Download or read book The Impact of Demographics and Working Condition Factors of Rural School Districts on Teacher Retention written by Kimberly Wynn Nunnally and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Demographics and Working Condition Factors written by Kimberly Nunnally and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pool of qualified teachers is dwindling and will not be sufficient to support the growing demands for highly qualified teachers. Increased graduation and certification requirements, technology changes, greater employment opportunities for minorities and a decline in academic abilities appear to contribute to the limited number of teachers. In addition to look to increasing the pool of applicants, school districts may want to consider investigating retention patterns of their teachers as well as variables that affect a teacher s decision to remain in the classroom and focusing on programs that reduce the attrition rate. However, small and rural schools face a distinct set of challenges with regard to locale, regional socio-economic conditions and trends, and attracting, retaining and supporting talented teachers. Often teachers in these communities are expected to have knowledge, skills and certification in multiple subject areas. The purpose for this study is to identify those variables that are significant indicators of teacher s reasons for remaining in a rural school district.
Download or read book The Condition of Education in Rural Schools written by Joyce D. Stern and published by Improvement of Practice. This book was released on 1994 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the status of rural education and is intended to provide information to education researchers, policymakers at the federal and state levels, as well as others concerned about issues in rural education. Specifically, the goal is to increase federal policymakers' attention to rural education problems, promote improvements in rural schools, and stimulate further research on rural education. This report documents how rural conditions are sufficiently different from urban ones to warrant being examined independently, and it endorses the hypothesis that a single set of public policies may not adequately address educational issues in rural versus urban settings. National data, mainly from surveys by the National Center for Education Statistics, are synthesized covering the following topics: (1) economic and demographic context of rural education; (2) location and characteristics of rural schools and school districts; (3) relationship between the rural school and its community; (4) policies and programs benefiting rural education; (5) profiles of educators in rural schools; (6) effects of education reform in rural schools; (7) public school finance policies and practices affecting rural schools; (8) assessment of student performance in rural schools; (9) education and work experiences of rural youth; and (10) the future of rural education. The report contains numerous data tables and a section describing statistical data sources and methodology. (LP)
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:
Download or read book Demographic Social Economic and Indiscriminate Factors Affecting Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Rural School Districts written by Joy Pedego Fairley and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Retaining Rural Educators Characteristics of Teacher Retention Practices of Rural School Districts written by Joshua C Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract : The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons high-quality rural veteran educators choose to remain in small, rural district settings and to identify common factors among small rural school districts that have high numbers of highly qualified veteran teachers. The study is relevant to school leaders and school boards within small rural communities seeking to develop policies and encourage strategies to keep high-quality educators from leaving districts. The motivation-hygiene theory of job satisfaction developed by Herzberg, Mausner, and Snyderman (1993), coupled with Rosenholtz’s (1989) 10 essential components for working together were utilized throughout the study to evaluate the motivations of high-quality veteran rural educators. A self-administered survey and telephone interviews were utilized to gather data, which revealed high-quality veteran teachers choose to remain in the small, rural school setting due to intrinsic motivators. It was learned strong support from fellow educators and the community contributed to the desire of rural educators to remain employed within their districts. Data revealed educators were interested in autonomy within the classroom and support from administrators. Research indicated small, rural schools with high numbers of highly qualified veteran teachers have high levels of administrative support. These educators have a sense of belonging within their districts and high levels of job satisfaction. Opportunities for educators to collaborate are readily available and support is given through teacher evaluations. Additionally, these educators feel connections within their school communities, which enable them to better teach the district's students. Lastly, educators voiced school climate played a large role in their decisions to stay in the small, rural setting.
