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Fifth Year Teacher Perceptions Of Induction Programs Upon Teacher Retention, Arleen Reinhardt
Fifth Year Teacher Perceptions Of Induction Programs Upon Teacher Retention, Arleen Reinhardt
Theses and Dissertations
Due to teacher shortages, school districts have offered incentives and alternative licensure programs. Recently, however, school districts have shifted the focus from recruitment to one of teacher retention which places an emphasis upon beginning teacher induction programs. These programs help teachers improve in their craft of teaching, help teachers remain satisfied with their jobs, help teachers enculturate into the districts in which they work, and help to improve student achievement. This quantitative study examined fifth year teachers’ perceptions of their induction programs in terms of teacher retention. The 280 eligible teachers from three different school districts were asked to participate …
Home-Grown Teachers: Will Their Rural Roots Keep Them In Virginia's Rural Schools, Camilla Mahan
Home-Grown Teachers: Will Their Rural Roots Keep Them In Virginia's Rural Schools, Camilla Mahan
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this research, based on Tönnies’s theory of Gemeinschaft and Durkheim’s theory of mechanical solidarity, was to determine if there were differences between rural Virginia teachers from rural areas and those from nonrural areas in their perceptions of salary, isolation, working conditions, NCLB requirements, and job satisfaction, as well as their plans to remain in rural schools. It also was to determine if there was a relationship between rural and nonrural backgrounds and the rural teachers’ intentions to remain employed in rural schools. Rural teachers from each of Virginia’s eight Superintendents’ Regions were selected and were asked to …