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Baker, Vicki D. – Texas Music Education Research, 2011
Teacher attrition poses a problem to music education, with 11% to 27% of music educators planning to leave the teaching profession annually (Hancock, 2008; Killian & Baker, 2006). This author notes, few studies have been conducted to ascertain why music educators make the decision to remain in the teaching field. Members of the Texas Music…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Surveys, Likert Scales
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Singer, Judith D.; Willet, John B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1988
An exploratory methodology is presented for analyzing teacher survival data and detecting/documenting involuntary layoffs as an influence on teacher employment. Employment data for over 14,000 teachers hired between 1969 and 1981 in St. Louis (Missouri) illustrate that mandated staff reductions were key factors in teacher employment trends. (TJH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Layoff