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The Molly Hootch Schools after 40 Years: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities
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Jody Lynne Drew – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This quantitative study was designed to understand the relationship between the variables of student attendance, educator experience and turnover, and student achievement at the Molly Hootch schools in rural Alaska in an effort to understand the current state of achievement according to data from 2002-2019 collected from the Alaska Department of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Teaching Experience, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover
State Mentoring Policies Key to Supporting Novice Teachers. Policy Update. Vol. 25, No. 1
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Koch, Jordan – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2018
Teachers face many challenges in the first years of their careers. Without support and guidance from experienced, highly qualified teacher mentors, the demands of the classroom can overwhelm novice teachers. It comes as no surprise that one-third of teachers leave the profession within their first five years. This policy update draws on research,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Teachers, State Policy, Labor Turnover
Educator Retention and Turnover under the Midnight Sun: Examining Trends and Relationships in Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Movement in Alaska
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Vazquez Cano, Manuel; Bel Hadj Amor, Hella; Pierson, Ashley – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2019
This study examines trends in educator turnover and retention, and the relationships of those trends to educator and school characteristics, during a six-year period (2012/13 to 2017/18, with 2011/12 as the base year) in Alaska. Turnover refers to educators leaving their positions, while retention refers to educators staying in their positions at…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Characteristics
Stemming the Revolving Door: Teacher Retention and Attrition in Arctic Alaska Schools
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Kaden, Ute; Patterson, Philip P.; Healy, Joanne; Adams, Barbara L. – Global Education Review, 2016
Limited research is available concerning teacher retention and teacher attrition in Arctic Alaska. This paper reports survey research findings, which identify factors related to teacher retention and attrition in Alaskan Arctic Native communities. Teacher retention rates (2009-2013) vary widely over time showing no significant trends. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Surveys, Rural Schools
Alaska Special Education Recruitment and Retention Resource Manual.
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Schnorr, Janice M.; Brady, Nancy J. – 1994
This resource manual is designed to assist Alaska school districts in recruiting and retaining special education teachers. It offers 50 practical suggestions for developing an effective recruitment program, focusing on the processes of gathering information; developing recruiters, materials, and strategies; and screening and interviewing…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover, Personnel Management
Teacher Retention: A CSPD Analysis and Planning Model.
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Schnorr, Janice M. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1995
Teachers' perceptions of incentives and deterrents for teaching special education, teachers' movements between districts over a 5-year period, and teachers' future professional goals were queried through a survey of 484 Alaska special education teachers conducted by the Alaska Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD). Retention of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility