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The Revolving Door: How Leaders Push Teacher Turnover, Suzanne B. Miller
The Revolving Door: How Leaders Push Teacher Turnover, Suzanne B. Miller
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THE REVOLVING DOOR: HOW LEADERS PUSH TEACHER TURNOVER
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Suzanne Kay Bryant Miller
In today’s age of accountability leaders of schools cannot afford to lose quality teachers. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requiring schools to staff all classrooms with “highly qualified teachers” creates a major challenge. Today, more than ever, school systems need to retain their experienced and effective teachers.
While many reasons have been attributed to the revolving-door phenomenon known as teacher turnover, this research suggests that school leaders’ behaviors play a major role in the issue. This qualitative inquiry focused on the perceptions of veteran …