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Greiner, Connie Sue; Smith, Brenda – Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between selected variables and teacher attrition. Data were analyzed to determine if a relationship did exist between the selected variables and teacher attrition: standardized reading proficiency scores, undergraduate grade point average, gender, and ethnicity. The variables…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Predictor Variables, Investigations
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Gonzalez, Liza Estella; Brown, Michelle Stallone; Slate, John R. – Qualitative Report, 2008
In this study, the researchers investigated public school teacher attrition in the State of Texas. The study examined the problem by focusing on the predominant reasons teachers give for leaving the profession after working only one year as a teacher. Eight persons who had left the teaching profession after one year teaching were contacted and…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Qualitative Research
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Fleener, Charlene; Dahm, P. Frederick – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
The price of teacher attrition is high, not only financially, but also in terms of human and institutional costs. The inability to retain beginning teachers contributes significantly to teacher shortages. This study investigates the effect of the preparation program on teacher attrition. Attrition rates of elementary teacher graduates from two…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Development Schools, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility