The well-being of special education teachers is paramount to ensuring a high-quality and sustainable education system for students with disabilities (Sawatske et al., 2024). The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore, in a large, southeast Texas school district, the perceptions of secondary special education teachers…

The problem addressed by this study is the high attrition rate of veteran public secondary teachers due to a multitude of challenges and changes faced throughout their tenure in an education career. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of veteran public secondary teachers to…

Teaching is a stressful profession that requires individuals to balance their time, resources, and emotions. While many districts have plans in place to support the needs of their new teachers, few resources exist for those individuals who have given the most to the profession--veteran teachers. Attrition in education negatively impacts…

This constructivist grounded theory research study investigated why teachers remain in their profession when teacher attrition is at record highs by focusing on understanding their experiences and their decisions to continue to teach. Decades of research highlighted the factors that influence educators to leave the profession. These factors…

This study investigated reasons teacher leavers left urban, public secondary teaching positions in Kansas City, Missouri charter schools since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what might have helped these teachers continue teaching in the schools they left. The research for this study was done by interviewing thirteen teacher leavers who…

This study examines the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) on teacher workload, burnout, and well-being at a large K-12 independent school in Hawaii. The research focused on teachers identified as innovators and early adopters to understand their experiences with GAI. A qualitative, phenomenological design was employed, using…

In a Western Caribbean country, the problem was the high rate of teacher turnover in rural secondary schools in Grades 7-11. The gap in practice was that it is not known what factors contribute to high secondary teacher turnover and what supports may be needed to address the high teacher attrition rate in secondary schools in the study district.…

The volume of teachers leaving the educational field is ever-pervasive across schools in the United States (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019). Researchers have been highlighting the causes and implications of teacher attrition and mobility for decades (Bobbit et al., 1991; Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019; Ingersoll, 2001;…

Natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Gulf Coast region of Texas on August 25, 2017, may have potentially devastating effects on the local community and especially the public education system. Adverse health consequences because of this traumatic event may include Compassion Fatigue, a condition of emotional, physical, and…

Teacher retention is at the top of current hot topics in education. This study explores the retention of teachers in high-poverty secondary schools in Southeastern South Carolina. To gather data for this study, the researcher surveyed fifty-two teachers from four high-poverty secondary schools in Southeastern South Carolina. Evidence was collected…

The purpose of this Dissertation in Practice was to explore the relationship between cultural intelligence and burnout in teachers. This purpose was rooted in a growing trend of teachers reporting a significant degree of burnout and education frequently being noted as one of the most stressful professions in the job market (Johnson et al., 2005;…

Attrition is a major cause of the teacher shortage, threatening the educational future of America's youth. Teachers' decisions to leave are based on motivation/demotivation, school climate, and students' attitudes and behaviors; however, the relationships among these factors require further study. The purpose of this quantitative, predictive…

This multi-case study explores the lives of six former preK-12 teachers and their health and well-being during and after teaching. Using the framework of self-care, the purpose of this research was to investigate how teachers' health, well-being, resilience, and other internal characteristics intersect with external factors of teaching and…

Amid high teacher turnover in disenfranchised neighborhoods, teachers who were raised in, live in, and teach in these neighborhoods demonstrate unwavering commitment to their students. Eight teachers from a major metropolitan city in the United States participated in 45--60-minute platicas to discuss the joys, challenges, and needs of teaching in…

The purpose of this non-experimental, descriptive quantitative survey study was to evaluate if teacher self-efficacy predicts teacher work engagement for expatriate teachers in international schools in China. The purposive sample was composed of 103 expatriate, international school teachers who have worked in China during the past 10 years at an…