Download or read book A Study of Factors that Impact Teacher Job Satisfaction in Rural Schools written by Michael Bumgartner and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing body of research suggests that low job satisfaction among teachers may lead to undesired consequences for educators, students, and communities. The greatest impact appears to be a high rate of attrition among teachers, which is growing (NCTAF, 2007). Teacher effectiveness, teacher retention, and student achievement can be directly impacted and correlated to teacher satisfaction with the job or the extent of satisfaction teachers feel concerning the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of teacher job satisfaction in rural schools in a western state, as well as to attempt to reveal specific factors that lead to job satisfaction in education. Data was gathered utilizing the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), created by Dr. Paul Spector (1985). The JSS assesses job satisfaction in nine subscales including pay, promotion, supervision, nature of work, operating conditions, coworkers, communication, fringe benefits, and contingent rewards. Each of the nine subscales can be classified as either an extrinsic or intrinsic satisfier, as noted by Herzberg et al. (1959). The two subscales of extrinsic satisfaction means and intrinsic satisfaction means served as the dependent variables in the study. The independent variables were the ten demographic characteristics provided by respondents to the JSS and included gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, highest level of education, elementary or secondary level of teaching, type of community where the teacher grew up, salary, years of experience, and the number of schools in which the teacher has been employed. Multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVAs) were conducted on the independent and dependent variables in order to answer the research questions and to understand if any significant differences existed among the variables. The two dependent variables in this study were the extrinsic and intrinsic mean scale scores from the JSS. If differences were indicated by MANOVA tests, follow up post hoc analyses were conducted to detail where the differences were found. No significant differences were found for the independent variables of gender, ethnicity, type of community where the teacher grew up, and number schools in which the teacher had been employed. Significant differences were found for the independent variables of age, highest level of education, elementary and secondary grade level taught, years of teaching experience, and salary. Rural schoolteachers in the age category of 21-30 with the level of education of obtaining a Bachelor Degree, making a salary of $30,000-$40,000, and from 0-5 years teaching experience expressed higher intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction than older, more educated teachers with more income and more experience in the teaching field. Teachers in all demographic categories expressed higher intrinsic satisfaction with the job than extrinsic. These findings were remarkably similar across all five school districts where the JSS was conducted.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Special Education Teacher Preparation written by Erica D. McCray and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this landmark text expands our current understanding of teacher education broadly by providing an in-depth look at the most up-to-date research on special education teacher preparation. Offering a comprehensive review of research on attracting, preparing, and sustaining personnel to effectively serve students with disabilities, it is fully updated to align with current knowledge and future perspectives on special educator development, synthesizing what we can do to continue advancing as a field. The Handbook of Research on Special Education Teacher Preparation is a great resource not only to special education faculty and the doctoral students they prepare, but also to scholars outside of special education who address questions related to special education teacher supply, demand, and attrition.
Download or read book Attrition Mobility and Retention Patterns of Public school Teachers written by Matthew Hise and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attracting and retaining teachers may be a problem in many rural school districts. According to previous research, teacher attrition is greater in rural regions due to various demographic and other factors. Retention was also cited as a key issue in these rural school districts. The number of teachers quitting their professions before they can retire has risen drastically. In addition, teachers in rural schools and in some suburban and urban places confront obstacles such as lack of resources, little support, poor pay, inconsistent professional development opportunities, and inadequate preparation that cause them to lose their enthusiasm for teaching. Therefore, this study was carried out to understand the educators' attrition and mobility in their first five years of work and the retention practices used by education institutions to reduce attrition and mobility. In particular, the research evaluated the factors influencing teacher mobility, attrition, and retention in U.S. public schools. Data was collected from National Center for Education Statistics and concentrated on Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). The study used salary received by teacher at different education levels as the main factors influencing mobility, retention, and attrition. Correlation and regression analyses were the inferential tests used. Results showed there were significant associations between salary for the teachers with Bachelor's and Master’s; degrees with experience of 10 years and mobility, retention, and attrition compared to the teacher with no experiences. Further, the findings illustrated that the different salary received by teachers of different education levels with 10 years or without experiences have a mixed influence on the mobility, retention, and attrition of teachers. In conclusion, the study showed that teacher compensation is an important factor in determining whether there will be an increase in the rate of mobility, retention, and attrition.
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:
Download or read book Teaching in Rural Places written by Amy Price Azano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This teacher education textbook invites preservice and beginning teachers to think critically about the impact of rurality on their work and provides an overview of what it means to live, teach, learn, and thrive in rural communities. This book underscores the importance of teaching in rural schools as an act of social justice—work that dismantles spatial barriers to economic, social, and political justice. Teaching in Rural Places begins with a foundational section that addresses the importance of thinking about rural education in the U.S. as an educational environment with particular challenges and opportunities. The subsequent chapters address rural teaching within concentric circles of focus—from communities to schools to classrooms. Chapters provide concrete strategies for understanding rural communities, valuing rural ways of being, and teaching in diverse rural schools by addressing topics such as working with families, building professional networks, addressing trauma, teaching in multi-grade classrooms, and planning place-conscious instruction. The first of its kind, this comprehensive textbook for rural teacher education is targeted toward preservice and beginning teachers in traditional and alternative teacher education programs as well as new rural teachers participating in induction and mentoring programs. Teaching in Rural Places will help ensure that rural students have the well-prepared teachers they deserve.
