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What Influences Itinerant Teacher Job Satisfaction And Intent To Stay?, Laura Barrett
What Influences Itinerant Teacher Job Satisfaction And Intent To Stay?, Laura Barrett
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Schools across the country are facing a shortage of qualified teachers. When they post jobs, certified applicants may be rare. The problem of teacher shortage is multifaceted, but is generally focused in two areas: recruitment and retention of teachers. Attrition is the highest among new teachers, those who have been in the profession for less than five years. By focusing on retention of teachers, schools will need to spend less time on recruiting and can devote that time to deep implementation of high-quality education.
While there have been multiple studies looking at retention of staff, there have been few studies …