Despite efforts to attract Black women in the professoriate, higher education has historically excluded marginalized populations, specifically Black women. This qualitative case study investigated the problem of insufficient representation of tenured Black women in the academy at Historically White Colleges and Universities (HWCUs). Additionally,…

This quantitative study sought to identify faculty perceptions about job satisfaction at one small, private university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and the connection to intent to stay at the same institution. This study was a conceptual replication study, patterned off Rhone's 2010 doctoral dissertation study, "Faculty…

Teacher attrition has been a growing problem that affects the education system, including K-12 schools. So far, limited solutions have shown to be effective in curbing teacher attrition in schools. Some of the effects of teacher attrition are poor student performance, poor quality of education, and negative financial implications associated with…

The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional survey study was to examine the relationships among demographic characteristics, campus climate perceptions, and retention plans of faculty of color at selected community colleges in the North Atlantic Region of the United States. Data were collected using an online survey "Faculty Retention…

Virginia Public schools continue to face teacher shortages, and policymakers and school leaders are desperately seeking ways to influence teachers' decisions to stay at school. This multi-site case study of seven elementary schools offers a conceptual framework to examine how teachers' trusting relationships with students and parents relate to…

Sol University has been striving to obtain the high-quality faculty necessary to become a national research tier-one (R1) university. If the university cannot recruit the necessary faculty by the 2020 deadline, then Sol University will not achieve the goal of becoming an R1 university. The problem addressed in this research was the recruitment and…

As the country faces chronic shortages of special education teachers, it is essential that researchers consider factors and practices that could improve the recruitment and retention of teachers. This study examined demographic and contextual factors related to special education teacher longevity in a rural state in the Midwest. This study…

The need to recruit quality professors into research-1 institutions continues to be a priority among American universities (Solem & Foote, 2004), but the ability to retain them is another story. The tenure process is quite demanding in such institutions, where much emphasis is often placed on high quality research and publishing in reputable…

The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore African American tenured teachers' decision-making process related to remaining in public education in Western New York in 2015-2016. Teachers' remaining in the United States public schools has been a problem. It has been, especially, difficult to retain African American…

Some public university systems are considering abolishing tenure as a cost-saving mechanism, but little is known about how this change may impact organizational outcomes related to faculty retention and research productivity. Using Almendarez' human capital theory, the purpose of this concurrent mixed methods study was to explore how tenure…

Reductions in student performance and increased non-instructional costs have been found to be direct results of high teacher turnover. In one district in the southern United States, the teacher turnover rate was almost 3 times the state average, prompting administrators to adjust local policies and procedures. The purpose of this project study was…

The purpose of this study was to examine the ethical beliefs and preparation practices of high school principals when making decisions on the evaluation of teacher performance for retention and/or tenure. The participants consisted of a total of 10 high school principals, associate principals, and assistant principals who evaluate the performance…

Many theories, methods, and practices are utilized to evaluate teachers with the intention of determining teacher effectiveness to better inform decisions about retention, tenure, certification and performance-based pay. In the 21st century there has been a renewed emphasis on teacher evaluation in public schools, largely due to federal "Race…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the organizational factors that influence faculty sense of agency in their professional lives and whether the relationship between organizational factors and faculty agency manifests differently by gender. Past literature on faculty has largely taken an approach that was termed a "narrative of…

This research examines private liberal arts college professors' learning about teaching, in particular, how they come to pay attention to their students' experiences of learning. This study relies on interview, observation, and document analysis to consider the experiences of 16 professors whose teaching changed as they carried out their work. All…