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Direct linkSara Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Teacher retention in the rural setting is a topic of concern. Teachers are choosing to leave the profession for a variety of reasons. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify factors teachers in a rural school district in Mississippi perceived as promoting teacher retention. Additionally, this study examined teachers' perceptions…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Rural Schools, Labor Turnover, COVID-19
Donte Markell Reynolds – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Each year, rural school districts and economically depressed areas struggle to attract and keep certified teachers. Resources, finance, and lack of local attractions are what cause teachers to leave rural areas. These difficulties have made some of the best instructors unsatisfied with their school district, which has led them to look for a school…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Job Satisfaction, Teaching Conditions
Galloway, LaShondra Neal – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study was designed to examine teacher perceptions of teacher retention in a rural school district. A survey instrument designed to assess teacher perceptions of teacher retention was administered to teachers of grades K-12 in a rural school district in Mississippi. Working Environment Factors assessed through the instrument were: The…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Attitudes, Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Dana, Laura Beckham – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among job satisfaction, professional efficacy, student and school performance, and teacher absenteeism in Mississippi. This study also addressed methods that can be used by policymakers to better ensure low rates of absenteeism. The study measured the relationship between teachers'…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Teacher Attendance, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
Thompson, Arkeco Lashay Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Early attrition from teaching bears enormous costs. High attrition means that schools must take funds urgently needed for school improvements and spend them instead in a manner that produces little long-term payoff for student learning (Kain & Singleton, 1996). Keeping highly qualified teachers should always be at the top of the priority list…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Student Behavior, School Districts, Class Size
Scoggin, Daryl Joe – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Online learning environments have become more popular for use in education from year to year. This medium for teaching and learning has been successfully used in higher education for years. Only within the past decade has this instructional platform made its way into the P-12 arena. With the expansion of online learning environments becoming more…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Environment