Download or read book Early Retention in Rural Schools written by Autumn K. Jordon and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teachers' perspectives of the key factors contributing to the retention of rural teachers who entered teaching through an alternate route certification program in Mississippi. It was specifically the goal of this study to understand how alternatively certified teachers perceive their own characteristics (e.g., teacher preparation, personal experiences), school conditions (e.g., students, administration), and compensation (e.g., salary, benefits) to be related to their decision to remain in the profession. In this study, 9 rural alternate route teachers were interviewed from 8 schools in Mississippi. The research questions were: (1) How do rural alternate route teachers who stay describe their decision to continue teaching in terms of teacher characteristics?; (2) How do rural alternate route teachers who stay describe their decision to continue teaching in terms of school conditions?; and (3) How do rural alternate route teachers who stay describe their decision to continue teaching in terms of compensation? Sher's (1983) rural retention 3 C's framework provides a model for understanding retention. Sher proposed that attracting and retaining teachers in rural schools is a function of 3 C's: teacher characteristics, school conditions, and compensation. The data revealed that for teacher characteristics teacher preparation that included practice teaching combined with coursework was important, and participants valued experience working/teaching children. Data also revealed school conditions factors as student were a source of satisfaction for teachers, most teachers had little induction and mentoring support, teachers lacked administration and collegial support, and teachers found networks of support outside the school setting. The data revealed that the relationship between compensation and retention is complex, and that compensation was less important than intangible benefits. Although the study failed to find a simple and direct cause of retention, these findings do provide further insight into teacher retention. The findings of the study suggest implications for teacher preparation, school districts, and policy.
Download or read book Teacher Journeys written by Rita Gilbert Greer EdD and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where you live does not define who you are or who you can be. Those were the words of a wise woman who did not know that she was a teacher or that her words would be remembered and passed on to future generations long after she died. However, this wise woman did know that to make her belief come to fruition, education was the key. For many African Americans who travelled life’s highway during the twentieth century, caring teachers were their guiding star, their map, their GPS, and their light through the tunnel. Teachers gave students confidence, hope, determination, knowledge, and a feeling of “yes you can.” In this book, the author rejects the idea that anybody can teach and provides clear, distinct criteria for anyone thinking about teaching as a career. The stories she shares also serve as a thank you to all of America’s teachers. Discover how African-American teachers have inspired students to succeed and pay it forward with the remarkable stories in Teacher Journeys. We must have outstanding teachers in today’s schools. Expectations are key to student performance and teacher success. If teachers have realistic expectations, our kids will try to live up to them. No child wants to be a failure and no good teacher wants their students to fail. —Daisy R. Wright, Teacher Without knowledge and skills, opportunities cease. The burden of developing and imparting the knowledge and skills has been placed squarely upon teachers, regardless of how unfair and lopsided it seems. If anyone is thinking about becoming a teacher, he or she must understand that this profession makes the biggest imprint of any occupation in society. —Verna Cahoon, Principal
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 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.
Download or read book Teacher Perspectives on Factors that Affect Teacher Attrition and Retention in Rural High Schools which are Located Contiguous to Large Metropolitan Areas written by Christine Ngei and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retaining quality teachers is a global challenge for schools, particularly those in rural districts. Trapped in a revolving door of teacher hiring and replacement, these schools drain their districts of funds that could be better spent to improve teaching quality and student achievement. These high attrition rates result in inexperienced teachers, high economic costs as teachers must be continually hired and trained, and a lack of continuity that makes institutional development and planning difficult. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine factors that influence rural high school teachers' intent to leave teaching at their current school and to determine the factors influencing retention in their current rural high school. The study sites were five rural districts located near a big metropolitan city in Southeast Texas. An electronic survey was sent to 260 rural high school teachers in grades 9-12, who were purposively selected. All teachers had a minimum of six months teaching experience. Teacher perceptions were analyzed as possible indicators of teacher attrition in order to improve retention rate. The results from 176 respondents suggest that teacher job satisfaction significantly predicted teacher retention. Further analysis showed that teachers perceived administrator support as the most important factor in determining their decisions to stay followed by school climate and workplace conditions. Analysis based on percentages also indicated several factors that teachers perceived as reasons that caused their colleagues to leave. The top three reasons were better salary, accepting a teaching position in another school, and dissatisfaction with their jobs.
Download or read book The Impact of Teacher Working Conditions and Beginning Teacher Support on Beginning Teacher Retention in High Poverty School Districts written by Alfredia Moore and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the impact of beginning teacher support and teacher working conditions on the retention of beginning teachers in high poverty school districts. This study examined Title I and Low Wealth funded school districts in the southeastern quadrant of North Carolina. Preexisting data, available through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction [NCDPI], were used to determine the possibility and extent of relationships among the variables. The four components of a beginning teacher support program are orientation, the assignment of a mentor, professional development, and observations and evaluations. The elements of teacher working conditions included in this study are time, teacher leadership, school leadership, professional development, and instructional practices and support. Results of this study suggest that mentors and school leadership have the potential to impact retention of beginning teachers. This study offers findings to local, state, and federal school leaders of the importance of supporting beginning teachers and identifying areas of support that are critical to the retention of beginning teachers.
