Retention in Title I Versus Non-Title I Elementary Schools written by Janice Lea Tolliver and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public school systems in the United States are facing a major teacher shortage in the near future due to the fact that teachers are leaving the profession by the thousands each year. It is imperative that this trend is stopped and reversed to ensure that quality teachers remain in schools. The current study employed a causal-comparative design to determine if working conditions in Title I schools versus non-Title I schools were associated with teacher job satisfaction and teacher retention using the North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions (NC TWC) Survey. The qualifications of the selected participants were that they were employed in a specific district in North-Central North Carolina during the 2015-2016 school year, and taught in two specific Title I or two specific non-Title I elementary schools. Participants were drawn from a convenience sample of teachers (n= 110) in two Title I elementary schools and two non-Title I elementary schools and were randomly selected from that sample for job satisfaction, and fifty Title I elementary schools and fifty non-Title I elementary schools (n=100) for teacher turnover rate. The data were analyzed using a t-test for independent means to determine whether the means of the two groups were statistically significant from one another in job satisfaction and a chi-square test to determine whether teacher turnover rate was distributed differently between the Title I schools and non-Title I schools. No significant difference was found in any subcategory for job satisfaction and no significant difference was found in teacher retention. Recommendations for future research include utilizing a larger number of schools and districts in the sample and examining all subcategories of the NC TWC Survey. The results of this study may influence the steps that school systems can take to retain quality teachers.
Book Synopsis Exploring Teacher Recruitment and Retention by : Tanya Ovenden-Hope
Download or read book Exploring Teacher Recruitment and Retention written by Tanya Ovenden-Hope and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking collection examines the challenge of teacher shortages that is of international concern. It presents multiple perspectives, and explores the commonalities and differences in approaches from around the world to understand possible solutions for the current teacher workforce crisis. Acknowledging that solutions to attract and retain teachers vary by country, region and in some cases locality, the contributors scrutinise a range of workforce planning interventions at local and government level, including financial incentives and early career support. The book draws on different perspectives to understand a range of problems that negatively affect teacher recruitment and retention, unpicking key challenges, including links between the disadvantages of location and access to teachers for coastal and rural schools, rising pupil numbers, declining school budgets and the role of professional learning in raising teacher status. Abundant in critiques, research-informed positions and context-specific discussions about the impact of teacher workforce supply and shortages, this book will be valuable reading for teacher educators, educational leaders, education policy makers and academics in the field.
Book Synopsis Where Did All the Teachers Go? by : Aaron Acosta
Download or read book Where Did All the Teachers Go? written by Aaron Acosta and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The teaching population has experienced a significant decline as a result of many contributing factors such as student emotional issues, work overload, as well as societal devaluing of the teaching profession. This decrease in the teaching population is not only leading to an increased pressure on the educational system, but inequalities related to the quality of education students will receive. The purpose of this study is to determine the research question: To what extent do teachers identify factors leading to teacher retention, job satisfaction, sense of belonging, and value in the profession? The awareness an administrator has in understanding what makes a teacher satisfied and willing to stay in the profession can either make a school site successful or can lead to a decline of morale within the school. Previous research found correlation between teachers' voice within a school site, administrators as well as the level of appreciation a teacher feels within our society. But, with the addition of the recent pandemic, the researcher sought out to learn what changed in the recent present with teacher satisfaction. The researcher utilized a qualitative case study in order to gain a deeper understanding of the research question. First the researcher anonymously surveyed all willing teachers at a school in North San Diego County, then the researcher followed up with one on one interviews for a select number of teachers from the researched school. The researcher used in vivo coding in order to determine themes and descriptive codes related to the research question. The researcher then utilized intercoder reliability with a member of the Cal State University, San Marcos faculty in order to ensure validity and reliability. Research showed that the most significant factor that drives teacher satisfaction was related to the interaction between the teacher and the administrator. The teacher wants a strong, supportive administrator who is willing to involve themselves in the disciplinary process of the students. Within the research, the