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Goodwin, Laura D.; Stevens, Ellen A. – Journal of Staff, Program & Organization Development, 1998
Reports on a study designed to assess whether mentoring experiences, or the lack thereof, influence the decision of faculty members to stay or leave. Respondents began tenured/tenure-track appointments at the University of Colorado at Denver between 1987 and 1991. Qualitative differences were found in the nature of the mentoring and the outcomes.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Collegiality, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation

Banya, Kingsley; Elu, Juliet – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1999
Analyses some of the difficulties involved in implementing the recently approved Basic Education Program for primary and secondary education in Sierra Leone. Discusses issues such as funding, training, and retention of teachers, curriculum reform, language development, equipment and supplies, and evaluation. Concludes that political stability is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment, Evaluation

Center, David B.; Callaway, John M. – Behavioral Disorders, 1999
A study of 149 teachers of students with emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) found that the higher the teacher's susceptibility to occupational stressors, the more willing the teacher was to leave the E/BD teaching field. Only 3 of the top 10 stressors were student-related. Results found an injury rate of one in five. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Injuries
Martinez, Kay – Australian Journal of Education, 2004
Currently enthusiasm for mentoring of new teachers has re-emerged among teacher employing authorities in Australia and the United States. The literature on mentoring provides strong support for the importance of mentoring in retaining good teachers and in invigorating the teaching workforce; it also abounds in practical strategies and processes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction

Ransdell, Lynda B.; Grosshans, Onie; Trunnell, Eric – Journal of School Health, 2004
This qualitative study explored factors that helped veteran public school health educators sustain enthusiasm in the classroom throughout their careers. Twelve Caucasian participants, seven men and five women with 18 to 28 years of public school teaching experience (mean age = 49 years, mean experience = 24 years), were interviewed. Participants…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Veterans, Public Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Jean-Marie, Gaetane; Moore, George W. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2004
A long-standing problem for rural school districts is recruiting and retaining quality teachers for their classrooms. The lack of resources, low salary and incentives, and personal and professional isolation are some reasons why fewer good teachers choose to work in rural schools. In order to address the challenges facing rural schools, states and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Effectiveness
Christie, Kathy – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Having data available is so important because it can improve upon our personal perceptions. Admittedly, statistics can sometimes be skewed to tell whatever story their handlers want them to tell, but by and large, high-quality data allow us to step back from personal perceptions and embark on an analysis with an eye toward identifying the root…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Public Schools, Educational Research, Data Analysis
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
In this article, the author discusses the need of support for new teachers and keep them teaching. New teachers will need to be hired, as much as many teachers leave the teaching profession. There are various reasons why teachers leave their profession. These includes, dissatisfaction with administrative support as well as workplace conditions.…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Job Satisfaction

Quezada, Reyes L.; Louque, Angela – Education, 2004
To develop culturally proficient educational administration leaders, higher education institutions need to increase the representation of ethnically and culturally diverse faculty within their ranks. Through reviews of research and practice, this article proposes factors to consider in the recruitment, retention and evaluation of faculty of color…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Educational Administration, Higher Education, College Faculty
de la Rosa, Praxedes SM – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2005
Excellence in teaching has always been a demanding and absorbing concern in institutions of higher learning. Earlier studies, which are numerous, have often dealt with the measurement of teacher qualities but have largely failed to explain the phenomenon of excellence in practice. This study focused on the outstanding professional teachers' candid…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reflective Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence
Houchins, David E.; Shippen, Margaret E.; Cattret, Jack – Education & Treatment of Children, 2004
The intent of this study was to examine factors associated with the attrition and retention of juvenile justice teachers. Prior to this study, no data were available on the specific attrition and retention factors of this population. An extensive survey was administered to all of Georgia's juvenile justice teachers. Completed surveys were received…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Job Satisfaction, Juvenile Justice, Labor Turnover
Reynolds, Anne; Wang, Lei – New Educator, 2005
What role does Professional Development School preparation play in teacher retention? We surveyed PDS and non-PDS graduates of five school-university partnerships to investigate preparation for teaching, employment, proficiency, efficacy, and participation in professional activities. Retention rates were 79% or above, with higher PDS than non-PDS…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Teacher Persistence, Graduates, Professional Development
Hill, Alexandra; Hirshberg, Diane – Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2006
This report is a complete analysis of employment trends in K-12 education. The report provides detailed information on Alaska public school enrollment, Alaska's teaching work force, the supply of teachers from local universities, and the current composition and turnover rates and reasons of Alaska teachers. The near-term demand for teachers is not…
Descriptors: Teacher Placement, Faculty Mobility, Etiology, Teacher Persistence
Webster, Elizabeth; Wooden, Mark; Marks, Gary – Australian Journal of Education, 2006
Although there is a general consensus that teachers are important for student learning, there is little discussion of the process by which teachers are employed by schools: the teacher labour market. We argue, based on a mix of a priori and inductive reasoning, that inflexible attitudes about comparative wages have contributed toward chronic…
Descriptors: Graduates, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries, Teacher Salaries
Easley, Jacob – Educational Studies, 2006
Early murmurs concerning teacher attrition in the United States have risen to an alarming level since the 1990s. Given that half of the 1990s teaching force were/are expected to retire between 2000 and 2010, the cry has been heard loud and clearly throughout the nation. Furthermore, today's fledgling teachers are fleeing at astronomical rates,…
Descriptors: Teacher Retirement, Faculty Mobility, Principals, Urban Areas