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Serra, Francis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quantitative study was designed to analyze the percentage of students pursuing selected Career and Technical Education (CTE) vocational courses in schools throughout the State of Florida and to determine if there is a relationship to school district size during school year 2008-2009. The study sought to determine if smaller districts are more…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Vocational Education, High School Students
Heck, Barbara J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which is intended to ensure that each classroom has a highly qualified teacher. Current research, however, shows approximately 27% of teachers hired each year leave the profession; in addition, approximately 50% of teachers with less than five years experience…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Job Satisfaction, Federal Legislation, Teacher Persistence
DiVito, Monica – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examines the reasons that influence six secondary English teachers' decisions to remain in the teaching profession. A concern of parents, administrators, and policymakers is that secondary English teachers, often early in their careers, leave the profession at alarming rates, especially in California. This problem exacts a high monetary…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Role Conflict