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Retention Of Accomplished Veteran Social Studies Teachers, Russell Hardin

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations

RETENTION OF ACCOMPLISHED VETERAN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS

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Russell Brett Hardin

Almost 30 percent of new teachers flee the profession after just three years, and more than 40 percent leave after 5 years (Allen, 2005). Studies conducted by Borman and Dowling (2008), Guarino et al. (2006) and Ingersoll and Smith (2003) indicate that teacher attrition rates are also high in the later years of teaching careers. While these rates of attrition reflect both public and private school teachers, numerous studies have found that private schools see higher attrition rates, potentially damaging an independent school’s ability to fulfill its stated mission …