researcher identified the rise in behavioral and social emotional issues of the post pandemic student. This rise is a relatively new occurrence and has only been identified in post pandemic research. The recommendations related to the research involve the implementation of behavioral support systems for parents of students with behavioral issues, increased counseling services, community building activities, and behavioral expectations of the administrator. By utilizing the recommendations, especially related to the rise in behavioral/social emotional issues, the school system can begin to fight back against the rising cases of extreme behavior educators are seeing in students in these post pandemic times. The value and happiness of a teacher is related to the support systems as well as the behaviors the modern teacher experiences in their day to day lives. This study concluded that by creating a family like environment of teachers, having a strong supportive administrator and ensuring students have their emotional needs met, the decline of happiness in the teaching profession can possibly be reversed
Book Synopsis Evaluating the Impact of Job Satisfaction on Teacher Retention of Secondary Teachers in a Rural Southeastern North Carolina District by : CeeGee Shanikua Richardson
Download or read book Evaluating the Impact of Job Satisfaction on Teacher Retention of Secondary Teachers in a Rural Southeastern North Carolina District written by CeeGee Shanikua Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retaining qualified teachers in America’s schools is one of the nation’s challenges in education. Current research revealed teacher turnover had risen to 16.9% nationally, which equates to 2.7 million teachers, including 2.1 million who left the profession before retirement. In order to make a positive change in teacher retention, teacher perceptions of needs that lead to job satisfaction needed to be investigated. This mixed-method study investigated the identifiable or perceived factors that influence the retention of secondary teachers in a rural southeastern North Carolina district. The data for this study were collected during the spring semester of the 2016-2017 school year. All of the schools were asked to participate in a focus group interview that was recorded and transcribed. The lack of qualified education teachers threatens the quality of the education students will receive. Attrition plays a part in the teacher shortage problem, and efforts to improve retention must be informed by an understanding of the factors that contribute to attrition. The top four areas of dissatisfaction in this study were administrative support, salary, collegial support, and a sense or mission to teach. Other findings were that this study supported previous research that teacher values about satisfaction have changed a little in 30 years that they are largely independent of teacher demographics, and that satisfaction/dissatisfaction levels are directly related to teacher intent or wish to leave the teaching profession and their current positions. Overall, the study suggested that education administrators should be concerned about teacher dissatisfaction and its effects on retention of capable and motivated teachers and that teachers will reveal their issues if given a safe forum for doing so.
Book Synopsis Teacher Stress Inventory by : Michael J. Fimian
Download or read book Teacher Stress Inventory written by Michael J. Fimian and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Examination of the Factors Associated with Teacher Retention in Small Rural High Schools by : Ronald Manuel Salazar Sojo
Download or read book Examination of the Factors Associated with Teacher Retention in Small Rural High Schools written by Ronald Manuel Salazar Sojo and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Teachers’ Perceptions of Motivational Factors that Influence Elementary Teacher Retention in Urban Title I Schools by : Patrice Y. Graham
Download or read book Teachers’ Perceptions of Motivational Factors that Influence Elementary Teacher Retention in Urban Title I Schools written by Patrice Y. Graham and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National teacher shortages have received attention in the last few years, and researchers have projected turnover rates will grow in the upcoming years. As a result, districts and administrators were challenged to hire highly qualified teachers. There needed to be more educational research regarding why teachers remained in urban Title I schools. Due to the lack of research, further research was necessary to form a better understanding of increasing elementary school teacher retention. Elementary school teachers from one school district in Georgia responded to a questionnaire to explore the motivational factors influencing their retention in Title I schools. The 29 certified teachers indicated the following motivational factors influencing their retention in urban Title I schools aligned into eight themes: acceptance, altruism, educational systems, interpersonal skills, job satisfaction, leadership, resiliency, and work-related stress. In this study, I explored the teacher retention crisis, beginning with understanding the factors that influenced teacher retention. While there was abundant research data on teacher attrition, there needed to be more research on the factors affecting teacher retention. Identifying characteristics that support teacher retention was crucial for maintaining a skilled and satisfied staff. School districts and managers must learn how to establish systems that cater to the essential requirements of instructors working in high-poverty, low-performing schools.
