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Welcome To The Profession: Exploring Perceptions Of New Teacher Retention Supports, Amy Christensen, Michele Barron-Albers Oct 2021

Welcome To The Profession: Exploring Perceptions Of New Teacher Retention Supports, Amy Christensen, Michele Barron-Albers

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Numerous studies have identified a research to practice gap regarding teacher retention (Hagaman & Casey, 2018; Carver, 2003; CCSESA, 2016). In Minnesota, teacher retention is a concern as 51.32% of professional licensed teachers were not working as a public or charter school teacher during the 2019-2020 school year. (PELSB, 2021). The objective of our ongoing phenomenological study is to identify and address what common themes exist across multiple groups of educational professionals regarding retention rates of Minnesota teachers new to the profession. Our study employs grounded theory to analyze educational professionals’ reflective writings to expand insights regarding why half of …