The purpose of the study is to examine the motivations of international teachers, especially those who hail from North America, to either sign, complete, renew, or move on after their contracts end within the Middle East and North Africa region. This research aims to equip school leaders with tools to recruit and retain the most highly qualified…

This study investigated the relationship between teachers' job satisfaction and teachers' satisfaction with their salary, the number of years teaching, and the principals' communication about the kind of school they want. Teacher attrition in the K-12 public school system is a well-documented problem citing many motives and causes. The recruitment…

Teacher retention has been a growing nationwide concern for years that has exponentially worsened as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Schools serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds tend to be most negatively affected by high rates of teacher turnover. This study examined the impact of implementing effective onboarding on…

Shortage of special education teachers is a prevalent concern of school districts in different regions of the country. Attrition and lack of teacher applicants are some of the reasons for the teacher shortage. In addition, the number of teachers leaving special education is much higher compared to general education. There are various reasons why…

This qualitative study explored and described the phenomenon of alternative route to licensure (ARL) policies and programs from the perspectives of professionals who work with teacher preparation, recruitment, selection, negotiation, and retention or dismissal processes. While ARL policies and programs have been a long-standing debate in teacher…

Teachers from other countries are being hired to fill vacancies in public schools. All states, in order to meet the demand, hire foreign teachers under various programs. The South Carolina Department of Education and a few private agencies sponsor teachers on a J-1 visa and place them in school districts that are willing to participate in the…

The current study has gathered responses from teachers employed by a South TexasCharter school network regarding teacher retention factors. The United States Department of Education published an extensive list of teacher shortage areas every year. Schools struggle with the retention and attrition of qualified teachers as student enrollment…

This qualitative case study determination was to explore the reasons elementary teachers are resigning from urban South Eastern public schools in the United States. The purpose of this study focused on uncovering emergent themes regarding both helpful and hindering factors associated with elementary teachers' success within the classroom. More…

Teachers are the primary drivers of student outcomes and are crucial to the life and health of our education system. And yet, teacher attrition in American schools has steadily risen over the past three decades, becoming the source of growing concern among education leaders, researchers, and policymakers (Borman & Dowling, 2008; Sutcher,…