Book Synopsis Protecting a Valuable Investment by : Matthew B. Donovan
Download or read book Protecting a Valuable Investment written by Matthew B. Donovan and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The educational system is experiencing a teacher shortage problem. Retiring "baby boomers" are exiting the teaching profession at an alarming rate and there are many other factors draining the system. Researchers theorize poor salary, poor administrative support, student discipline problems, lack of faculty influence and autonomy, poor student motivation, no opportunity for professional advancement, inadequate time to prepare, intrusions on teaching time, and large class sizes are all factors contributing to poor retention rates. Researchers also predict nearly 2.7 million newly hired teachers will be required to keep pace with growing student populations in the next decade. In 2004, a Delaware study indicated over 60% of teachers vacated their current teaching positions. Delaware is feeling the effects of the global teacher shortage and it has become important for school districts to address this issue. Despite a state of the art facility, Superior ranking by the State of Delaware, and Middle States accreditation, Caesar Rodney High School has not been immune to the teacher retention problem. Over a three year period from 2002-2005, the school lost an average of 17.2% of its teachers. The cost of rehiring and retraining for these positions has become overwhelming, time consuming, and costly. In order for Caesar Rodney High School to become a "great" school, this executive position paper was designed to identify and understand the factors that cause teacher departures. The goal was to reduce the number of leavers to permit the reallocation of time, resources and money to other school priorities. To understand the issues affecting teacher retention, surveys of teacher leavers and current staff members were distributed. Focus groups and interviews helped elaborate on critical topics. At the conclusion of data collection and analysis, tangible factors were identified for consideration. Former and current teachers at Caesar Rodney High School held the administration liable and challenged the administration to improve conditions at Caesar Rodney High School. There was a request for improved teacher administrator relationships, more consistent discipline, more effective professional development, and an enhanced mentoring program. Because of the focus group success in developing these solutions, I suggested similar groups be formed to revisit, revise, and implement the strategies to the entire school. In doing so, Caesar Rodney High School would move to a more collaborative leadership approach incorporating a teacher and administrator partnership to address school issues.
Book Synopsis Latinization of U.S. Schools by : Jason Irizarry
Download or read book Latinization of U.S. Schools written by Jason Irizarry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fueled largely by significant increases in the Latino population, the racial, ethnic, and linguistic texture of the United States is changing rapidly. Nowhere is this 'Latinisation' of America more evident than in schools. The dramatic population growth among Latinos in the United States has not been accompanied by gains in academic achievement. Estimates suggest that approximately half of Latino students fail to complete high school, and few enroll in and complete college. The Latinization of U.S. Schools centres on the voices of Latino youth. It examines how the students themselves make meaning of the policies and practices within schools. The student voices expose an inequitable opportunity structure that results in depressed academic performance for many Latino youth. Each chapter concludes with empirically based recommendations for educators seeking to improve their practice with Latino youth, stemming from a multiyear participatory action research project conducted by Irizarry and the student contributors to the text.
