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Ariel A. Hayes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study assessed teacher self-efficacy, principal supports, and feelings about working in education for n = 146 teachers in the state of Ohio. The respondents rated their feelings about self-efficacy and principal supports on a scale of 1 (none at all) to 9 (a great deal). The survey sought to determine if teachers' feelings…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Community Schools, Labor Turnover, Self Efficacy
Ohio Department of Education, 2019
While students of color make up more than 30% of Ohio's student population, many students will graduate high school without ever having a teacher of color. Teachers of color comprise only 5% of Ohio's teaching workforce, and similar disparities persist in other education professions including educational aides, principals, and superintendents.…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Student Recruitment, Preservice Teacher Education
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Levine, Anita C. – Research in the Schools, 2013
Teacher attrition is a persistent dilemma, with much research conducted on why teachers leave the profession. Yet, limited research exists on why teachers stay, despite the profession's many stressors. This exploratory study examined teachers' perspectives on the role that hope plays as a sustaining influence. A purposive sample of 25 mid-career…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Public School Teachers, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence
Etuk, Lugard A.; McCracken, J. David – 1987
A study investigated the major factors--demographic characteristics, job characteristics, and work experiences--related to commitment to teaching as a profession among Ohio teachers of vocational agriculture. The population was a random selection from the Ohio secondary school teachers of vocational agriculture listed in the 1983-84 directory.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Individual Characteristics, Occupational Information, Secondary Education
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The 2011 State Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Ohio Department of Education, 2004
The "Condition of Teacher Supply and Demand in Ohio, 2004" study provides the first attempt to both address "what is happening" in the teaching profession as well as provide an explanation for "why the problems are occurring." This study builds on information from existing databases on student enrollment, teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Enrollment Trends