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Factors Influencing Music Teacher Retention: A Mixed Method Study, Charles W. Cushinery
Factors Influencing Music Teacher Retention: A Mixed Method Study, Charles W. Cushinery
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The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine what internal and external factors influence the retention attributions of secondary level music teachers who participated in this study and identify what interactions exist between those factors. Phase one of this study was a survey of a group of secondary music teachers (N=260). The survey was used to quantify those factors that influenced music teacher retention and how those factors were ranked by the survey group. Phase two of this study employed case study methodology, specifically, interviews of six secondary music teachers selected from the initial survey pool, to provide a …