Book Synopsis A Teacher Shortage and Lack of Representation in the Classroom by : Sara Christine Piotrowski
Download or read book A Teacher Shortage and Lack of Representation in the Classroom written by Sara Christine Piotrowski and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher education attrition is a largely understudied topic, especially from the perspective of the college student. What factors prevented education majors from graduating with a teaching degree? There are countless studies about teacher attrition within the first five years in the classroom (DeAngelis et al., 2013; Kopkowski, 2008; Office of Postsecondary Education [OPE], 2015), but the research is sparse when it comes to the retention rate of education majors. Why do students get accepted and enter college as education majors and then not graduate with a degree to become a teacher? The purpose of this study was to consider factors influencing teacher candidates who drop their education major before becoming a K-12 or high school teacher. By studying why college students who major in teacher education programs are not able to successfully complete their program, this research provides reasons why this happens, when it happens, and how to better support these college students. This study highlights how the leaky teacher pipeline, the teacher shortage, the impact on K-12 and secondary teachers, the impact on colleges of education, and the lack of diversity in education could all be improved by addressing the experiences of teacher education majors. This study found itself situated between two competing and contrasting conceptual frames. Neoliberalism and the critical frameworks guided the fundamental questions surrounding teacher education attrition. Are fewer people becoming teachers because it simply costs too much to go to college, and teaching positions are not glamorous and do not pay well? That would be the neoliberal way of approaching the question. Conversely, the critical framework would ask the question in terms of the diminished "pool" of perspective teachers, particularly those of color. Since desegregation, the field of education has been increasingly dominated by white educators and now fewer people overall want to be teachers. The National Center for Education Statistics ([NCES], 2016b) stated that for the 2015-2016 school year, public school teachers were 76.6% female and 80.1% white. These two frameworks helped to not only craft the research questions, but also juxtaposed this complex issue. This study will explore why some individuals who want to teach when arriving at a college campus do not become licensed teachers.
Book Synopsis Teacher Retention at Low-Performing Schools. Using the Evidence by : SERVE: SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education, Greensboro, NC.
Download or read book Teacher Retention at Low-Performing Schools. Using the Evidence written by SERVE: SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education, Greensboro, NC. and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004-2005, North Carolina's average teacher turnover rate was nearly 13 percent, ranging from a high of 29 percent to a low of 4 percent. Turnover among teachers in low-performing schools was substantially higher, with a low of 12 percent and a high of 57 percent. North Carolina has put strategies in place to address teacher retention but how will these strategies impact retention at low-performing schools? This research update summarizes three studies that address issues related to teacher retention. One study examined North Carolina's use of an annual bonus to certified math, science and special education teachers working in high poverty or academically failing public secondary schools. The study found that: (1) The bonus payment was sufficient to reduce mean turnover rates of the targeted teachers by 12 percent; (2) Responses to the program were concentrated among experienced teachers; and (3) In 2003-04, 17 percent of principals in schools with the program did not know their schools had ever been eligible and 13 percent of teachers receiving the program that year did not know they were eligible. Implications of the study indicate that: (1) Supplemental pay may be a promising approach to retaining teachers in hard to staff subjects and schools; and (2) Greater efforts must be made to promote such programs. A second study examined 272 hard-to-staff schools and found that: (1) Minority, disadvantaged, and academically struggling students are more likely to be in hard-to-staff schools and less likely to have experienced, effective teachers; (2) In 2000-01, in hard-to-staff schools, 71 percent of students performed at grade level on End of Grade or End of Course tests, compared with 80 percent of students in other schools; (3) In hard-to-staff schools, 62 percent of the students are ethnic minorities, compared to 39 percent of the students in other schools; (4) In hard-to-staff schools, 47 percent of students were eligible for free/reduced price lunch compared to 35 percent of those in other schools; (5) Forty-two percent of hard-to-staff schools are middle schools, while only 18 percent of other schools are middle schools; and (6) Teachers in hard-to-staff schools are less satisfied with every aspect of the school environment than their peers. These findings indicate that: (1) Addressing working conditions will be essential to reducing teacher turnover; and (2) Efforts to reduce teacher turnover should target conditions in hard-to-staff schools. A literature review of teacher retention, including both quantitative and qualitative studies found: (1) The issue of retaining teachers is one of retaining quality teachers who positively influence student learning, not just retaining all teachers; (2) Teachers who feel effective with their students are more likely to stay; (3) Teachers in collaborative, collegial environments are more likely to stay; (4) Increased pay is positively associated with retention; (5) Turnover is highest among high poverty, high minority schools; (6) Teachers entering the classroom through Alternative Certification Programs are more likely to leave the classroom; (7) Teachers teaching out-of-field and teaching courses requiring many different preps have lower job satisfaction; (8) Late hiring and lack of information in the hiring process can negatively influence retention; and (9) Poor facilities are associated with increased turnover. The review concludes that many factors contribute to increasing teacher retention, so single-pronged approaches will have much less chance of success. [This report was produced by SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the North Carolina Education Research Data Center at the Center for Child and Family Policy.].
