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Buchanan, John – Issues in Educational Research, 2009
Considerable research has been conducted into teacher retention and attrition (Huberman, 1989; Dinham, 1995; Ewing & Smith, 2002). Little is known, though, of the circumstances of ex-teachers, in terms of factors such as salary, workload, working conditions and "job prestige". For this paper, telephone interviews were conducted with 22…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Student Attitudes, Teacher Persistence, Career Change
Gold, Milton J.; Pepin, Bernadette – 1987
Using retired teachers as mentors for beginning teachers in New York City has made real differences in the lives of the new teachers, their mentors, the students, and the supervisors in approximately 100 schools. In these schools more than 100 mentors have worked with 500 teachers over a three-year period. The New York City Mentor/New Teacher…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Program Effectiveness