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Factors That Contribute To Pk-12 Teacher Retention In One Midwest School District, Jeffery Phillips
Factors That Contribute To Pk-12 Teacher Retention In One Midwest School District, Jeffery Phillips
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The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine relationship of the distinct factors to PK-12 teacher retention in one Midwest school district. This study was an examination of multiple factors, including work environment, fit, compensation and benefits, leadership, performance management system, peer support and mentoring, that contributed to the retention of PK-12 teachers with different levels of education, certifications, experience, career plans, and military affiliation. The questions on the Teacher Retention Survey used a Likert-type scale to measure teacher perceptions about retention factors to address 8 research questions.
For this study, I surveyed the population of 704 current PK-12 …