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Social Influences, Decision-Making, And Career Retention Of Novice Teachers, Kerstin Anna Stewart
Social Influences, Decision-Making, And Career Retention Of Novice Teachers, Kerstin Anna Stewart
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
New teachers bring hope, optimism, and excitement for teaching and learning from their individual preparatory programs to their classrooms at the start of every new school year. However, research indicates a large number of those teachers leave the field of teaching within a 5-year timeframe. The consequence of this loss of professionals has a deep-rooted impact on student achievement and learning. This loss also has considerable career and financial implications for the field of education. The reasons for this exodus are varied and somewhat broad in nature and scope. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the lived …