Book Synopsis Broader, Bolder, Better by : Elaine Weiss
Download or read book Broader, Bolder, Better written by Elaine Weiss and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Broader, Bolder, Better, authors Elaine Weiss, of the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education campaign, and Paul Reville, former Massachusetts secretary of education, make a compelling case for a fundamental change in the way we view education. The authors argue for a large-scale expansion of community-school partnerships in order to provide holistic, integrated student supports (ISS) from cradle to career, including traditional wraparound services like health, mental health, nutrition, and family supports, as well as expanded access to opportunities such as early childhood education, afterschool activities, and summer enrichment programs. The book builds on nearly a decade of research by the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education, a national initiative endorsed by more than sixty policy experts and leaders from across the country, and draws on the work of Harvard’s Education Redesign Lab. It pulls from case studies of effective ISS efforts in twelve diverse communities to illustrate the variety of strategies that can be adopted locally. A call to action that also provides examples of communities that are successfully leveling the playing field for poor children, this book offers a detailed vision for building—through field work, mobilization, and financing—comprehensive systems to prepare all children for success.
Book Synopsis The Flat World and Education by : Linda Darling-Hammond
Download or read book The Flat World and Education written by Linda Darling-Hammond and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the education system in America needs to make drastic changes in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that protects every child's right to learn.
Book Synopsis Working Conditions to Improve Hiring and Retention of Qualified Teachers by : Karen Glover
Download or read book Working Conditions to Improve Hiring and Retention of Qualified Teachers written by Karen Glover and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Existing research has established working conditions significantly influence teacher turnover and retention. Studies show schools with the characteristics of a high poverty population and low academic performance experience higher rates of teacher turnover. Higher rates of teacher turnover negatively impact student achievement. For these reasons, this study aimed to answer the following research question: In what ways can a school with low academic performance and a high poverty population improve working conditions to improve hiring and retention of qualified teachers? Previous studies have focused on large scale multiple-district teacher surveys to gain information on common influential factors of teacher turnover. While common themes may be present across some schools with similar characteristics, working conditions vary from school to school. This convergent parallel mixed method study adds to existing research by focusing on working conditions and retention at one school with the characteristics of low academic performance, a high population of socio-economically disadvantaged students, and a high turnover rate. Quantitative and qualitative data was drawn from survey responses related to teachers' job satisfaction associated with specific aspects of their working conditions and the specific factors influencing the teachers to remain at or leave the school. Participants included current and recent teachers of the school. The survey was anonymous to encourage honest responses representing the true and valid perceptions of teachers. To answer the research question, the researcher analyzed data to identify common themes of working conditions influential to teacher turnover and retention at the school. This research confirms the significant influence of teacher working conditions on teacher turnover at the school and makes recommendations for priority areas of improvement of working conditions to improve hiring and retention of qualified teachers at the school. The researcher also explores equity issues related to teacher turnover at the school with disadvantaged characteristics which school leaders should consider when developing school improvement plans. Other schools with similar characteristics might look to this research to inform improvement plans with the goal of improving hiring and retention of qualified teachers. In addition to potential improvements to hiring and retention of qualified teachers, this research indicates improving teacher working conditions also has the potential to increase teacher effectiveness and equitable learning conditions for students. Key words: teacher shortage, teacher attrition, teacher migration, teacher turnover, teacher working conditions
Download or read book Staying Put written by LaKesia Y. Boone and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Black Female Teachers by : Abiola Farinde-Wu
Download or read book Black Female Teachers written by Abiola Farinde-Wu and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important, timely, and provocative book explores the recruitment and retention of Black female teachers in the United States. There are over 3 million public school teachers in the US, African American teachers only comprise approximately 8 percent of the workforce. Contributions consider the implicit nuances that these teachers experience.
