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Why Half of Teachers Leave the Classroom: Understanding Recruitment and Retention in Today's Schools
Direct linkRinke, Carol R. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2014
The statistics are familiar: almost 50% of new teachers leave the profession within their first five years in the classroom. The challenge of recruiting and retaining teachers carries high costs for today's schools and students. This book uncovers some of the reasons behind the elevated attrition rates in the field of education through a long-term…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Recruitment, Beginning Teachers, Urban Schools
Quintero, Esther, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
"Teaching in Context" provides new evidence from a range of leading scholars showing that teachers become more effective when they work in organizations that support them in comprehensive and coordinated ways. The studies featured in the book suggest an alternative approach to enhancing teacher quality: creating conditions and school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Improvement
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon, Ed.; Tamir, Eran, Ed.; Hammerness, Karen, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2014
How can we best prepare pre-service teachers to succeed in the classroom--and to stay in teaching over time? The one-size-fits-all model of traditional teacher education programs has been widely criticized, yet the most popular alternative--fast-track programs--have at best a mixed record of success. An increasing number of districts and charter…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Public Schools, Urban Schools
Strong, Michael – Teachers College Press, 2009
A well-known authority on teacher induction programs offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date review of all recent research on the effectiveness of mentoring and induction support for new teachers. Michael Strong provides a revealing analysis of teacher induction programs and their consequences for education, teacher quality, teacher…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Mentors, Teacher Effectiveness
Bartell, Carol A. – Corwin Press, 2004
The first few years of teaching are the most challenging. During these years, teachers are most likely to become discouraged and disillusioned. Yet these early years are also the time when teachers establish practices that last throughout their careers. This book focuses on new teachers' needs while emphasizing high-quality teaching through the…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Kane, Pearl Rock, Ed.; Orsini, Alfonso J., Ed. – 2003
Featuring the findings of a 5-year study on independent schools as well as stories by teachers and students of color, this book offers testimony by independent school faculty of color, including the individual stories of African American, Chinese American, Native American, Cuban American, and Hispanic American educators. It discusses how important…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Teachers, Chinese Americans, Culturally Relevant Education
Nieto, Sonia – 2003
This book examines what can be learned from veteran teachers who not only continue to teach but also manage to remain enthusiastic about it despite deprivation and challenges. Nine chapters are: (1) "Teaching as Evolution" (e.g., lessons learned along the way and the promise of multicultural education); (2) "Teaching as…
Descriptors: Anger, Autobiographies, Cultural Differences, Democratic Values
MENC: The National Association for Music Education, 2004
The latest title in the popular Spotlight series, this timely book focuses on issues involving recruitment and retention of music teachers, a crucial issue in these days of budget constraints. Arranged chronologically, it features a collection of articles from state journals focusing on issues such as mentoring, teacher shortages, burnout, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Music Teachers, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Recruitment
