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Erin E. Hamel; Pearl Avari; Holly Hatton-Bowers; Rachel E. Schachter – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Early childhood (EC) teacher turnover is a chronic issue for the field that affects children, teachers, and programs; yet some teachers choose to remain in the profession. We interviewed EC teachers with the goal of identifying salient motivators and challenges to teaching in their EC workplace and the field generally. Teachers reported parts of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence
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Allison N. Herman; Tracy Dearth-Wesley; Robert C. Whitaker – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Turnover in the US early childhood education (ECE) workforce is associated with worse outcomes for children. Greater workplace spirituality, or the perception of meaningful work, sense of community, and alignment with organizational values, is associated with reduced turnover. However, this association has not been examined in ECE professionals.…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Teacher Persistence, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes