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Crystal Roach – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Quality bilingual teachers are needed to close achievement gaps for students who are English Learners (ELs). The problem addressed in this study focused on finding strategies through teachers' experiences for effectively recruiting and retaining elementary bilingual teachers. The purpose of this qualitative study with a phenomenological research…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence
Madison-Turner, Carla – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover perceptions and factors contributing to retention of alternatively certified teachers with one to four year's teaching experience in one of Texas's largest school districts. Schools are facing low teacher retention rates which negatively impact student performance. Podolsky et al. (2019)…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers
Drake, Brittany Rene – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this embedded descriptive case study was to describe job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction factors that influence urban teacher retention, along with looking at the influence and role of principal leadership through looking at the State of Texas Attrition Report, interviewing an elementary principal, and surveying the teachers at…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Principals, Job Satisfaction
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Miller, Gary J. – School Leadership Review, 2020
This qualitative study investigated what factors kept teachers committed to teaching in one rural east Texas school district despite the perceived educational inequalities of rural districts compared to suburban and urban districts. When it comes to teacher retention, rural school leaders cite school environment and community lifestyle…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Rural Schools, Teacher Surveys, Educational Policy
Faul, Callie C. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this research was to determine the retention rates of Agricultural Education graduates from Tarleton State University from the Fall of 2012 to the Spring of 2017. The research model for this study was descriptive/correlative. A survey instrument was used to evaluate the current status of the graduates. Survey items included…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Teacher Persistence, College Graduates, State Universities
Ashley Altizer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Teacher retention is an ongoing problem in education, especially in small private schools where resources are limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate educator perceptions of a new teacher induction and mentoring program to support first-year teachers and improve teacher effectiveness and the retention of new teachers. Cycle 1…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholic Educators, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility
Edwards, Wesley L. – Texas Education Research Center, 2020
Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the teacher workforce is vital to the success of all students nationally. Calls to prepare, recruit, and retain more teachers of color come from a variety of stakeholders, including policymakers, state and district leaders, as well as school community members. Yet, a growing body of evidence…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Characteristics
Angela R. Phillips – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how elementary and secondary teachers with fewer than three years of experience describe how administrative support and professional development influences their decision to remain in the teaching profession at elementary and secondary schools in a Texas school district. There were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Administrators
Van Overschelde, James P.; Wiggins, Afi Y. – Texas Education Research Center, 2017
Teaching does not happen in a vacuum. Teachers teach and students learn within a school. The environment within that school can be either conducive to teaching "and" learning or detrimental to both. The school's teaching and learning environment includes, for example, the instructional expertise and leadership available to teachers, the…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Surveys, Validity, Reliability
Texas Education Agency, 2024
The intent of this annual report is to shine light on the Texas Education Agency's commitment to ensuring that every one of the more than five million public school students in Texas is prepared for success in college, a career or the military. The achievements of Texas students are a testament to the hard work of educators across the state. Their…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Needs Assessment, Teacher Recruitment, Principals
Kimberly Sue Kossel Coppens – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Teacher turnover has been an unsolved problem for decades and the pipeline of new entrants into the teaching profession is lower than ever before. The Millennial generation is the major source of new talent today. Employers in other sectors have studied this generational cohort's workplace needs to discover how to retain the most mobile…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Professional Recognition
Maggie R. Pfeiffer Salem – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Teacher burnout can be attributed to several factors including, teacher pay, career related stress, demoralization, and a lack of effective professional development, training, and mentoring (Garcia & Weiss, 2019). The reality of the teacher shortage means more importance should be placed on teacher preparation and retention (Tippens, Rickets,…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education
Dominque Lamont Hill – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the lived experiences of faculty of color and to determine which practices used by administrators at Historically White Parochial/Private Institutions (HWPPIs) in Texas successfully recruited and retained them. The researcher sought to explore recruitment and retention practices that…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, College Faculty, Teaching Experience, Minority Group Teachers
Saenz-Armstrong, Patricia – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2022
Salaries are one of the most powerful policy levers states and school districts can use to attract qualified, effective, and diverse teachers. What role do states play in supporting strategic use of salaries? This report examines the state teacher compensation policies that influence districts' potential strategic use of teacher pay. It analyzes…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration)
Texas Education Agency, 2023
During the past year, Texas students, families, and educators have shown tremendous grit and determination as they continue to emerge from the effects of the pandemic. While much work remains in mathematics, results from the last school year show that Texas students have largely reached pre-pandemic levels of proficiency in literacy, and Texas…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Needs Assessment, Teacher Recruitment, Principals
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